Alcatel's new cell phone

JAKARTA (JP): French telecommunications company Alcatel launched yesterday a new pocket size cellular phone, the Alcatel One Touch Com, for business people.

"Aside from giving a cellular phone service, Alcatel One Touch Com can also function as personal organizer and provider access to e-mails on the Internet," Alcatel country sales manager for professional consumer division, Ursulien Manoi, said yesterday.

The high-end phone can also function as a calendar, notepad, address book, calculator and world clock.

It is designed for on-the-go executives who always need lightweight business tools in pocket for their daily activities, Manoi added.

It has a large display (80 mm x 40 mm) on which users can comfortably write notes using a stylus pen attached on the phone.

The phone, priced at US$650, measures 151 mm x 62 mm x 24 mm, a weight of 230 grams, a talk time of two hours and a standby time of 45 hours.

Alcatel successfully launched its low-end phone, Alcatel One Touch Easy, for young customers late last year. The phone sold 10,000 units in two months. (jsk)