UTStarcom & Cricket Launch Stylish, Entry-Level Handset - the UTStarcom CDM7026

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Press Release Source: UTStarcom Personal Communications


UTStarcom Personal Communications and Cricket(R) Launch Stylish, Entry-Level Handset - the UTStarcom CDM7026
Thursday November 8, 8:00 am ET
This Attractive and Affordable Phone Lets Consumers Stay Connected and Organized With Ease


HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Nov. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wireless subscribers who are calling for a return to the basics now have an easy-to-use, affordable handset that boasts style and practicality -- the UTStarcom CDM7026 mobile handset available now to Cricket® customers. UTStarcom Personal Communications is a division of UTStarcom, Inc. (Nasdaq: UTSI - News), a global leader in IP-based, end-to-end networking solutions and services, and wireless devices.

The CDM7026 is a compact, lightweight clamshell device featuring an internal antenna, large main display and a host of fun features, such as Web access for ringtones and graphics and downloadable games through Cricket Games & Apps. Customers can stay tuned in on the go with the CDM7026, as it offers users quick access to their contacts, calendar, and news, sports, email and weather via the WEB browser.

"The UTStarcom CDM7026 offers great value for the price," said Sergio Garcia, director of device strategy and product management at Cricket. "Our customers will enjoy the high-end features such as Web browsing, storefront, preloaded demo and downloadable games, large internal color display and easy- to-use keypad, all for a very reasonable price."

"UTStarcom Personal Communications combines functionality and affordability in the CDM7026, offering consumers all the features they need to stay connected and organized without the extra frills or expense," said Philip Christopher, president of UTStarcom Personal Communications. "The CDM7026 is a stylish, yet practical, entry-level device that we believe will be very popular among Cricket customers."

Simple and functional, the dual-mode CDM7026 weighs a mere 3.1 ounces, and measures 3.7" (h) x 1.9" (w) x 0.7" (d). The device offers 32MB Flash and 8MB RAM memory. Equipped with the MSM6050 chipset, the phone is GPSOne capable/e911 compliant.

CDM7026 sports a 1.8" 65K color main display screen and text messaging capabilities. The device supports multiple ringtone audio formats including QCELP, EVRC, MIDI and MP3 and image formats such as BMP, GIF, JPEG, and PNG.

The handset offers bilingual capabilities (English/Spanish) and comes equipped with other popular advanced features such as voice-activated dialing, built-in speakerphone, polyphonic ringtones, a 500-entry phone book, predictive text capability with a T9 dictionary, and one preloaded demo game, Millionaire by Capcom.

About UTStarcom Personal Communications

UTStarcom Personal Communications is changing the way the world communicates through innovative wireless devices that deliver advanced communications solutions to improve personal lifestyles.

UTStarcom Personal Communications provides wireless communications devices including handsets, PocketPCs and wireless broadband 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. (Nasdaq: UTSI - News), 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, Latin America, Korea and India.

About Cricket®

Cricket is a simple, affordable wireless service offering consumers and local businesses a flat-rate unlimited service over the latest technology, high-quality, all-digital CDMA2000 1X and 1xEV-DO wireless network. Designed for customers whose basic and advanced wireless needs have not been met by traditional communications companies, Cricket is the pioneer of unlimited services with no long-term commitments or credit checks required. Cricket offers customers access to a variety of the latest devises and feature-rich mobile applications such as unlimited text, instant and picture messaging, Mobile Web, popular games, ringtones and wallpapers. For more information on Cricket, visit Wireless Carrier | Cricket Wireless | Home. Cricket is offered by Leap Wireless International, Inc., headquartered in San Diego, Calif. For more information on Leap, visit Welcome to Leap Wireless.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

The statements contained in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements regarding UTStarcom's expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future and including, without limitation, the anticipated functionality, features and style of, and benefits and affordability to users of, the CDM7026; the rapidly changing nature of the telecommunications market and environment; and changes in government regulations of the handset industry.

All forward-looking statements included in this document are based upon information available to UTStarcom as of the date hereof, and UTStarcom assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These risks and other risks relating to UTStarcom's business are set forth in the documents filed by UTStarcom with the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, and amendments thereto.


CONTACTS:
Joe Vasquez/Joan Cear
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Source: UTStarcom Personal Communications