Come October 6th Microsoft is going to launch some Windows Mobile 6.5 handsets. Microsoft will be calling it Windows Phones, that’s what they are going to call every WinMo 6.5 handset for most likely branding reasons. Microsoft mentions that the Windows Mobiles to be launched in the first week of October will cater to consumers across wide range. We can sense that some cheaper models of Windows Mobiles will be also announced.

Other than that, the following are the network operators and manufacturers which have partnered with Microsoft in bringing these Microsoft Mobiles to carious markets across the world.

In North America: Mobile operators AT&T, Bell Mobility, Sprint, TELUS and Verizon Wireless, and phone manufacturers HP, HTC Corp., LG Electronics, Samsung and Toshiba Corp.

In Europe: Mobile operators Orange, Deutsche Telekom AG and Vodafone Group Plc, and phone manufacturers Acer, HTC, LG Electronics, Samsung, Sony Ericsson and Toshiba

In Latin America: Mobile operator TIM Brazil, and phone manufacturers HTC, LG Electronics and Samsung

In Asia Pacific: Mobile operators NTT DOCOMO Inc., SOFTBANK Mobile Corp., SK Telecom, Telstra and WILLCOM Inc., and phone manufacturers Acer Inc., HTC, LG Electronics, Samsung, Sony Ericsson and Toshiba

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