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Telecom Equipment Manufacturers Association (TEMA) Selects UTStarcom for the 'Excellence in Telecom Services and Solutions' Award

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The award, which was presented to the company by
Thiru A. Raja, Honorable
Union Minister of Communications and IT in India during the second annual TEMA
National Awards, recognizes UTStarcom's continued innovation in Internet
Protocol TV (IPTV), Broadband and Next Generation Networks (NGN) and its
direct impact on India's telecom market growth.

TEMA is recognized by the Government of India as the National Apex body to
represent telecom technology providers as well as various public and private
stakeholders in the telecommunications industry.

'UTStarcom has made a long-term investment in, and commitment to, the
success of IPTV, Broadband and NGN solutions in India's rapidly growing
market,' said
Vijay Yadav, vice president and managing director, South Asia
operations, UTStarcom. 'We will continue to collaborate with the region's
service providers, as well as India's governmental broadband authority, to
ensure that we establish the highest quality telecommunications infrastructure
to deliver the most advanced services to consumers throughout the country.'

UTStarcom's award selection by the TEMA National Telecom Award Committee
demonstrates the company's continued leadership in critical projects in India
such as the BSNL multiplay deployment that began in 2007, the pioneering IPTV
deployments with Bharti Airtel and MTNL and other key broadband initiatives
coinciding with the Government of India's 2007 Year of Broadband campaign.

UTStarcom offers a wide range of products that enable service providers to
deliver high-quality, affordable voice, data and video services in both
emerging and established telecommunications markets worldwide.

UTStarcom's RollingStream(R) end-to-end IPTV system currently supports
more than 850,000 live IPTV subscribers globally and maintains a current total
system capacity of more than 2.5 million subscribers as a result of recent
successful deployments in China with
China Netcom and China Telecom, in India
with Bharti Airtel, MTNL/Aksh and United Telecoms Limited, in Sri Lanka with
SLT, in Japan with Softbank, in Latin America with Brasil Telecom and in
Taiwan with Markwell.

UTStarcom's Broadband solutions enable deployment of IP-based, high-speed
Internet, voice, data and multimedia services over wireline and optical
networks.

UTStarcom's NGN solutions include IP telephony for next-generation voice
and data networks ensuring a converged 'triple play' service delivery of
voice, data and multimedia services.

About TEMA

Established in 1990, TEMA is recognized by the Government of India as the
National Apex body to represent telecom technology providers, global and
Indian, private and government owned companies and also covers various
enterprises, integrators and other stakeholders of the telecom fraternity.

Affiliated with leading international telecom industry and trade
associations, including ITU, PTC, AEU, TIA (USA), ATIS (Australia) GAIA
(Spain), CCPAK (Korea), ATIS (Singapore), TEEMA (Taiwan), CIAJ (Japan), Open
Group (Europe), ITHK (Hong Kong), SCIA (China) and Commonwealth Telecom
Organization (CTO), TEMA is playing an active role in the dissemination and
exchange of information with the Government, foreign organizations, embassies,
trade missions and Indian missions abroad.

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 development operations in the United States, Canada,
China, Korea and India. For more information about UTStarcom, visit the
company's Web site at http://www.utstar.com.

SOURCE UTStarcom, Inc.