North American GSM Palm Pre gets certified by the W-Fi Alliance
by at August 16, 2009 10:57 am
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There are plenty of people waiting and hoping to see a a 3G-capable GSM version of the Palm Pre become available in North America and it now looks like that is one step closer to becoming a reality. Just recently, the Wi-Fi Alliance certified just such as device.
The new listing highlights the Palm Pre, which in this case is referred to as the P100UNA, and it shows that it has been certified with support for the 850/1900MHz bands, which means that it will be capable of working with both AT&T here in the US as well as Rogers up in Canada or possibly even with Bell, who have recently announced plans to begin transitioning to GSM from their current CDMA.
Of course, looking at the complete story, this is just a small first step. We still need to see an FCC listing and approval before any 3G-capable GSM Palm Pre will be available in the US.
Read [Wi-Fi.org (pdf link)] Via [PreCentral]
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