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New products join Gigaset 4000 Portfolio
Siemens launches first cordless DECT phone with SMS and Walkie-Talkie features

At CeBIT 2001 in Hanover, the Siemens Gigaset 4010 and 4015 Classic and Comfort made their entry to the cordless Siemens DECT phone product portfolio. With a broad range of consumers' needs in mind, Siemens has developed two new stylish and ergonomically designed cordless family phones, each with the choice of an integrated answering machine (Gigaset 4015 Classic and Comfort). The Gigaset Classic phone comes with novel features such a menu-based user interface and softkeys for convenient and easy use. The Gigaset Comfort is a high-end cordless phone featuring such innovative functions as SMS text messaging and walkie-talkie mode between two Comfort handsets up to 300 meters apart.


The Gigaset 4010/4015 Comfort is a highly multi-functional digital cordless phone for demanding users. With technical features similar to those of a mobile phone, this latest addition to the Gigaset family brings a new dimension to cordless telephony. With its SMS facility, the handset enables the user to send text messages to other Comfort models in the fixed line network or to any mobile phones in the GSM network**. With the text-to-speech-function it will be possible to use value-added services like SMS to e-mail or SMS to fax.

With its five-line illuminated graphical display and navigation key, the Comfort provides the user a very intelligent, yet simple, interface. In addition, its walkie-talkie mode, operating independently from the base station, allows users to communicate in a range of up to 300 meters using two Comfort handsets anywhere - whether they are away on holiday or at home. The Comfort also comes with an extensive phonebook capacity of up to 200 entries. In addition, the Gigaset 4015 Comfort allows for 20 phonebook entries to be activated by voice from up to four different users*** and the answering machine can also be accessed by voice control.

The Gigaset 4010/4015 Classic is a digital, cordless phone for the whole family. It comes with a range of innovative and indispensable features such as an alphanumeric display to indicate the name and number of incoming calls. It also has a telephone book, holding up to 20 full names and phone numbers and with up to 15 hours of talk time and up to 200 hours in stand-by, it offers outstanding flexibility.

Christoph Caselitz, President of Cordless Products within the Siemens Information and Communication Mobile Group, said: "The new Siemens Gigaset 4010/4015 Classic and Comfort are four elegant cordless phones with a large range of innovative features, many of which are a first in cordless telephony. Following the success of the Gigaset 3000 family, we have developed products for demanding customers that enjoy greater flexibility and mobility."

The Gigaset Classic and Comfort handsets have a LED-signal above the display to indicate missed calls, new messages and incoming calls by different flash cycles. In addition, pre-programmed short-cut keys offer easy access to the menu.

The Gigaset 4010/4015 Classic and Comfort handsets can also be used with existing Gigaset 2000 and 3000 base stations. The new range of base stations can also support up to six additional handsets.

The new Gigaset 4010/4015 series will be available from end of June 2001.

(For product details see the Products Page of DECTweb)

Note to Editors
*        The Gigaset 4010 Classic/Comfort comes without an answering machine, whereas the Gigaset 4015 Classic/Comfort comes with a digital answering machine integrated into the base station.
**       Dependent on services offered by operator
***     Voice dialing for up to four people is achieved by simply 'training' the Gigaset to recognize the voices of the four designated users

The Siemens Information and Communication Mobile Group (IC Mobile) offers the complete range of mobile solutions including mobile devices, infrastructure and applications. Devices include mobile phones, wireless modules, mobile organizers and cordless phones as well as products for wireless home networks. The infrastructure portfolio includes the complete range of GSM, GPRS and UMTS mobile network technologies from base stations and switching systems to intelligent networks, e.g. for prepaid services. Applications cover mobile services for Unified Messaging, Location Based Services, and Mobile Payment. For the fiscal year 2000 (which ended September 30, 2000), IC Mobile recorded sales of EUR 9 billion and EBIT of EUR 758 million. The group employs 27,450 employees worldwide.

For more information please contact:

Reference number: ICM 200103.041 e
Press Office
Information and Communication Mobile
Cordless Products
Michael Leyer
D-81667 Munich
Tel.: +49-89 722-57902; Fax: -45157
michael.leyer@icn.siemens.de