Samsung unveiled its M8000 WiMax handset at the CES. M8000 is a Windows Mobile handset with a built-in sliding QWERTY keyboard and supports the WiMax technology which is branded as WiBro in Korea. Touted to be one of the world's first mobile handsets to support the WiMax technology, the Samsung M8000 is an ideal mobile tool that will provide entertainment and communication on the go using the high speed broadband connectivity offered by WiBro.

2006 is expected to be the year of WiMax and Samsung's lead in introducing a WiMax handset ahead of competition places it in an advantageous position. With WiMax, the marriage of mobile telephony with multimedia content services become a reality, offering the end user with seamless broadband connectivity that can provide VoIP telephony, multimedia on-demand services and location and telematic services at the push of a button.

WiBro service is expected to be available in Korea from the first half of this year. More on M8000 at http://www.samsung.com