STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson and Sharp Corp. have extended their cooperation and signed license agreements for the U250, a W-CDMA/GPRS handset platform, and G250, a GPRS platform.
“We are very happy that Sharp has extended our cooperation to the new generation of platforms. Sharp builds some of the most advanced phones in the world, and we are very happy that our platforms meet their requirements. It is a further qualification of our platform technology,” said Sandeep Chennakeshu, head of Ericsson Mobile Platforms.
Yoshisuke Hasegawa, Sharp’s corporate director of the Communications Systems Group said, “We have successfully launched several models on the Ericsson Mobile Platform. Our continued choice of these platforms is based on their ability to allow us to reuse our applications across platforms, the rich feature set support and stability in volume productions. The exceptional feature set and performance allows us to realize Sharp’s unique products for the market.”
