UTStarcom Exceeds Key NGN Milestone of 500 Billion Minutes of Usage

ALAMEDA, Calif., April 7, 2008, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- UTStarcom, Inc. (Nasdaq: UTSI), a global leader in IP-based, end-to-end networking solutions and services, today announced a key milestone in its Next Generation Network (NGN) business: from the second quarter of 2005 through the fourth quarter of 2007, the company's mSwitch(TM) NGN solution carried more than 500 billion minutes of usage (MoU). Per quarterly market reports entitled "New Voice Networks" by leading market researcher iLocus, this represents 16 percent of global Voice over IP (VoIP) traffic.

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Additionally, for the 11th consecutive quarter, iLocus ranked UTStarcom as the number one vendor for Global Class 5 VoIP MoU.

"UTStarcom is one of the leading vendors for next generation voice networks as evidenced by its continued leadership for Class 5 and Local traffic on IP networks," noted Jahangir Raina, Director of Research, iLocus. "In the past 11 consecutive quarters where UTStarcom has dominated the Class 5 and Local VoIP market, UTStarcom has established its leadership with a cumulative 45 percent share of global Class 5 IP voice traffic. Recent deployment contracts for UTStarcom including PLDT in Asia and Jersey Telecom in Europe continue to demonstrate UTStarcom's commitment to Class 5 replacement."

NGN is a core business focus area for UTStarcom, as the company continues to capitalize on the trends of explosive Internet traffic and the end-of-life of traditional switches. UTStarcom NGN solutions are designed to converge existing services and new multimedia-rich applications onto a single NGN solution. The company incorporates a comprehensive feature set, including support for local and long distance voice services that previously required implementation of large and very complex telephone switches. UTStarcom also supports value-added applications such as unified messaging and communications, fixed mobile convergence (FMC) and many more.

For service providers, UTStarcom's NGN solutions can reduce recurring operating expense (OPEX) while enabling new applications and providing an integrated back end system (BES) for solutions including NGN, Broadband and Internet Protocol TV (IPTV). UTStarcom's NGN solution architecture provides a converged "Triple Play" service delivery of voice, data and video.

About UTStarcom, Inc.

UTStarcom is a global leader in IP-based, end-to-end networking solutions and international service and support. The company develops, manufactures and markets its broadband, wireless, and terminal solutions to network operators in both emerging and established telecommunications markets worldwide. 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. UTStarcom was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Alameda, California, the company has research and development centers in the USA, Canada, China, Korea and India. For more information about UTStarcom, visit the company's Web site at http://www.utstar.com/.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

The statements contained in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements regarding UTStarcom's expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future and including, without limitation, the anticipated deployment of the UTStarcom NGN solution in the Jersey Telecom network; anticipated continued growth of Internet market; the termination of new contracts, partnerships or alliances; and changes in government regulation and licensing requirements.

All forward-looking statements included in this document are based upon information available to UTStarcom as of the date hereof, and UTStarcom assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These risks and other risks relating to UTStarcom's business are set forth in the documents filed by UTStarcom with the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, and amendments thereto.

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