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UTStarcom and QUALCOMM to Offer Compact, Field-Proven Mobile Communications Solution for Emergency, First Responders and Defense Applications

LAS VEGAS, TELECOMNEXT 2006, March 21,
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- UTStarcom, Inc. (Nasdaq: UTSI), a global leader in
IP-based, end-to-end networking solutions and services, today announced that
the company has joined with QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading
developer and innovator of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) and other
advanced wireless technologies, to develop the QUALCOMM Deployable Base
Station based on UTStarcom's MovingMedia(TM) 2000 all-IP CDMA wireless core
infrastructure technology, which provides the essential connectivity
components.

UTStarcom and QUALCOMM to Offer Compact, Field-Proven Mobile Communications Solution for Emergency, First Responders and Defense Applications
UTStarcom and QUALCOMM to Offer Compact, Field-Proven Mobile Communications Solution for Emergency, First Responders and Defense Applications

Technology Was Field-Proven By Emergency Response Officials in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina

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The QUALCOMM Deployable Base Station (QDBS) will be installed on a HUMMER
at the UTStarcom booth (Booth #2129) at TelecomNext 2006 at the Mandalay Bay
Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada from March 21-22, 2006.

'Following the destruction of Hurricane Katrina, the QUALCOMM Deployable
Base Station was deployed via helicopter to St. Barnard Parish, La. and
provided wireless communication services for first responders,' said
Diane
Winchell
, senior director of product management QUALCOMM's Government
Technologies division. 'We believe the portability and ease-of-installation of
this unique mobile communications solution make it ideal for natural disaster,
emergency or military scenarios where existing infrastructure is not
operational and a quick, reliable communication system is vital.'

Using proven 3G CDMA cellular technology, the QDBS is designed to provide
a highly portable, all-IP CDMA2000(R) 800/1900 MHz network to enable reliable
mobile voice and 153-kbps data service in both stand-alone scenarios or when
interoperating with commercial or other private networks. Compact and easy to
operate, the QDBS system is designed to interface with pico-cells and
macro-cells to increase coverage areas and system capacities.

'We believe the small form factor and flexibility of the QUALCOMM
Deployable Base Station also make it a perfect technology for both law
enforcement and military applications,' said
Brian Caskey, vice president of
worldwide marketing at UTStarcom, Inc. 'The system is designed to be light
enough to be vehicle mounted, meaning it can be forward deployed in remote
locations with no communications infrastructure and maintain reliable
communications via satellite back to the base or central office.'

About UTStarcom's MovingMedia 2000

As a leading vendor of CDMA technology, UTStarcom's MovingMedia 2000 is
designed to provide wireless operators with a complete, all-IP solution to
reap the multiple advantages of 3G networks. The solution is designed to offer
a smooth migration path for CDMA2000-based providers, allowing them to utilize
broadband data technologies such as CDMA2000 1xEV-DO. The system is backwards
compatible with second-generation CDMA (IS-95) technology. Moreover, all
solution components are standards based and able to provide complete
interoperability with other standards-based products, allowing wireless
operators to preserve their existing equipment investment.

The MovingMedia 2000 solution leverages market-proven technologies and
UTStarcom's extensive experience in building IP equipment and deploying IP
networks. The MovingMedia 2000 product suite utilizes UTStarcom's distributed
softswitch architecture for switching, transport, signaling, and call control.
The MovingMedia 2000 product line includes a comprehensive suite of RF network
elements, including base stations (BTS) and base station controllers (BSC),
wireless softswitch components, and core data network components, including
the packet data server node (PDSN) and home agent (HA).

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.

About QUALCOMM

QUALCOMM Incorporated (www.qualcomm.com) is a leader in developing and
delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services
based on the Company's CDMA digital technology. Headquartered in San Diego,
Calif., QUALCOMM is included in the S&P 500 Index and is a 2005 FORTUNE 500(R)
company traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market(R) under the ticker symbol QCOM.

Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release
contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and
uncertainties, including QUALCOMM's ability to successfully design and have
manufactured significant quantities of CDMA components on a timely and
profitable basis, the extent and speed to which CDMA is deployed, change in
economic conditions of the various markets QUALCOMM serves, as well as the
other risks detailed from time to time in QUALCOMM's SEC reports, including
the report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 25, 2005, and most recent
Form 10-Q.

NOTE: QUALCOMM is a registered trademark of QUALCOMM Incorporated.
CDMA2000 is a registered trademark of the Telecommunications Industry
Association (TIA USA). All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.

This release includes forward-looking statements, including the foregoing
statements regarding the anticipated functionality of the QUALCOMM Deployable
Base Station (the 'QDBS'), the anticipated exhibition of the QDBS at the
Mandalay Bay Convention Center, the anticipated portability and ease of
installation of the QDBS, the expectation that the QDBS may be ideal for
natural disaster, emergency or military scenarios, the anticipation that the
QDBS can provide a portable network to enable mobile voice and 153-kbps data
service in both stand-alone scenarios or while interoperating with other
networks, the expectation regarding the QDBS's size, comparability with
pico-cells and macro-cells, coverage areas and system capabilities, the
expectation that the size and flexibility of the QDBS may be ideal for both
law enforcement and military applications, the expectation that the QDBS will
be light enough to be vehicle mounted and forward deployed in remote locations
and provide reliable communications via satellite, the anticipated ability of
the MovingMedia 2000 solution to provide wireless operators with multiple
advantages of 3G networks, the anticipated ability of the MovingMedia 2000
solution to allow smooth migration from CDMA2000 to broadband data
technologies such as CDMA2000 1xEV-DO for services providers, the expectation
that the MovingMedia 2000 solution will be backwards compatible with second-
generation CDMA (IS-95) technology, the expectation that the MovingMedia 2000
solution components will be standards based and will be interoperable with
other standards-based products, the expectation that the MovingMedia 2000
solution will allow operators to preserve their existing equipment investment,
and the anticipated leveraging and utilization of existing UTStarcom
technologies by the MovingMedia 2000 solution. These risk factors include
rapidly changing technology, the changing nature of global telecommunications
markets, the termination of significant contracts, the direction and results
of future research and development efforts, evolving product and applications
standards, reduction or delays in system deployments, product transitions,
changes in demand for and acceptance of UTStarcom's products, general adverse
economic conditions, and trends and uncertainties such as changes in
government regulation and licensing requirements. 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.