Cricket to Offer UTStarcom CDM-8910 Camera Phone With Built-In Flash
February 17 2005 - 8:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
Cricket to Offer UTStarcom CDM-8910 Camera Phone With Built-In
Flash Full-Color Camera Phone Is as Affordable as It Is Stylish;
BREW-Enabled Phone Is Cricket Clicks(TM) Ready, Providing Access to
a Wide Range of Killer Applications HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Feb. 17
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cricket Communications, Inc., a leading
provider of unlimited local and long distance wireless services,
and UTStarcom Personal Communications (formerly Audiovox
Communications Corp.) a division of UTStarcom, Inc. (NASDAQ:UTSI),
today announced the availability of the CDM-8910 for Cricket
subscribers. The tiny yet stylish camera phone with built-in flash
is compatible with Cricket's suite of BREW-enabled Cricket
Clicks(TM) applications. Loaded with cool features, the CDM-8910 is
priced at $199.99. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20031229/UTSLOGO ) The CDM-8910
features a built-in CMOS 310K pixel camera with flash, and a dual
LCD display. The phone's main display is a 65K 1.8" TFT color LCD
display, with a one-inch black and white sub-display. Other popular
features include a built-in two-way speakerphone, voice-activated
dialing and 32 polyphonic ringers. "Given its cool form factor and
wide range of features from a built-in digital camera to dozens of
polyphonic ringers, we believe that the CDM-8910 will be a popular
pick for Cricket subscribers," said Nitu Arora, vice president,
product development for Cricket. "These features combined with the
phone's compatibility with our Cricket Clicks(TM) service should
appeal to many of our customers who are looking for the next
'must-have' phone." This tri-mode CDMA Handset (800 MHzamps/CDMA,
1900 MHz PCS) is CDMA2000 1X capable (system dependent) and
features the MSM6050 chipset that is GPSOne(TM) capable (E911
Phase2 Supported), which is also system dependent. Weighing just
3.2 ounces and measuring 3.5" x 1.9" x 0.9", the CDM-8910 is
compact and lightweight. The phone is TTY capable, ERI capable and
has a two-way short message service, all of which are system
dependent. "The CDM-8910 is designed to combine practicality,
reliability and fun in a wireless phone," said Philip Christopher,
president of UTStarcom Personal Communications Division. "It's one
handset that can meet the needs of virtually any Cricket subscriber
-- from a busy professional to an on-the-go teen." The CDM-8910
supports several Cricket Clicks(TM) applications, including: -- Def
Jam Beatz -- hip-hop ringtones -- RealTone Jukebox & Zingy
Music Tones -- full music clips for ringtones -- Pictavision --
lets users browse their online photo album -- Wheel of Fortune 2005
& Hollywood Squares -- subscribers can play the popular game
shows on their device -- Snoop Dogg Boxing -- does it get any
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Spanish-language news daily About Cricket Cricket is a simple and
affordable wireless solution offering unlimited anytime minutes
within a Cricket(R) calling area over its high-quality, all-digital
network. Cricket(R) service is an affordable wireless alternative
to traditional landline service. With a commitment to
predictability, simplicity and value as the foundation of its
business, Cricket designs and markets wireless products to meet the
needs of everyday people. Cricket offers unlimited anytime minutes
starting at $29.99 a month (plus taxes and fees) with no long-term
agreements required. Cricket(R) customers can also make long
distance calls on an unlimited basis through several packaged
offerings or on a per-minute basis. Operating in 39 markets in 20
states stretching from New York to California, Cricket(R) service
is available to customers in more than 840 different
municipalities. For more information, please visit
http://www.mycricket.com/. Cricket is a business of Leap Wireless
International, Inc. (OTC:LEAP) (BULLETIN BOARD: LEAP) ,
headquartered in San Diego, Calif. Leap is a customer-focused
company providing innovative mobile wireless services targeted to
meet the needs of customers who are under-served by traditional
communications companies. For more information visit
http://www.leapwireless.com/. About UTStarcom Personal
Communications UTStarcom Personal Communications (formerly Audiovox
Communications Corporation) is a division of UTStarcom, Inc. The
UTStarcom Personal Communications Division provides mobile wireless
devices to carriers throughout North and South America. UTStarcom
is a global leader in IP-based, end-to-end 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. UTStarcom Personal Communications Division is
based in Hauppauge, New York. UTStarcom is a Fortune 1000 Company.
For more information, please visit the company website at
http://www.utstar.com/. Forward-Looking Statements The foregoing
statements regarding, without limitation, the anticipated
availability and pricing of the CDM-8910, the expected popularity
of the CDM-8910 with Cricket subscribers, the ability of the
CDM-8910 to combine practicality, reliability and fun in a wireless
phone and the ability of the CDM-8910 to meet the needs of Cricket
subscribers, are forward-looking in nature and are subject to risks
and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ
materially. These factors include rapidly changing technology, the
changing nature of the telecommunications market, the possibility
of slower than expected growth or retraction in telecommunication
markets worldwide, evolving product and application standards,
changes or delays in product introductions and deployments,
including those involving the CDM-8910, the termination of
significant contracts, partnerships or alliances, and other
uncertainties, such as changes in government regulation and
licensing requirements in relevant markets. UTStarcom 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.
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http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: UTStarcom, Inc. CONTACT:
Alysia Pappas Lew, ext. 329, or , or Joseph Vasquez, ext. 326, or ,
both of G.S. Schwartz & Co. Inc., +1-212-725-4500, for
UTStarcom, Inc. Web site: http://www.utstar.com/
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