New Verizon Wireless CDM8945 Music Phone From UTStarcom

Will Let V CAST Music Customers Rock

BEDMINSTER, N.J. and HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon
Wireless and UTStarcom Personal Communications, a division of
UTStarcom, Inc. (Nasdaq: UTSI), announce the availability of the
CDM8945 Music Phone. The Music on Demand (MOD) and Video on Demand
(VOD)-capable handset features Verizon Wireless' newly launched V CAST
Music service, which runs on Verizon Wireless' EV-DO broadband
network, the most award-winning wireless broadband network in the
nation, available to about 150 million people in 180 major
metropolitan markets.

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Using the Verizon Wireless CDM8945 Music Phone, V CAST Music customers
can download music directly to the phone or transfer it from a
Windows(R) XP PC. With additional memory of up to 256 MB available on
an easily-accessible TransFlash(TM) card (not included), consumers can
have instant access to large playlists of their favorite tunes from V
CAST Music anywhere, anytime they carry their shiny, black CDM8945
handset. Songs purchased from V CAST Music from the PC cost $0.99 and
may be transferred to the phone via USB cable. Song purchases made
from the handset cost $1.99 for a copy sent immediately to the phone
and a second sent to the PC for download.

The phone is also capable of streaming mobile video and 3D gaming,
available through Verizon Wireless' V CAST service, the nation's first
wireless broadband multimedia service. In addition, the phone features
a built-in 330K pixel digital camera with flash that can take still
images or capture video. Photos can be stored on the TransFlash card
and downloaded directly to a PC with a card reader.

"The CDM8945 Music Phone is as innovative as Verizon Wireless' new V
CAST Music. This stylish handset will enable Verizon Wireless to make
V CAST Music available to more of its existing and new, music-loving
subscribers," said Philip Christopher, president of UTStarcom Personal
Communications Division.

The distinctive-looking handset features dual color displays. Its
260K- color TFT LCD main screen measuring two inches, provides easy
reading and a rich, full-color experience for optimal viewing of
playlists, videos, games, photos, text messages and Web pages. Its
one-inch 65K color CSTN outer display allows for easy viewing of
incoming caller ID, analog or digital clocks, and message alerts.

Additional features of the CDM8945 include:

* Dual Band (800/1900 Mhz, CDMA)

* 64MB Flash / 32 MB RAM with TransFlash expandable memory up to an

additional 256 MB

* Mobile Web 2.0(SM)

* Supports CMX 4.3 (72 Poly)/EVRC/MIDI/AAC/AAC PLUS/PMD/WMV/WMA audio

formats

* Supports JPEG/GIF/PNG image formats

* Supports MPEG4 and Windows Media video formats

* Supports Get It Now(R) and TXT, PIX and FLIX Messaging

* T9(R) Predictive Text

* Phonebook with 500 entries

* TTY-capable

* MSM6500 chipset that is E911-capable

* Voice activated dialing

* Built-in speakerphone

* External volume controls

* 330 pixel digital camera with external shutter button

* Dimensions: 3.5" (h) x 1.9" (w) x 0.9" (d)

* Weight: 4.0 oz.

* Battery: 1000 mAh Lithium Ion

The CDM8945 is available today to new and existing Verizon Wireless
customers for $129.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a two-year
customer agreement. For more information on Verizon Wireless products
and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call
1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to http://www.verizonwireless.com.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless owns and operates the nation's most reliable wireless
network, serving 51.3 million voice and data customers. Headquartered
in Bedminster, NJ, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon
Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). Find more
information on the Web at http://www.verizonwireless.com. To preview
and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills
of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless
Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

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),
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, 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. SOURCE Verizon Wireless