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Audiovox UTStarcom, already with the 6600/6601 series Smartphone available through both Verizon and Sprint, rolls out yet another high end phone. For users of Smartphones, the small size and the small price should both be welcome features.
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--------------------------------------------------------- Audiovox SMT 5600 -- World's Smallest Windows Mobile-based Smartphone Now Available Through Cingular
ATLANTA, May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular Wireless, the largest wireless
carrier in the United States, and UTStarcom Personal Communications Division
(formerly Audiovox Communications Corp.), a division of UTStarcom, Inc.
(Nasdaq: UTSI) today announced the availability of the Audiovox SMT 5600
Smartphone to all Cingular Wireless customers.
The Audiovox SMT 5600, a Microsoft Windows Mobile-based handset, has
proven to be a favorite with users and has received numerous accolades from
the industry, winning both critical acclaim and industry awards. PC Magazine
named the Audiovox SMT 5600 as an "Editors Choice" in December 2004, January
2005, February 2005 and March 2005. It also received a "Girl's Best Friend
Award" at the International Consumer Electronics Show in January; Laptop
magazine stated, "Put simply, there are few Smartphones that are as good as
this one for work and play." The Associated Press stated, "The Audiovox
Smartphone is a standout in a crowded field of cell phones."
This feature-packed phone gives customers the ability to access
Microsoft(R) Outlook applications such as e-mail, contacts and calendar
information, and comes equipped with many enhanced features such as Bluetooth,
an integrated camera and Windows Media Player 10 Mobile, allowing customers to
enjoy music and video on-the-go.
"The Audiovox SMT 5600 continues to be widely popular and we are happy
that Cingular Wireless' customers will now have access to this state-of-the-
art, award-winning handset," said Philip Christopher, president, UTStarcom
Personal Communications Division.
"We are excited to offer the Audiovox SMT 5600 to Cingular Wireless
customers who have been waiting for a device that offers the ease and
familiarity of Microsoft Windows Mobile software in a convenient and compact
fully functional handset," said David Christopher, vice president of product
management, Cingular Wireless.
"The availability of the Audiovox SMT 5600 through Cingular is great news
for customers that want a small and powerful handset, allowing them to stay
connected when they are on-the-go," said Scott Horn, senior director for the
Mobile and Embedded Devices Division at Microsoft Corp. "This announcement
further expands Cingular's Windows Mobile product line and enables customers
to easily read their email, enjoy rich digital entertainment and stay in touch
with the people and things that matter when they're mobile."
The Audiovox SMT 5600, a tri-band (850/1800/1900 MHz) GSM/GPRS handset,
combines many of the features familiar to Windows PC users including a mobile
version of Microsoft Outlook, making this an ideal device for those customers
looking for a powerful wireless experience without the bulk. Weighing just
3.6 ounces, the Audiovox SMT 5600 proves big things can come in small
packages.
Key features of the Audiovox SMT 5600 include:
- Versatile mobility: The Audiovox SMT 5600 is enabled for Bluetooth(R)
and infrared support, is a tri-band (GSM 850/1800/1900) phone, and
includes a speakerphone.
- Advanced out-of-the-box multimedia features: The integrated Windows
Media Player 10 Mobile provides leading-edge audio and video playback
experiences with support for unique content, album art, playlists and
more. The Audiovox SMT 5600 is the first and only mobile phone to be
certified under the PlaysForSure logo program for its compatibility
with a wide variety of online services such as MSN Music and Napster.
- Expanded memory capability: The Audiovox SMT 5600 has a built-in mini-
SD slot, allowing users to expand the 32MB RAM and store images, video
clips, music and other data, all of which can easily be transferred to
a PC.
- Integrated Digital Camera/Video Camera: The Audiovox SMT 5600 features
the CMOS VGA digital camera with low-light capabilities, 4x digital
zoom and camcorder functionality.
- Windows Mobile-based Smartphone: The Audiovox SMT 5600 offers users a
familiar and extensible version of their desktop PC, including Outlook
for email, calendar, contacts and tasks, as well as full access to the
web with Internet Explorer for true Internet browsing.
- Seamless Communications: The Audiovox SMT 5600 includes mobile versions
of Microsoft Outlook, Internet Explorer and MSN Messenger, along with
ActiveSync, which enables seamless wireless synchronization.
The Audiovox SMT 5600 should be especially appealing to businesses. The
Smartphone eliminates the need to carry a PDA and wireless phone, thereby
reducing the expense associated with enabling a mobile workforce. Additional
features for business include over-the-air synchronization of PIM functions,
up to nine e-mail boxes supporting POP3 and IMAP4 mail and support for the
Microsoft .NET Compact Framework. The .NET Compact Framework allows
enterprises to leverage IT investment by mobilizing existing Microsoft-based
applications. The framework is also used by a large base of developers that
offer a variety of business applications for the Audiovox SMT 5600.
Cingular Wireless is offering the Audiovox SMT 5600 starting today in
select markets as low as $199.99 with a two-year voice and data service
contract. More information is available at cingular.com .
About Cingular Wireless
Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the United States,
serving 50.4 million customers. Cingular, a joint venture between SBC
Communications Inc. (NYSE: SBC) and BellSouth Corporation (NYSE: BLS), has the
largest digital voice and data network in the nation -- the ALLOVER(SM)
network -- and the largest mobile-to-mobile community of any national wireless
carrier. Cingular is the only U.S. wireless carrier to offer Rollover(R)
Minutes, the wireless plan that lets customers keep their unused monthly
minutes. Details of the company are available at cingular.com .
About UTStarcom Personal Communications
UTStarcom Personal Communications is changing the way the world
communicates through innovative wireless technology applications that deliver
practical, reliable and flexible communications solutions designed to improve
professional productivity and enhance personal lifestyles.
UTStarcom Personal Communications (formerly Audiovox Communications Corp.)
provides wireless communications devices including handsets, PocketPCs and
PCMCIA cards to carriers throughout North and South America and supplies every
CDMA carrier in the United-States and Canada. The company's products are
manufactured by its parent company, UTStarcom, Inc. (Nasdaq: UTSI), 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 United States, 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, those regarding
the availability and the functionality of the Audiovox SMT 5600 Smartphone,
the versatility of the Audiovox SMT 5600 and the nature of its features, its
anticipated pricing and contract terms, and the appeal of the Audiovox SMT
5600 for business customers, 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 in general and the handset market in particular, the
possibility of slower than expected growth in the telecommunications markets,
evolving product and application standards, changes or delays in product
introductions and deployments (including, but not limited to, the introduction
of the Audiovox SMT 5600), the termination or material amendment 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 latest 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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