ORLANDO, Fla., (BUSINESS WIRE) — Digit Wireless, Inc. (www.digitwireless.com), the innovators of Fastap(TM), a patented enabling keypad design technology, announced UTStarcom has adopted its technology to develop and market simple-to-use mobile devices featuring Fastap.

The newest mobile phone from UTStarcom Personal Communications, a division of UTStarcom, Inc. (Nasdaq: UTSI) will be a super sleek & slim flip phone, the GSFT779 featuring Fastap. The phone will be made available to mobile operators and their consumers throughout South and Central America.

The UTStarcom GSFT779 featuring Fastap simplifies the mobile user experience with easy discovery, access and use of messaging (SMS & MMS) and mobile data services. With Fastap, mobile users will no longer have to multi-tap text into their mobile phone. The simple and intuitive Fastap alphanumeric keypad empowers users to enter text in nine different languages including Spanish, English and Portuguese. Mobile consumers can also instantly access applications with the Fastap keypad’s one-touch capability (M=Messaging, C=Camera, P=Phonebook), allowing users to directly access key phone features and services. Whether sending a message, inputting a mobile web search query or accessing an application, consumers will find that the GSFT779 makes their mobile life simple.