HTC was announced as a 3G EMP customer back in '03, but the only WCDMA handset that I have found from them contains a MSM. It would seem to me that Q is the more likely source of this handset but we'll have to wait for some confirmation.
Of course, getting onto Docomo's network is only the first step. The Sanyo has been released, but I dont think it is making much of a dent in the Japanese market.
digitimes.com
High Tech Computer to supply NTT DoCoMo with WCDMA phones, say sources
Daniel Shen, Taipei; Steve Shen, DigiTimes.com [Friday 9 December 2005]
High Tech Computer (HTC) is expected to sign a contract with NTT DoCoMo to supply the Japanese telecom company with WCDMA-enabled phones starting in the second quarter of next year, according to market sources.
This will be the first time for HTC to supply the Japanese market, noted the sources, adding that the company already has built up business relationships with major telecom service companies in Europe and the US, including Orange, T-Mobile, O2, Vodafone, Telefonica, Sprint Nextel, and Verizon Wireless, the sources noted.
HTC declined to comment on the report.
The company reported today that its revenues hit a record high of NT$10.44 billion (US$312 million) in November, up 21.7% on-month and 92.8% on-year. For the first 11 months of this year, the company’s revenues totaled NT$64.27 billion (US$1.92 billion), up 104.1% on-year.
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