UTStarcom Personal Communications President Philip Christopher Reelected to CTIA Board of Directors
HAUPPAUGE, NY, Oct 03, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- UTStarcom Personal Communications, a division of UTStarcom, Inc. (Nasdaq: UTSI), announced today that its president, Philip Christopher, has been elected to continue his service on the Board of Directors of CTIA The Wireless Association(R). CTIA is the premier trade organization for the wireless industry.
As one of the directors of the CTIA Board, Philip will continue in his role of providing leadership, guidance and experience in support of the association's initiatives for another one-year term.
"The wireless industry has undergone enormous growth and dramatic change during the past two decades and I am proud to have been a part of that evolution," Christopher said. "It is a great honor to continue my service on the CTIA Board and offer my experience to the entire industry as it faces future opportunities and challenges."
As president of UTStarcom Personal Communications Division, Christopher oversees global wireless device research, development and manufacturing, as well as distribution and sales in North and South America. Focused on creating a world of better communication, UTStarcom Personal Communications develops and markets a wide range of mobile handsets and Pocket PCs that are known for innovation, practicality, flexibility and reliability.
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, 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 UTStarcom, Inc.
Andy Tennille, Senior Manager, Public Relations, UTStarcom, Inc., +1-510-814-4421, or andy.tennille@utstar.com; or Joseph Vasquez, jvasquez@schwartz.com, or Linda Krebs, both of G.S. Schwartz & Co., +1-212-725-4500, both for UTStarcom, Inc.
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