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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
India's First CDMA Windows Mobile(TM) 5.0 Pocket PC Phone With Download Speeds Up to 144 Kbps
MUMBAI, India and ALAMEDA, Calif., Nov. 9 --
UTStarcom, Inc. (Nasdaq: UTSI), a global leader in IP-based, end-to-end
networking solutions and services, and Reliance Communications Ltd. today
announced the launch of India's first CDMA Microsoft Windows Mobile(TM) 5.0
Pocket PC -- the Reliance Mobile Pocket PC PPC 6700.
The multi-functional service with data and video transmission
capabilities of up to 144 kbps and average download speeds ranging from
60-80 kbps on Reliance Communications' high-speed network is targeted at
the enterprise segment and executives on the move.
"We are glad to partner with Reliance Communications Ltd. for the
distribution of our award-winning PPC 6700 in India. This is in keeping
with UTStarcom's ongoing endeavor to provide the technologically best and
most cost-efficient solutions to our customers across the nation," said
Vijay Yadav, managing director of South Asia operations at UTStarcom. "With
the power and flexibility of the new Windows Mobile 5.0 software platform
and the speed of the Reliance network, mobile information workers will now
have the freedom to stay connected whenever and wherever they want."
"The Reliance Mobile Pocket PC is a step forward in our endeavor to
provide the best and most competitive services that harness technology for
enhancing effectiveness," said Prakash Bajpai, president and chief
executive officer at Reliance Communications -- Enterprise Business. "We
are confident that the enriched features, easy-to-use applications and
high-speed download capabilities of the device will add significant value
to the upwardly mobile customers on Reliance Communications' network and
offer them the ability to integrate their business applications seamlessly
across the broadband infrastructure to mobile use."
This compact, feature-packed PDA phone running on Windows Mobile 5.O
sports a slide-out text keyboard, and three separate radios: CDMA EV-DO
ready, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. Other key features include a 1.3 mega pixel
camera with video capture, miniSD card slot, touch screen, speakerphone,
and the full suite of Windows Mobile 5.0 software. The "Reliance Mobile
Pocket PC" is available through Reliance Communication's business sales
channels, with servicing capabilities across eight cities in India.
"The Indian CDMA carriers are technologically advanced and have a lot
of options on these data devices," said Mohit Kapoor, director of South
Asia for UTStarcom Personal Communications. "As of today, UTStarcom has a
stronghold in North America and is gaining traction with key global
carriers by offering unique designs such as the PPC 6700."
KEY FEATURES OF RELIANCE POCKET PC:
Sliding QWERTY Keyboard
1.3 Megapixel CMOS Camera with Flash and wide angle
Image (Graphic) Formats Supported: JPEG, GIF, BMP, PNG, JPG
Video Playback & Recording: MPEG-4, H.263, WMV, ASF, Motion-JPEG AVI,
3GPP2
Audio Formats Supported: MP3, WAV, WMA, MIDI, QCP
Bluetooth(R) 1.2 Capable
Camcorder
MS Outlook Email Capable
MS Office Word(R), Excel(R), PowerPoint(R) MobileTM
External Memory: Mini-SD Card slot
Speakerphone
TTY/TTD Capable
Web Browsing Capable -- supports broadband like Internet access speed
In built Wi-FiTM Capable -- can be used as a modem for dial-up networking
on laptop
Capable of running heavy applications like Internet radio
Pocket Internet Explorer -- supports rich HTML, PC-like content rather
than just WAP
Built-in Push mail client to support Push mail
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.,
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.
UTStarcom is a global leader in IP-based, end-to-end networking
solutions and international service and support. The company sells its
broadband, wireless, and handset solutions to operators in both emerging
and established telecommunications markets around the world. Founded in
1991 and headquartered in Alameda, California, the company has research and
design operations in the United States, Canada, China, Korea and India.
UTStarcom is a FORTUNE 1000 company.
For more information about UTStarcom, visit the company's Web site at
http://www.utstar.com .
About Reliance Communications
Reliance Communications, rated among Asia's Six Most Valuable Telecom
Companies, is India's foremost truly integrated telecommunications service
provider. The company's customer base of over 29 million, including 900,000
individual overseas retail customers, makes it among the Top 10 Asian
Telecom companies. Reliance Communications corporate clientele includes 600
Indian and 250 multinational corporations and over 200 global carriers.
The company has established a pan-India, next generation, integrated
(wireless and wireline), convergent (voice, data and video) digital network
that is capable of supporting best-of-class services spanning the entire
Infocomm value chain, covering over 6,000 towns and 300,000 villages.
Reliance Communications owns and operates the world's largest
next-generation, IP-enabled connectivity infrastructure, comprising over
150,000 kilometers of fibre optic cable systems in India, USA, Europe,
Middle East and the Asia Pacific region. The company's subsidiary, FLAG
Telecom, owns the world's largest private undersea cable system, spanning
65,000 kilometers connecting the top business centers in developed and
emerging markets across six continents.
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