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UTStarcom Demonstrates Industry's First Live Video Transmission at CTIA Using EVDO Revision A Wireless Technology

Posted on: Wednesday, 5 April 2006, 09:00 CDT

CTIA WIRELESS, LAS VEGAS, April 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- UTStarcom, Inc. , a global leader in IP-based, end-to-end networking solutions and services, today announced that it is demonstrating the industry's first live video transmission using EVDO Revision A (Rev A) wireless technology at the CTIA WIRELESS show in Las Vegas this week. The company believes the demonstration of streaming video and VoIP applications, which uses UTStarcom's new EVDO Rev A solution, confirms the technological viability of the standard for powering and delivering broadband wireless services and rich media content to wireless mobile devices. In addition, UTStarcom will be introducing new CDMA2000 4GV(TM) codecs at CTIA.

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"As a leading provider of wireless broadband technology worldwide, UTStarcom has expanded on its distributed 1xRTT architecture to provide EVDO Rev A capabilities, which is designed to enable operators to offer a much faster network to their customers," said Jack Mar, president of CDMA division at UTStarcom. "With UTStarcom's new distributed EVDO Rev A solution, we expect that operators can offer higher-speed bandwidth for multimedia applications and allow end users to access multiple services at the same time from a single device."

EVDO Rev A Demonstration

The EVDO Rev A demonstration employs UTStarcom's new distributed EVDO Rev A solution, which is part of its MovingMedia(TM) 2000 suite of wireless networking products. The MovingMedia 2000 iCell PICO EVDO Rev A IP Radio Access Network (RAN) is designed to enable seamless indoor wireless coverage via cost-effective IP networks, providing a high-performance, cost-effective solution for operators seeking to offer indoor campus-wide roaming. The MovingMedia 2000 iCell Macro 1X and EVDO IP RAN is designed to enable ubiquitous wide-area coverage via IP networks and can be used in urban, suburban, and rural environments.

CDMA2000 4GV Codecs

UTStarcom will also be demonstrating the new CDMA2000 4GV codecs at CTIA. 4GV is the next generation 3GPP2 standards-based EVRC-B codec. 4GV is designed to allow service providers to dynamically prioritize voice capacity on their network as required.

About UTStarcom's MovingMedia 2000

As a leading vendor of CDMA technology, UTStarcom's MovingMedia 2000 is designed to provide wireless operators with a complete, all-IP solution to reap the multiple advantages of 3G networks. The solution is designed to offer a smooth migration path for CDMA2000-based providers, allowing them to utilize broadband data technologies such as CDMA2000 1xEV-DO. The system is designed to be backwards compatible with second-generation CDMA (IS-95) technology. Moreover, all solution components are standards based and designed to provide complete interoperability with other standards-based products, allowing wireless operators to preserve their existing equipment investment.

The MovingMedia 2000 solution leverages market-proven technologies and UTStarcom's extensive experience in building IP equipment and deploying IP networks. The MovingMedia 2000 product suite utilizes UTStarcom's distributed softswitch architecture for switching, transport, signaling, and call control. The MovingMedia 2000 product line includes a comprehensive suite of network elements, including base stations (BTS), Softswitch (MSC), Media Gateway, Packet Data Server Node (PDSN) and home agent (HA).

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, China, Korea and India. UTStarcom is a FORTUNE 1000 company.

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

Forward-Looking Statements

This release includes forward-looking statements, including the foregoing statements regarding the anticipated content and significance of the Company's demonstration in Las Vegas, the anticipated technical viability of delivering broadband wireless services and rich media content to mobile devices, the technological significance of the EVDO Rev A solution, the anticipated ability of the EVDO Rev A solution to enable operators to offer a faster network service and allow end users to access multiple services at the same time from a single device, the anticipated functionality, cost-effectiveness and coverage area of the MovingMedia 2000 iCell Macro 1X and EVDO IP RAN, the expected ability of the CDMA2000 4GV codecs to help operators better prioritize voice capabilities within their network, the expectation regarding MovingMedia 2000's functionality, backwards-compatibility and interoperability with other standards-based products. 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 significant 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, changes in demand for and acceptance of the Company's products, general adverse economic conditions, and trends and uncertainties such as changes in government regulation and licensing requirements. 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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UTStarcom, Inc.

CONTACT: Chesha Kamieniecki, Director of Investor Relations, ofUTStarcom, Inc., +1-510-749-1560; or media, Stephanie Gallagher of Engage PR,+1-510-388-3287, or stephanie@engagepr.com, for UTStarcom, Inc.

Web site: http://www.utstar.com/

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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