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UTSI - UTStarcom's RollingStream(TM) Named Best IPTV Solution at ITU Telecom World 2006


2006-12-07 21:19 ET - News Release


ITU TELECOM WORLD 2006, HONG KONG, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- UTStarcom, Inc. , a global leader in IP-based, end-to-end networking solutions and services, today announced that Communications Weekly, a leading publication under the guidance of the Ministry of Information Industry (MII) in China, named UTStarcom's RollingStream(TM) end-to-end IPTV solution the best IPTV solution worldwide at ITU WORLD 2006 in Hong Kong this week. UTStarcom was also awarded the Development Contribution Award for its collaboration on developing IPTV standards with the MII in China.

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"We are honored by the recognition bestowed upon us by Communications Weekly for our RollingStream IPTV solution and our efforts to standardize IPTV technology for China," said Hong Lu, president and chief executive officer at UTStarcom, Inc. "With more than 80 percent of all commercial IPTV subscribers in China currently on UTStarcom's RollingStream system, we believe UTStarcom holds a strong leadership position in the IPTV market in China and is well- positioned for future growth."

Additionally, UTStarcom also received the Most Creative Booth award at ITU Telecom World 2006 by Communication World Magazine in China.

About UTStarcom's RollingStream

UTStarcom's RollingStream(TM) is an end-to-end solution designed for telecommunications operators and broadband service providers to deliver broadcast quality TV and on-demand entertainment programming over IP networks. RollingStream is designed to offer service providers the scalability, reliability, and bandwidth efficiency to support new services including broadcast TV, Network PVR (n-PVR), Video on Demand (VoD), and Near Video on Demand (NVoD) over existing network infrastructures, which may result in opportunities for increased revenues, new services, and improved customer satisfaction and retention.

For more information about UTStarcom's RollingStream solution, please visit: http://www.utstar.com/Solutions/Broadband/IPTV .

About UTStarcom, Inc.

UTStarcom is a global leader in IP-based, end-to-end networking solutions and international service and support. The company sells its broadband, wireless, and handset solutions to operators in both emerging and established telecommunications markets around the world. UTStarcom enables its customers to rapidly deploy revenue-generating access services using their existing infrastructure, while providing a migration path to cost-efficient, end-to-end IP networks. Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Alameda, California, the company has research and design operations in the United States, Canada, China, Korea and India. UTStarcom is a FORTUNE 1000 company.

For more information about UTStarcom, visit the company's Web site at www.utstar.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release includes forward-looking statements, including the foregoing statements regarding the anticipated future growth potential for the Company in the China IPTV market, and the expectations regarding the functionality and performance of RollingStream and benefits thereof to service providers. These statements are forward-looking in nature and subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. These risk factors include rapidly changing technology, the changing nature of global telecommunications markets, the termination of contracts and/or strategic relationships, the direction and results of future research and development efforts, evolving product and applications standards, reduction or delays in system deployments, product transitions, potential non-realization of backlog, changes in demand for and acceptance of the Company's products, both in China and globally, general adverse economic conditions, and trends and uncertainties such as changes in government regulation and licensing requirements, both in China and globally. The Company also refers readers to the risk factors identified in its latest Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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