Alaska Communications Systems Debuts Motorola Q Smartphone in Alaska.ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Alaska Communications Systems This article is about the current telecommunications company. For the historical "Alaska Communications System", see AT&T Alascom. Alaska Communications Systems, (or ACS) is a telecommunications corporation, headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska. Group, Inc. ("ACS (Asynchronous Communications Server) See network access server. ") (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ALSK), the leading integrated communications provider in Alaska, announces the debut of the Motorola Q The Motorola Q is a Windows Mobile smartphone first announced in the Summer of 2005 as a thin device with similar styling to Motorola's immensely popular RAZR. Motorola in a partnership with Verizon Wireless released the Q on May 31, 2006[1]. smartphone in the Alaska market. "The Motorola Q is the device of choice for customers demanding push email, high-speed retrieval of critical documents, and their multimedia hub in the palm of their hand," said Connie Dorman, director of marketing at ACS. "We are excited to give Alaskans the opportunity to become upwardly mobile with the Motorola Q at Mobile Broadband Description Mobile Broadband is a type of wireless internet access that differs from Wi-Fi. Mobile Broadband is the name used to describe the 3G services which are made possible by HSDPA and HSUPA, the latest technologies on the W-CDMA evolutionary path. speeds on Alaska's most reliable wireless network." The Motorola Q, with its distinguishing sleek design, is a fully-loaded mobile phone with personal computer attributes. The Motorola Q offers superior voice, data and multimedia features to: * Email and surf the Web at Alaska's fastest mobile speeds * Use Windows Mobile[R] 5.0 capabilities to view Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents as well as Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. documents * Watch streaming videos or live TV on its vibrant, 2.4" screen * Listen to your favorite music on its integrated MP3 player and stereo speakers * Type email and text messages on its electro-luminescent QWERTY keyboard * Take pictures and videos with its 1.3 megapixel camera The Motorola Q with Alaska's most attractive service plans is available only at ACS retail outlets. About ACS Mobile Broadband Mobile Broadband is the high-speed mobile wireless technology inherent to ACS' CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. 1X/EV-DO network. ACS was among the nation's leaders in deployment of this mobile broadband technology and remains the only statewide wireless company in Alaska with such capabilities. ACS' Mobile Broadband has peak data rates reaching 2.4 Mbps during downloads, multiples of the next best high-speed wireless solution. About Alaska Communications Systems ACS is the leading integrated communications provider in Alaska, offering local telephone service, wireless, long distance, data, and Internet services to business and residential customers throughout the state. More information can be found on the company's website at www.acsalaska.com or at its investor site at www.alsk.com. All product or service names in this press release are the property of their respective owners. |
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