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UTStarcom Announces First Contract With China Mobile for NetRing Optical Products

Posted on: Tuesday, 19 October 2004, 12:00 CDT

ALAMEDA, Calif., Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- UTStarcom, Inc. , a global leader in IP access networking and services, today announced that it signed a contract with China Mobile, the largest mobile operator in the world, to provide its NetRing(TM) multiservice optical transport solutions. The NetRing platform delivers high-density, high-speed aggregation and transport of voice, data, and video services in metropolitan networks. Under the terms of the contract, UTStarcom will deploy nearly 200 NetRing nodes to expand the metropolitan area network of China Mobile in Tianjin in northeastern China.

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"China Mobile Tianjin has a reputation of having one of the top regional networks in China, both for service and network quality," said Simon Le, senior vice president of sales for UTStarcom China. "Due to their strict technology regulations and service standards, China Mobile Tianjin is very selective in determining which equipment supplier it will utilize for network enhancements and expansions. This contract proves UTStarcom's innovation and technological superiority as a leading supplier of optical transport solutions worldwide. Through technological diversification and expanded relationships with top-tier carriers around the world, UTStarcom continues to gain competitive momentum in the global market."

Carrier-Class Edge Aggregation, Grooming, and Transport

UTStarcom's NetRing product line provides aggregation, grooming, cross-connect, and transport functionality to deliver high-density, highly efficient STM-1 to STM-64, PDH (E1/DS1, E3/DS3), Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, and ATM services in SDH-based carrier networks. All systems support full redundancy, multiple protection options, and in-service upgrades.

The NetRing product family combines Add-Drop Multiplexing (ADM), Digital Cross-Connect System (DCS), Ethernet switching, ATM multiplexing and RPR functionality into an integrated, "pay-as-you-grow" multi-service system.

The NetRing optical solutions from UTStarcom are among the first to support virtual concatenation, based on relevant ITU standards. With this functionality, carriers can have provisioning granularity in any STS/VC increment, improving Ethernet/IP transport efficiency across SDH networks. UTStarcom's NetRing products also support advanced Ethernet over SONET (EoS) protocols, such as Generic Framing Procedure (GFP), which provides standards-based data encapsulation for efficient mapping of a wide variety of data protocols, including Ethernet, ESCON, FICON, Fibre Channel, and digital video into SDH.

NetRing's LCAS (Link Capacity Adjustment Scheme) function reduces carrier operational costs, accelerates service delivery and improves network reliability. Built-in Ethernet management functionality enables carriers to apply traffic shaping and limiting policies on a per-port or per-traffic-flow basis for point-to-point Ethernet, Ethernet aggregation, Layer 2 switching, and Ethernet VLAN applications. Statistical multiplexing capability allows native Ethernet/data switching and oversubscription.

The NetRing product line consists of NetRing 600, NetRing 2500, NetRing 2500S and NetRing 10000 products. NetRing 600, 2500, and 10000 products comply with ETSI telecom standards for SDH deployment.

About UTStarcom, Inc.

UTStarcom is a global leader in IP access networking solutions and international service and support. The company sells its wireline, wireless, optical and switching solutions to operators in both fast growth 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 New Jersey, China, 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

The foregoing statements regarding, without limitation, the deployment of UTStarcom's products in China, UTStarcom's evolution into a worldwide provider of diverse telecommunications and networking solutions and UTStarcom's ability to generate long-term growth and value to its shareholders in 2005 and beyond by diversifying its solutions and expanding its relationships with top-tier carriers are forward-looking in nature and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. These factors include rapidly changing technology, possible downturns in the telecommunications market in China and worldwide, the termination of contracts, partnerships or alliances, and other uncertainties, such as changes in governmental regulation and licensing requirements and economic and political stability in China and worldwide. UTStarcom also refers readers to the risk factors identified in its 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, Senior Manager of Investor Relations ofUTStarcom, Inc., +1-510-749-1560; or media, Stephanie Gallagher of Engage PR,+1-510-748-8200, ext. 213, or stephanie@engagepr.com, for UTStarcom, Inc.

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

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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