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UTStarcom Personal Communications Ships First UTStarcom Manufactured and Branded Handsets to North and South AmericaHAUPPAUGE, N.Y. and SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- UTStarcom Personal Communications, a division of UTStarcom, Inc., a recognized worldwide leader in IP-based, end-to-end networking solutions and services, is expanding its brand penetration in North and South America with the first handsets that are specifically manufactured and branded by UTStarcom for sale in the Americas. UTStarcom Personal Communications executives announced today at the CTIA Wireless IT show in San Francisco that the company's CDM-7000 model handset is now being shipped to carriers including Sprint. "We are excited to offer carriers a phone that is UTStarcom through and through," said Philip Christopher, president of UTStarcom Personal Communications. "Since UTStarcom acquired Audiovox Communication Corp. last year to form the UTStarcom Personal Communications Division, one of our goals has been to provide handsets that are manufactured by our parent company, in addition to those from other leading third-party OEMs. We're pleased to enter the market with the CDM-7000, a solid entry-level handset that we believe will appeal to carriers and consumers alike." The clamshell-style handset is a tri-mode (800/1900 MHz CDMA, AMPs) CDMA2000 1xRTT with a 1.4" CSTN 4K Color Screen (102 x 80). The CDM-7000 measures 3.3" (H) x 1.8" (W) x 0.9" (D), and weighs 2.8 ounces and offers features commonly found on higher-end phones, including 32 polyphonic ringers, LED incoming call indicator, blue LED keypad lighting, two-way speakerphone, voice-activated dialing and PC sync. The handset has two-way SMS/EMS/MMS (system dependent) capabilities, T9 predictive text, and is equipped with128 Mb Flash/32 Mb SRAM memory capabilities that accommodate up to 500 phonebook entries. The CDM-7000 supports PNG, BMP, JPEG image graphic formats and comes with a Li-Ion 850 mAH battery. The handset is also equipped with the MSM 6050 Chipset, which is GPSOne(TM) capable (E911 Phase2 Supported), system dependent and comes with Li-Ion maH battery and AC charger. About UTStarcom Personal Communications Division UTStarcom Personal Communications is changing the way the world communicates through innovative wireless technology applications that deliver practical, reliable and flexible communications solutions to improve professional productivity and enhance personal lifestyles. UTStarcom Personal Communications (formerly Audiovox Communications Corp.) provides wireless communications devices including handsets, PocketPCs and wireless modems to carriers throughout North and South America and supplies every CDMA carrier in the U.S. and Canada. The company's products are manufactured by its parent company, UTStarcom, Inc., and by third-party original equipment manufacturers. UTStarcom Personal Communications Division is based in Hauppauge, New York, and maintains offices and support facilities throughout the U.S., Canada and Latin America. UTStarcom, Inc. is a global leader in IP access networking solutions and international service and support. The company sells its wireline, wireless, optical and switching solutions to operators around the world. Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Alameda, California, the company has research and design operations in New Jersey, China, and India. Forward-Looking Statements The foregoing statements regarding, without limitation, the anticipated availability and functionality of new products are forward-looking in nature and are therefore subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. These factors include rapidly changing technology, possible downturns in the telecommunications market, competitive pressures on UTStarcom and its customers, and other uncertainties. The company also refers readers to the risk factors identified in its Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20031229/UTSLOGOAP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org/PRN Photo Desk,[email protected] UTStarcom, Inc. CONTACT: Joe Vasquez, [email protected], or Lindsay Lipsitz,[email protected], both of G.S. Schwartz & Co., Inc., +1-212-725-4500, forUTStarcom Web site: http://www.utstar.com/ |