FCC Reveals CDMA Pre 3 with Added Global Roaming Support

The FCC has revealed the first information on the specifications of the HP Pre 3, slated for launch later this Summer. Of note is the quiet addition of global roaming capability, with support for quadband GSM and dual-band HSPA on the 900/2100 bands.

When the Palm Pre 3 was originally announced this year, no executive explicitly mentioned international roaming support for the CDMA version, nor was it listed in any of the preliminary specification literature. This suggests that the addition of global roaming on the CDMA version was a mid development cycle addition, possibly made to attract Verizon and Sprint into carrying the devices after the lukewarm sales reception of the first generation of devices led both carriers to conduct rounds of discounts and fire sales to encourage sales.