TechFaith's QiGi Ships Handsets to China Telecom; Announces Separate Win from Jilin Province Police Department

BEIJING, Feb. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China TechFaith Wireless Communication Technology Limited (Nasdaq: CNTF) ("TechFaith" or the "Company") today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, QiGi Future Technology Co., Ltd. (Beijing) ("QiGi") won an order from China Telecom and another order from the Jilin provincial police department. Initial units started shipping in January.

Under the first order, China Telecom selected QiGi for an EVDO-based mobile phone, specialized with infrared scanning capabilities for the enterprise customer segment. The first 5,000 units have been shipped to China Telecom. Under the second, initial shipments under the 12,550 unit order to the Jilin provincial police department started in January. The handset was jointly developed by QiGi and China Telecom.  The handset is customized for use by police departments, with state-of-the art capabilities, including finger print identification, identity card scanning, built-in printing and a payment function.

Mr. Xu Enhai, president of TechFace, commented, "These latest wins further expand our offerings into the enterprise market.  Our track record of developing customized, high-performance and highly secure enterprise phones positions QiGi for increasing strategic wins in this segment.  These are just the latest examples of our impressive work with enterprise customers and our commitment to providing customers the tailored enterprise solutions they need. For 2011, we are positive that the enterprise market segments will help us further maximize our growth potential."

About TechFaith (NASDAQ:CNTF)

TechFaith (NASDAQ: CNTF) is a China-based original developed product ("ODP") provider focused on the original design and sales of mobile phone products. TechFaith aims to become a branded mobile phone specialist in differentiated market segments in the China market. TechFaith is also striving to build a leading PC and online gaming business through its wholly-owned subsidiary, 798 Entertainment Limited.

• TechFaith engages in the development and production of middle to high end handsets and tailor made handsets.  TechFaith's original developed products include: (1) multimedia phones and dual mode dual card handsets of multiple wireless technology combination such as GSM/GSM, GSM/CDMA, GSM/WCDMA, GSM/TD-SCDMA and UMTS/CDMA; (2) Windows-based smartphones and Pocket PC phones; and (3) handsets with interactive online gaming and professional game terminals with phone functionality.
• With the capability of developing Middleware Application MMI/UI software on 2G/2.5G(GSM/GPRS, CDMA1X), 3G(EV-DO, WCDMA/UMTS, TD-SCDMA) and 3.5G(HSDPA) communication technologies, TechFaith is able to provide Middleware Application MMI/UI software packages that fulfill the specifications of handset brand owners and carriers in the global market. For more information, please visit www.techfaithwireless.com.
• TechFaith is aiming to become a branded mobile phone specialist for differentiated market segments in the China market under TechFace, such as under its wholly-owned subsidiary brand name QIGI for smartphone business which targets enterprise users and operator tailored market, under Glomate brand, selling other brand names for girls and teenagers, under the Jungle brand name to target the market of outdoor sports enthusiasts.
• TechFaith is targeting motion, the mobile and online PC gaming markets through its websites www.17wee.com, www.798uu.com and www.798game.com with gaming content developed internally, co-developed and licensed from third parties.

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SOURCE China TechFaith Wireless Communication Technology Limited

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