Digit Wireless, Inc. the innovators of the Fastap enabling keypad technology, was selected by the HeadStart 2008 Organization in India as one of 2008′s leading innovators of mobile technology entering the Indian market. The Fastap Hindi Language Platform enables the multi-level keypad to contain the full Latin and character-rich Hindi alphabets, in addition to a numeric dialpad on a mainstream form factor mobile phone for the Indian mobile user.
The result is a mobile device with a keypad that significantly simplifies text entry in Indian languages resulting in simple discovery, access and use of messaging and mobile data services when compared to traditional mobile phones.
“A majority of the mobile users in India are increasingly demanding a mobile phone that is simple-to-use in their native language in order to communicate effectively and take advantage of the growing number of mobile data services,” said Mansi Baranwal, a member of the Mobility & Communications review panel, HeadStart 2008.
“The Fastap Hindi Language Platform is a perfect solution for native Hindi speakers and could have the potential to become a standard in India. We are pleased to honor Digit with this award and look forward to watching the monumental impact they will have on the Indian marketplace.”
- Via TechShowWIRE.com
