Verizon launches Samsung Convoy (SCH-U640), a rugged Push-to-Talk mobile phone that meets the military specifications 810F standards for shock and dust resistance, vibration, salt fog, …

Thuraya introduces the XT, the world’s first IP54/IK03 certified satellite phone, getting the title of Toughest Satellite Phone. The XT utilizes the durable polycarbonates for the outside case and is dust protected, splash-water resistant and shock proof, meeting the IP54/IK03 standards.

Sprint introduces the new Motorola r765IS rugged mobile handset for its Nextel iDEN network. The r765IS is certified for Military Specification 810F requirements including humidity, high temperature, low …

Nokia introduces the 3720 Classic that is said to be the most rugged mobile phone to date. It is built-in IP-54 standards and water, dust and shock resistant. The 3720 classic features a 2.2-inch QVGA LCD display and a 2 Megapixel camera with LED flash.

Land Rover has introduces its S1 rugged mobile phone half-an-year before and we can now confirm the phone as the “world’s toghest …

Motorola’s MC5574 is a rugged smartphone running the Windows Mobile 6.1. The MC5574 is boosted by a Marvell XScale PXA270 520MHz processor, 256MB RAM and 128MB flash memory.

Motorola announced the r765 and r765IS, two new enterprise-grade iDEN mobile handsets custom-designed for the utility, petrochemical and industrial markets. The r765 and the intrinsically r765IS are rugged phone …

AT&T launches the Samsung SGH-A657, a rugged candy-bar mobile phone that meets military-spec standards for dust, shock, vibration, rain, humidity as well as altitude and temperature extremes. The phone supports 3G/HSDPA network, GPS …

Samsung brings the Xplorer  B2100 rugged mobile phone to the MWC 2009. The B2100 supports quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks. It has a 1.77-inch LCD display and a 1.3 Megapixel auto focus camera. The phone …

KDDI au announced the new Sharp E05SH and E06SH rugged mobile phones for business users. Both phones are IPX5/IPX7 certified for waterproof. They both feature a 2.6-inch 240×400 ASV LCD display, a 2 …