Additional Contract with China Netcom Provides 100,000 IP-Based ADSL Lines for Three Northern Provinces
ALAMEDA, Calif., Jul 31, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ --
UTStarcom, Inc. (Nasdaq: UTSI), a leading global provider of wireless and wireline access and IP switching solutions, today announced that it has been awarded its second major IP-DSLAM contract with China Netcom Corporation (CNC) to deploy over 100,000 lines of its AN-2000 IB(TM) IP-based DSLAM solution in ten major cities in the Inner Mongolia, Shandong, and Shanxi Provinces. This contract follows on the heels of its first DSLAM win with China Netcom announced in March 2003.
Today's contract brings UTStarcom's total IP-DSLAM deployments to more than 500,000 ADSL lines within multiple provinces in China.
"We believe that these contracts clearly affirm a decisive move in emerging broadband markets, where major service providers are choosing IP- based DSLAM solutions over existing legacy ATM-based systems to provide customers with a triple play of advanced voice, video, and data services," said Ying Wu, president and chief executive officer of UTStarcom China. "As the leader in IP-DSLAM deployments worldwide, UTStarcom enjoys significant first-mover advantage with economies of scale and technology and deployment expertise."
IP-DSLAM's Strong Market Potential
The market potential for IP-based DSLAM solutions in China remains extremely attractive. Countrywide predictions expect that the total broadband market will increase to five to six million ADSL users this year, compared to approximately two million ADSL lines at the end of 2002.
About UTStarcom's IP-DSLAM Products
Carriers can use UTStarcom's AN 2000 IB IP-DSLAM to migrate their access networks seamlessly and economically from narrowband voice-only services to full broadband capabilities. The company's platform enables carriers to generate additional revenue by offering customers the triple play of data, voice, and video services over a single copper loop. The AN-2000 IB is economical to deploy, eliminating the need for a costly ATM infrastructure and giving carriers a faster return on their investment.
The AN-2000 IB IP-DSLAM provides IP from the ADSL line card, allowing carriers the ability to deliver multiple high-speed services such as voice-over-IP and video over a backbone network that employs low-cost IP switching and routing. An all-IP network also makes it easier for carriers to support video streaming using technologies such as IP multicast and IP Quality of Service (IP QoS).
UTStarcom ranked as the second-largest DSLAM provider worldwide by Infonetics Research and Synergy Research in 2002 and in the first quarter of 2003.
About UTStarcom, Inc.
Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Alameda, California, UTStarcom is a leading global provider of wireless and wireline access and IP switching solutions. The company designs, manufactures, sells, and installs an integrated suite of future-ready access network and next-generation switching solutions. We enable wireless and wireline operators in fast-growth markets worldwide to offer voice, data, and Internet access services rapidly and cost effectively by utilizing their existing infrastructure.
UTStarcom's products provide a seamless migration from wireline to wireless, from narrowband to broadband, and from circuit- to packet-based networks by employing "Next Generation Network Technology. Now." The company's customers include public telecommunications service providers that operate wireless and wireline voice and data networks in rapidly growing communications markets around the world.
For more information about UTStarcom, visit the company's Web site at http://www.utstar.com.
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