MobileOne - Fujitsu partners M1 to offer the first LifeBook Q2010 with built-in broadband service in Singapore.

Hong Kong, July 26, 2006 — Fujitsu PC Asia Pacific and SmarTone-Vodafone today jointly announced the launch of the LifeBook Q2010 embedded with Hong Kong’s first HSDPA-enabled service, SmarTone-Vodafone Mobile Broadband (HSDPA: High-Speed Downlink Packet Access). LifeBook Q2010 embedded with the HSDPA-enabled mobile broadband service, ensures a new and better user experience in true mobile broadband connectivity. The cooperation also marks the significance of SmarTone-Vodafone being the first official service provider for Fujitsu on full and real mobile broadband coverage.

Amidst keen demand from business executives for mobile broadband, Fujitsu partnered SmarTone-Vodafone to pioneer the first notebook PC embedded with SmarTone-Vodafone Mobile Broadband in Asia. Not only has this fulfilled the promise of true mobility, the ultra-chic LifeBook Q2010 with the HSDPA-enabled SmarTone-Vodafone Mobile Broadband has also cast a milestone in the evolution of mobile technology, setting consumers free from restrictions of LAN cables and designated Wi-Fi hotspots.

As Ms Vivian Choy, Director, Greater China Operations, Fujitsu PC Asia Pacific puts it, “We are honoured to be on the forefront of innovation again, surpassing all expectations for delivering an exquisitely designed LifeBook Q2010 with the SmarTone-Vodafone Mobile Broadband service. We see a great potential in the HSDPA-enabled professional notebooks and with the timely collaboration with SmarTone-Vodafone, we can now offer our customers true mobile broadband connection anytime and anywhere.”

“Leveraging on SmarTone-Vodafone’s proven success in mobile solutions and Fujitsu’s strength in product innovations, we believe the collaboration will further strengthen our business partnership in the future, as a result to bring more innovative products to cater for the market needs.” Ms Choy added.

The LifeBook Q2010 has earlier made headlines in the region for its executive elegance and innovation. Boasting a waif-like profile of 19.9 millimeters and weighing barely a kilogram, this quintessential companion for the discerning professional is also the first in the world to have integrated dual digital array microphones technology to enable true mobile computing. Add to this thoughtfully added SMS capability, and the age of converged computing and telecommunication devices has just been inducted.

Mr. Douglas Li, Chief Executive Officer of SmarTone-Vodafone said, “We are pleased to partner with Fujitsu, the global leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions. With the full coverage all over Hong Kong by SmarTone-Vodafone Mobile Broadband, the new HSDPA-enabled professional notebooks allow customers to conduct business with utmost convenience. It now delivers true broadband speed of up to 1.8Mbps to laptops, and provides customers with true mobility and real freedom wherever they go. We believe the experience of using HSDPA SmarTone-Vodafone Mobile Broadband can bring substantially better benefits to both business users and consumers.”

Mr Li continued, “We are excited to expand our business relationship with Fujitsu, a tremendous partner with advanced technological know-how and innovative design concepts, to further explore development opportunities across the region. The two companies will look into every chance to provide additional enhanced selections on the mobile broadband solutions to the customers.”

The custom-made SmarTone-Vodafone Mobile Broadband Pack includes a HSDPA SIM card with $500 SmarTone-Vodafone Mobile Broadband usage. The pricing proposition Flexi adopts a new Pay as You Go concept and provides customers simplicity, flexibility and great value for both regular and occasional users. With a minimum value as low as $100 per month, customers can enjoy one rate local data usage at 50MB per $100 and one rate roaming worldwide at $0.12 per KB. This provides a true value-for-money price plan that encourages a much wider use of mobile broadband amongst both business users and consumers.

SmarTone-Vodafone leads the market in launching the new territory-wide HSDPA coverage to deliver high-speed data services. HSDPA is now being adopted by over 100 networks in 49 countries internationally.

SmarTone-Vodafone’s HSDPA network provides a data speed of 1.8Mbps, 5 times faster than that of 3G and 20 times faster than GPRS. SmarTone-Vodafone is planning to upgrade to a maximum speed of 14.4 Mbps by 2007/08. SmarTone-Vodafone offers the most roaming destinations around the world amongst all Hong Kong operators, with 24 HSDPA roaming destinations, 63 3G roaming destinations and 136 2.5G roaming destinations.

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Technical Specifications for LifeBook Q2010:

Intel® Centrino® Mobile Technology
- Intel® Core Solo U1400 (1.2GHz ULV, 2MB L2 cache, 533Mhz FSB)
- Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG network connection
- Intel® 945GMS Express Chipset
Genuine Windows® XP Professional/ Genuine Windows® Home Edition
12.1" Wide SuperFine WXGA TFT, 1280 x 800 pixels
1GB DDR2 533MHz (On Board)
80GB Ultra DMA 100 (4200rpm), S.M.A.R.T. support
Bluetooth® v2.0 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
Embedded 3G WWAN connectivity with Voice and SMS capabilities*
Supports single band UMTS (HSDPA); 2100 MHz, up to 1.8mbps*
Supports quadband EDGE/GPRS/GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, up to 216kbps*
Graphics: Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 with DVMT 3.0 delivers low- power, high-performance 2D/ 3D graphics, video and display capabilities at a maximum shared memory of 224MB
High Definition (HD) Audio via STAC9228 Controller Chip with Dual Built-in Stereo Speakers. HD Audio-in: External Mic-in, Dual Digital Array Built-in Microphones. HD Audio-out: Headphone-out
Communication: Bluetooth® v2.0 + EDR, 1000/100/10Mbps Gigabit Ethernet and Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG network connection
User Interface: 84-key, 18mm key pitch, 2mm key stroke, Fingerprint Sensor with vertical scroll functions
Card slots: Express Card / 34 / 54 and Secured Digital (SD)
Connector Interface: USB 2.0 x 2, VGA (external display) and RJ45 (LAN) via LAN/ VGA adaptor connector, IEEE1394, Headphone Out, Power Adapter DC-in
Security: BIOS Lock, 2-passwords Hard Disk Lock, Fingerprint Sensor, Trusted Module Platform (TPM v1.2)
Bundled software includes: Softex Omnipass, Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0, Fujitsu UpdateNavi, Fujitsu FlashAid, Fujitsu Hardware Diagnostic Tool, Fujitsu Display Manager, Sun Microsystems Java Runtime, IntelliSonic DXEC.02.
Software on CD: 1 year Full Licensed Norman Virus Control with Sandbox Technology and Norman Personal Firewall, Acronis True Image 8.0 Personal Edition
External cable for connection to RJ45 (LAN) and VGA (external display)
Battery: 3-cell Li-ion 1150mAh (up to 1.7hrs) or 6-cell Li-ion 5200mAh (up to 7hrs)
Weight: approximately 1kg with 3-cell Battery
Approx. 297(W) x 219(D) x 18.2-19.9(H) mm

* Subjected to network and SIM capabilities. Data rates refers to download speed which are also dependent on network conditions.

Fujitsu PC Asia Pacific Pte Ltd is the Asia Pacific Regional Headquarters for PC business of Fujitsu Limited, Japan. Its responsibilities include the marketing and sales of a wide range of personal computers for the corporate and end-user markets in the Asia Pacific.

Fujitsu PC Asia Pacific pledges “Built-in Confidence” for every product under its brand name to reassure users of product and service excellence. From high performance components to stringent quality control and professional after-sales service, Fujitsu stands for reliability and satisfaction. .

Fujitsu is a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace. Pace-setting technologies, highly reliable computing and telecommunications platforms, and a worldwide corps of systems and services experts uniquely position Fujitsu to deliver comprehensive solutions that open up infinite possibilities for its customers’ success. Fujitsu also makes every effort to ensure that our products are manufactured in a bid to promote environment conservation and protection. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of about 4.8 trillion yen (US$40.6 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006. See www.fujitsu.com for further information.

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