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TechFaith to Ship Android Smartphones to Brunei Telecom

BEIJING, May 18, 2011, /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China TechFaith Wireless Technology Limited (Nasdaq: CNTF) ("TechFaith or the company") today announced the shipment of its WCDMA/GSM 3.5G Android smartphones to Brunei Telecom operator of Bmobile (www.bmobile.com.bn). The initial shipment is expected to be delivered early in the third quarter of 2011. This is the 6th model TechFaith is shipping to Brunei Telecom.

TechFaith's WCDMA/GGSM 3.5G Android smartphone features a 3.8 inch WVGA capacitive touch screen, 5.0 mega pixel rear camera, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps and WIFI. Developed on Google's powerful Android operating system, the phones are able to tap into one of the fastest growing catalogs of developer applications. Market sources estimate that there were 294,000 applications available at the start of May 2011, with three billion downloads.

Mr. Deyou Dong, President and COO of TechFaith in charge of the Company's mobile phone business said, "This is another example of a customer and market where TechFaith is able to enter and secure orders by leveraging our extensive portfolio of smartphone models, our successful track record of innovation and our proven ability to work side-by-side with customers to tailor mobile phones to meet their specific needs. TechFaith was a pioneer in developing Android-based smartphones. We are now gaining momentum as Android market acceptance and penetration has dramatically accelerated."

About TechFaith

TechFaith (NASDAQ: CNTF) has three primary businesses.  Under the TechFaith umbrella, the Company is a leading global ODP (Original Developed Product) mobile handset provider.  Under its TecFace brand, the Company is a leading developer of specialized mobile phones for differentiated market segments, including the rapidly growing Smartphone market targeting Enterprise users and Operators through its QIGI brand; Outdoor and Sports enthusiasts through its Jungle brand; and the Teen market through licensed brands. Under the Company's 17Vee brand, the Company has built a leading, intellectual property based motion gaming business ranging from Bluetooth enabled motion gaming controllers and software to a recently launched proprietary set-top motion game box. For more information, please visit www.techfaithwireless.com, www.17vee.com and www.798game.com.

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CONTACTS:

 

 

 

In China:

 

In the U.S.:

 

 

Jay Ji

 

David Pasquale

 

 

China Techfaith Wireless Communication Technology Limited

 

Global IR Partners

 

 

Tel: 86-10-5822-8390

 

Tel: +1 914-337-8801

 

 

ir@techfaith.cn

 

cntf@globalirpartners.com

 

 

 

 
Source: China TechFaith Wireless Technology Limited
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