Press releaseIAC and Intivation launch solar powered feature phone at Mobile World Congress

16 Feb 2010

BARCELONA, FEBRUARY 16TH, 2010 – Today at Mobile World Congress, 2010, Intivation and Inventec Appliances (Jiangning) Corporation (AIC) announced the launch of the GS109, a solar powered dual-sim feature phone.

The new partnership between Intivation, a solar mobile technology company and IAC, a successful ODM company and owner of the OKWAP brand, has culminated in the launch of the GS109 solar feature phone, designed with the global market in mind.

The GS109 is a mid-level phone with a raft of previously unheard features of in the solar mobile space including: dual sim, SD memory card slot, bluetooth 2.1, video and photo camera, radio and MP3 player. 

Paul Naastepad, CEO, Intivation, commented, “This is a great opportunity for Intivation to continue developing ground breaking technology with a partner that is a great fit for our business. IAC has strong heritage in design and manufacturing and together, we can support the needs of many more markets in the solar mobile space.”

Verne Zhang, President & CEO, IAC continues, “We have been excited by the potential of solar for some years now and Intivation are an ideal partner to work with. Together we can make full feature phones at entry level prices a reality for people for whom reliable electricity is a problem. This is an area of the market which shows great promise and we look forward to a strong relationship with Intivation.” 

The GS109 will come to market in March 2010.

ABOUT IAC

Since its establishment in 2000, Inventec Appliances Corporation (IAC) has been devoting itself to becoming the best in the ODM business with a focus in the industry associated with multi-media players, smart hand-held and other communication devices. It has been concentrating its efforts on the development and integration of various core software and hardware technologies.

Currently IAC has set up operation sites in Taiwan, China, India, US, Japan, and Germany with some 20,000 employees worldwide. The major R&D centers are located in Shanghai, Nanjing, Xi'an, and Nanchang in China, and Taipei, Taiwan. It has already become the best strategic partner to many world-famous brands. Inventec Appliances (Jiangning) Corporation is focused on providing mobile handsets with various technologies from 2G to 3G to worldwide customers. 

ABOUT INTIVATION

Mobilizing the sun, Intivation helps handset manufacturers and network operators bring mobile communications to 1.6 billion power challenged and environmentally aware users. We develop and market a highly innovative, proprietary SunBoost technology that enables solar powered devices that actually work. 

Intivation, an Amsterdam based engineering firm, partners with some of the world’s leading mobile devices manufacturers and has broad experience in integrating solar power solutions in portable consumer electronics.

Intivation is the leader in the development of solar powered mobile phones, chargers and battery packs.