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<DESCRIPTION>CONSENT OF WILLAMETTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT APPRAISER

      We hereby consent to the use in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of
UTStarcom, Inc. ("UTStarcom"), any amendments thereto and any prospectuses (the
"Registration Statement"), of all summary information contained therein
relating to our independent appraisal of Wacos, Inc. ("Wacos") in connection
with the acquisition of Wacos by UTStarcom in December 1999. We also consent to
the references to our firm in the sections entitled "Management's Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Experts"
contained in the Registration Statement and in the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement.

                                          WILLAMETTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES

                                                 /s/ Steven D. Garber
                                     Signature: _______________________________

Date: June 19, 2001
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