Setelah Korea Selatan, lalu Indonesia?
SEOUL—Motorola<http://online.wsj.com/public/quotes/main.html?type=djn&symbol=MOT>Inc. said it plans to launch a smart phone in South Korea using Google <http://online.wsj.com/public/quotes/main.html?type=djn&symbol=GOOG>Inc.'s Android operating platform, a move aimed at taking on Apple <http://online.wsj.com/public/quotes/main.html?type=djn&symbol=AAPL>Inc. and market incumbents Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. in the fast-growing market. The launch of a new smartphone in South Korea's competitive market comes as Motorola has been trying to break itself into two or three pieces to help combat a companywide sales slump. For almost two years it has tried to spin off its high-profile handset business, which has been without a hit device since the blockbuster Razr phone. The move also comes after Apple said late last year it will make its popular smart phone, the iPhone, available in the South Korean market through an agreement with KT<http://online.wsj.com/public/quotes/main.html?type=djn&symbol=KT>Corp., the country's biggest fixed-line operator by revenue. Motorola on Monday unveiled MOTOROI, Korea's first phone powered by Android through a deal with SK Telecom<http://online.wsj.com/public/quotes/main.html?type=djn&symbol=SKM>Co., the country's biggest wireless operator by revenue. The phone features a touchscreen with a 3.7-inch display, helping users easily access Web sites, videos, games and photos, it said. Motorola's Korea representative, Rick Wolochatiuk, said at a press briefing the device would sell for around 900,000 won (US$800). The iPhone retails for around 900,000 won in South Korea market, while Samsung and LG phones are being sold for around 600,000-900,000 won and 700,000 won, respectively. Mr. Wolochatiuk said the company is also open to adopting phones based on Microsoft<http://online.wsj.com/public/quotes/main.html?type=djn&symbol=MSFT>Corp.'s Windows Mobile platform, but he didn't elaborate. According to market research firm iSuppli, Motorola was the fifth-biggest cellphone maker in the third quarter, down from fourth place in the second quarter. As recently as the first quarter of 2007, the company was the world's second-largest cellphone maker after Nokia<http://online.wsj.com/public/quotes/main.html?type=djn&symbol=NOK>Corp. The executive didn't comment on its sales target in the Korean market for this year but said Motorola isn't currently considering offering its cellphones through other domestic telecommunications companies apart from SK Telecom. Meanwhile, rivals Samsung Electronics and LG, the world's second- and third-largest handset maker by shipments respectively, are expected to launch a series of smart phones running on the Android system early this year. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704541004575010574154444794.html?mod=googlenews_wsj -- Salam, Agus Hamonangan [email protected]
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