USB Modem provides wireless broadband to laptop PCs.
Press Release Summary:
Model UM150 wireless broadband USB modem can download files at rates up to 3.1 Mbps and upload at up to 1.8 Mbps. It can also run on multiple bands, including CDMA 1x EVDO Rev. A/Rev. O, CDMA 1xRTT, and CDMA 800, 1,900 MHz. At 1.46 x 0.65 x 3.61 in., unit includes built-in retractable antenna and memory capacity of 64 MB flash/32 MB RAM, expandable to up to 2 GB or more. High-speed USB 2.0 device is compatible with PCs running Windows® or Mac operating systems.
Original Press Release:
UTStarcom Unveils New Wireless USB Modem with Flash Memory
The UM150 is Fast, Reliable, Compact and Easy to Connect to a Laptop Computer for Wireless Broadband Connectivity
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Nov. 14 / / -- UTStarcom Personal Communications, a division of UTStarcom, Inc. (NASDAQ:UTSI), announced today the launch of its first wireless broadband USB modem, UM150, to CDMA carriers in North America.
Tiny, but delivering tremendous mobile connectivity, the UM150 weighs only 1.57 ounces and measures 3.61" (h) x 1.46" (w) x 0.65. Downloading and uploading files (Forward/Reverse Link) is fast with the UM150 since it can download at rates up to 3.1 Mbps and upload as fast as 1.8 Mbps. In addition, the UM150 has the ability to run on multiple bands including CDMA 1x EVDO Rev. A & Rev. O, CDMA 1xRTT and CDMA 800, 1900 MHz.
The innovative UM150 also works as a flash memory drive with a memory capacity of 64 MB (Flash)/32 MB (RAM) expandable to up to 2GB or more (dependent on market availability) since it has a built-in micro-SD card slot so users are now able to carry their files with them without their laptop.
"With the UM150, CDMA carriers can offer their subscribers another powerful alternative to access wireless broadband service," said Philip Christopher, president of UTStarcom Personal Communications. "Busy professionals and business travelers will embrace the simplicity, versatility and portability of the UM150."
The high-speed USB 2.0 UM150 is compatible with PCs that run Windows(R) 2000, XP or Vista and Macs the run Mac OS X 10.3.9 or higher. Additional system requirements to run the UM150 are a 166MHz or greater processor, 14 MB or more of hard disk space and at least 32 MB RAM. The sleek-looking modem also has a built-in retractable antenna with dual LED lights that indicate signal strength.
The UM150 will be available before the end of the year through various CDMA carriers in North America.
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.
Source: UTStarcom Personal Communications
CONTACT: Joe Vasquez or Joan Cear of G.S. Schwartz & Co., Inc.,
+1-212-725-4500, jvasquez@schwartz.com, both for UTStarcom Personal
Communications
Web site: http://www.utstar.com/
