Kyocera KX440 push-to-talk phone (VIVO Direto)

Kyocera KX440 push-to-talk phone with CDMA technology now available to VIVO Direto customers.

Kyocera, today announced it will launch a wireless handset with push-to-talk (PTT) functionality providing instantaneous communication between handsets, on VIVO’s “VIVO Direto” service. VIVO, the largest operator in the mobile industry in the South Hemisphere, launch this service to meet the needs for efficient communication of enterprises as well as small- and medium-sized businesses.

With Kyocera’s new push-to-talk phone, Brazilian companies now have access to one of the fastest and most practical means of wireless communication available,

commented Fábio Castanheira, Regional Sales Director for Kyocera Wireless in Brazil.

The Kyocera KX440 handset proves, once again, the power of “The Genius of Simplicity,” our driving premise and the strength of our brand. As a torchbearer for CDMA push-to-talk around the world, we see a huge potential for PTT in a wide variety of applications in the Brazilian market.

Based on Kyocera’s popular Phantom™ phone design, the Kyocera KX440 features a sporty, ruggedized design for consumers that is perfect for those with a dynamic lifestyle. Extremely easy to use with its rubber side grips, its push-to-talk functionality is enabled by simply pressing a dedicated button on the side of the Kyocera KX440 handset. Additionally, the Kyocera KX440 phone comes with a standard 10mm battery for longer talk time and heavy PTT use. Other features include a color display with on-screen icons showing who in the group is available to talk as well as a rubber keypad and volume control buttons also located on the side of the Kyocera KX440 phone. The Kyocera KX440 also comes with a 200-person contact directory, up to 25 polyphonic ringtones, vibrate alert, voice-activated dialing, Internet access, games and predictive text input.*

Key Features of the Kyocera KX440

• Single-button push-to-talk functionality.
• To talk with more than one person, simply enable the groups function
• Single-button speakerphone
• Sporty design with rubberized side grips and keypad
• Color display with on-screen icons showing when a contact is available to talk
• Voice-activated dialing, scheduler, calculator, alarm clock and stopwatch.
• Audible ringers during calls to help the user to control communication channels.
• BREW™ technology and WAP browser
• High-capacity battery
• Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS)
• Games
• Polyphonic ringtones
• Predictive text input
• Trimode-digital: CDMA PCS, digital and analog CDMA cell phone
• Size: 4.92 cm x 11.4 cm x 2.78 cm
• Weight: 122 grams
• Average CDMA conversation time: up to 3.3 hours
• Average time in stand-by mode: up to 4 days

Kyocera KX440 taken from press release: 1st March 2005.