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UTStarcom CEO Hong Lu to Speak on IP Networking at ITU World Forum 2006 in Hong Kong

ALAMEDA, Calif., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- UTStarcom, Inc.
(Nasdaq: UTSI), a global leader in IP-based, end-to-end networking solutions
and services, will speak on the evolution of IP networking at the ITU World
Forum 2006 in Hong Kong. The show is taking place from December 4-8, 2006 at
the AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong.

UTStarcom CEO Hong Lu to Speak on IP Networking at ITU World Forum 2006 in Hong Kong
UTStarcom CEO Hong Lu to Speak on IP Networking at ITU World Forum 2006 in Hong Kong

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Hong Lu, president and chief executive officer at UTStarcom, will
participate in the 'Building Tomorrow's IP Network' panel discussion on
Tuesday, December 5, from 9:30-11:00 a.m. For more information on this panel,
please go to http://www.itu.int/cgi-
bin/htsh/TELECOM/scripts/forum/forum.programme?event=wt2006&_sessionid=839&_la
nguageid=1 .

Hong Liang Lu has served as the president and chief executive officer at
UTStarcom, Inc., a leading provider of IP-based networking and
telecommunications equipment solutions, since 1995, when the Taiwanese-born
businessman orchestrated the merger of Unitech Telecom Inc., a digital and
wireless transmission systems manufacturer he founded in 1991, with Starcom
Network Systems Inc., a developer of intelligent network systems.

Prior to founding Unitech Telecom Inc., Lu started Unison World, Inc., a
software development company, and played an integral role in the company's
merger with Kyocera International, Inc. to form Kyocera Unison, where he
continued to serve in executive leadership roles until 1991. Lu holds a
bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from the University of
California at Berkeley and is fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, and
English.

UTStarcom became a publicly traded company in May 2000 and today services
more than 300 customers worldwide.

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, Canada,
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 .

SOURCE UTStarcom, Inc.