TechFaith Launches World's First 3G WCDMA / GSM Dual Mode Phone

TechFaith Wireless, an original design manufacturer focused on research and development of cell phone solutions, today announced the launch of the world's first WCDMA/GSM dual mode phone, which we call "Twins."

Twins is the first cell phone that allows users to load one WCDMA card and one GSM card or to load dual GSM SIM cards. This is a feature long demanded by international travelers, as well as people who would like to have both a business and a personal number in one cell phone.

Twins' set of features includes a 2.0 megapixel camera, MP3 and MPEG4 player, WCDMA modem, along with both video call and dual Bluetooth capabilities.

"Twins has twice the power!" exclaimed Mr. Defu Dong, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TechFaith. "International travelers have been gouged by high roaming fees and poor coverage for years. We designed Twins to solve these problems in an affordable, attractively designed cell phone. We expect high demand for Twins based on early feedback and our first mover advantage. TechFaith has secured contracts from Europe and South East Asia, and our first shipment is scheduled for this November."

About TechFaith

TechFaith (NASDAQ: CNTF) is an original design manufacturer, or ODM, focused on research and development of cell phone solutions based in China. The Company employs approximately 1,300 professionals, of whom 90 percent are engineers. TechFaith's business includes handset design, feature phone solution, data card and wireless module, application software, and smartphone and pocket PCs. With the capability of developing MMI/UI software on 2/2.5G(GSM/GPRS, CDMA1X), 3G(EV-DO, WCDMA/UMTS, TD-SCDMA) and 3.5G(HSDPA) communication technologies, TechFaith is able to provide MMI/UI software packages that fulfill the specifications of handset brand owners and major global operators. Having a full range of wireless application software including WAP, Java, MMS, WWW browser, SyncML and DRM, TechFaith is also providing total solutions for upper layer software of handsets.

Source : www.3g.co.uk