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UTStarcom to Supply NetRing Multiservice Optical Transport Solution to BSNL in India
Contract Represents First Commercial Deployment of UTStarcom's Next-Generation MSTP by BSNL in India
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NEW DELHI, India and ALAMEDA, Calif., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- UTStarcom, Inc. (Nasdaq: UTSI), a global leader in IP-based, end-to-end networking solutions and services, today announced a contract to supply its Metro Ethernet Forum-certified NetRing(TM) 10000i STM-64 optical transport solution to Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL), the incumbent and largest telecommunications operator in India with services in the fixed-line, cellular mobile, long-distance and data markets.

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'BSNL plans to rollout more than six million DSL lines over the next several years while increasing their wireless subscriber base by approximately 25 million people,' said Vijay Yadav, managing director of South Asia operations at UTStarcom. 'This staggering growth is indicative of the rapidly expanding India market, one of the fastest-growing telecommunications markets globally and a key market for UTStarcom. Our high-capacity, versatile NetRing solution will enable BSNL to cost effectively augment their nationwide backbone to efficiently support the significant growth of the broadband and wireless subscriber base in India.'

This contract represents the third deployment of UTStarcom solutions in BSNL's nationwide ADSL 2+ network as the operator has already deployed UTStarcom's iAN-8000 and Total Control 1000 multiservice access solutions.