Investor Relations

Company to Participate in 'Triple Play Services & Service Infrastructure' and 'Next-Generation Broadband Network Infrastructure' Panels

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UTStarcom, in cooperation with Light Reading, Heavy Reading, and leading
equipment vendors, will host the exclusive one-day conference at the Four
Seasons Hotel. The conference will provide attendees with an intensive
education on the latest developments and trends in next-generation broadband
networks and triple-play services, emphasizing IPTV. This event will coincide
with the opening of TelecomNEXT.

     UTStarcom Speaks on Triple-Play Services and IPTV
     Panel Session: 10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. PST
     Triple Play Services & Service Infrastructure

Brian Caskey, vice president of worldwide marketing, will participate in
this session that explores the impact that triple-play services and IPTV are
having on the service infrastructure. This panel will start by describing and
explaining the next-generation SD and HD IP video services that are shaping
carriers' triple-play bundles. It will also examine the technology evolution
all the way from the networked home to the carrier service infrastructure,
including VOD, PVR/nPVR, CA/DRM, middleware, and headend content processing.

Panel Session: 2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. PST

Next-Generation Broadband Network Infrastructure

Ellis Reid, Director of Product Marketing, will join this session to
review the impact that IPTV and other triple-play services will have on
various aspects of the next-generation broadband network. This session will
examine the changes underway in broadband access, as well as edge/aggregation
and metro transport. In addition, policy control and service assurance for IP
video will be explored.

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
www.utstar.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release includes forward-looking statements, including the foregoing
statements by UTStarcom regarding the anticipated content of the upcoming
conference, the anticipated cooperation of Light Reading and Heavy Reading in
hosting the conference, the number of sessions and the identity of presenters
involved in the conference, and the accuracy of the subject matters covered
therein. 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, and evolving product and applications
standards. UTStarcom 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.

SOURCE UTStarcom, Inc.