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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-05-000596
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20050106
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20050106
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20050106

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			UTSTARCOM INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001030471
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, NEC [3669]
		IRS NUMBER:				521782500
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-29661
		FILM NUMBER:		05515887

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1275 HARBOR BAY PARKWAY
		STREET 2:		STE 100
		CITY:			ALAMEDA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94502
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5108648800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1275 HARBOR BAY PARKWAY
		STREET 2:		STE 100
		CITY:			ALAMEDA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94502
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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;">UNITED STATES</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION</font></b></p>

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20549</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;">FORM 8-K</font></b></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">CURRENT REPORT</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported): </font></b>January 6, 2005</p>

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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;">UTSTARCOM, INC.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">1275 Harbor Bay Parkway</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Alameda, California 94502</font></b></p>

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code)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(510) 864-8800</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code)</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">N/A</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Former name or former
address, if changed since last report.)</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing
is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant
under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):</font></p>

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425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</p>

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14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Pre-commencement communications pursuant
to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Pre-commencement communications pursuant
to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item&nbsp;2.02 Results of Operations
and Financial Condition.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On January 6, 2005, UTStarcom, Inc. issued a press
release entitled &#147;UTStarcom Announces Preliminary Fourth Quarter Financial
Results.&#148;&#160; A copy of the press release is
furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The information in this report, including the exhibit
hereto, shall not be deemed &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section.&nbsp; In addition, the information
in this report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration
statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporating language in such
filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such
filing.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.01 Financial Statements and
Exhibits.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c) Exhibits</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99.1 Press release entitled &#147;UTStarcom Announces
Preliminary Fourth Quarter Financial Results,&#148; dated January 6, 2005.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UTSTARCOM,
  INC.</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date: January 6,
  2005</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Michael J.
  Sophie</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Michael J.
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Senior Vice
  President of Finance and<br>
  Chief Financial Officer</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UTSTARCOM ANNOUNCES PRELIMINARY
FOURTH QUARTER<br>
FINANCIAL RESULTS</font></b></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><b><i><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">&#149;</font></i></b><b><i><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></i></b><b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Weakness in China Business Leads
to Revenue Shortfall</font></i></b></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><b><i><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">&#149;</font></i></b><b><i><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></i></b><b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">GAAP EPS Also Reflects Charges
Associated with Consolidation of Operations in Korea and Ramping CDMA Handset
Business</font></i></b></p>

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Businesses Deliver Strong Results</font></i></b></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><b><i><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">&#149;</font></i></b><b><i><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></i></b><b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Progress in Global Transformation
&#151; Positive Q1 2005 Outlook</font></i></b></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><b><i><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">&#149;</font></i></b><b><i><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></i></b><b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Company to Conduct a Conference
Call Today at 1:30 p.m. PST/ 4:30 p.m. EST to Discuss Preliminary Results</font></i></b></p>

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<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ALAMEDA, Calif., January 6, 2005 &#151; UTStarcom,
Inc. (Nasdaq: UTSI), a global leader in IP-based end-to-end networking
solutions and services, today announced preliminary financial results for the
fourth quarter 2004.&#160; The Company expects
to report fourth quarter revenues in the range of $740 million to $745 million,
versus initial guidance of $875 million to $885 million.&#160; Under Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles (GAAP), the Company expects to report a Net Loss Per Share of ($0.40)
to ($0.45).</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company will conduct a conference call today
to discuss these preliminary results. The call will take place at 1:30 p.m.
PST/4:30 p.m. EST today, Thursday, January 6, 2005. (Please see Conference Call
section below for dial-in numbers.)</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;Clearly we are disappointed with our
performance in China this quarter,&#148; said Hong Lu, chief executive officer and
president of UTStarcom. &#147;The primary reason behind the lower than expected
financial results was the challenging market environment that UTStarcom faced
in the region.&#148;</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">UTStarcom&#146;s revenues from China operations were
adversely impacted by several factors, including an overall slowing of the
Chinese economy, maturation of the PAS market, and decreased capital spending.</font></p>

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disruptions associated with</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">UTStarcom Inc.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Alameda, CA 94502</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">changes in senior management at the main
carriers in China, and the shift of decision-making away from regional entities
and towards carrier headquarters, which caused delays in both the execution of
contracts and final acceptances. In addition, both China Telecom and China
Netcom did not implement the anticipated increase in promotional spending at
year-end that UTStarcom has benefited from historically.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;The difficult environment that UTStarcom faced
in China in the fourth quarter speaks to the importance of our aggressive
globalization and product diversification strategy. We made important progress
across many fronts in the fourth quarter and gained momentum with both our international
and Audiovox businesses.&#160; UTStarcom
announced a number of major international contract wins and continues to lead
the &#145;IP&#146; migration in the communications industry with the launch of several
disruptive and revolutionary solutions.&#160;
These are important proof-points of UTStarcom&#146;s success in executing our
diversification and globalization strategy,&#148; Lu added.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;While the transformation we have undertaken
explains much of the volatility we have experienced, a loss of this magnitude
is unacceptable. In addition to the progress we have made in the international
business we are also reducing expenses and continuing to focus on gross margin
improvement, and have aligned the organization along three major business areas
for increased focus,&#148; Lu continued. &#147;</font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">I believe that
2005 will be the year when we successfully complete the process of
transformation and position UTStarcom for sustainable long-term growth.&#148;</font></p>

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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Total Revenues:</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$740-$745 million</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$350-$355 million</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$120-$125 million</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$270-$275 million</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Gross Margins: (+/- 0.5%)</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">approximately 21%</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">approximately 4%</font></p>
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<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Blended gross margin guidance given on October
26, 2004 was 17 percent.&#160; Actual blended
gross margins were impacted by larger than anticipated contribution of Audiovox
sales to total revenues.</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">-Cash collections were in excess of $890 million
in the fourth quarter as compared to revenues of $740-745 million.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">-Inventory turns continue to improve and now
exceed 3.0 on an annual basis as targeted.</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Backlog:</font></p>

<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As of December 31, 2004, backlog is anticipated
to be approximately $1.2 billion, compared to approximately $1.06 billion at
December 31, 2003.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Fourth quarter 2004 earnings were impacted by
three primary factors:</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A revenue shortfall of approximately $135
million and the associated gross margin impact, primarily related to weakness
in the Company&#146;s China business</font></p>

<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A charge of approximately $10-12 million
associated with the consolidation of UTStarcom&#146;s operations in Korea, related
to the Hyundai Syscomm and Giga Telecom acquisitions; and</font></p>

<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Approximately $5 million in additional
costs associated with the ramp in the Company&#146;s CDMA handset business.</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;Over the last several quarters, we have tried
to articulate three key messages to the investment community:&#160; our globalization and product diversification
strategy, which we believe will create long-term shareholder value; the
short-term volatility we expected to experience as a result of executing this
strategy; and our belief in the strength of the business in 2005 and beyond,&#148;
said Mike Sophie, chief financial officer of UTStarcom.</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;Clearly, we have gone through a period of
volatility associated with our transformation, and this quarter&#146;s slow-down in
the China business was much greater than we had anticipated. At the same time,
we believe that we have</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">made many of the necessary business decisions
and commenced operational improvements. Looking ahead to 2005, we expect to
deliver improved revenues as well as GAAP profitability beginning in the first
quarter.&#160; Our guidance for the first
quarter of 2005 is reflective of the current market environment in China, which
are offset by strong international backlog and strong Audiovox sales.&#148;</font></p>

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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Total Revenues:</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$770-$780 million</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Blended Gross Margins:</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23-25%</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">GAAP EPS:</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$0.20-$0.22</font></p>
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<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company will provide detailed financial
results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2004, in addition to guidance for
the first quarter of 2005, during its regularly scheduled quarterly earnings
call, which will take place on Tuesday, February 8, 2005.</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Additional Reporting Metrics</font></b></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In 2005, UTStarcom will introduce additional reporting metrics to
provide increased transparency with respect to the Company&#146;s financial
performance:</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">-</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Enhanced reporting along major product
lines: Wireless, Broadband, and Handsets/Customer Premise Equipment</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">-</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pro Forma in addition to GAAP
reporting.&#160; Pro Forma numbers will </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">provide an
additional perspective on the underlying operating performance of the Company
and will become a useful supplement to the GAAP financials in the presence of
non-cash charges of approximately $25-30 million annually related to recent
acquisitions; and</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">-</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Guidance on
anticipated stock-based compensation expenses pursuant to the new accounting
regulations.</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Conference Call<br>
</font></b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company
will conduct a conference call today, which is open to the public, to discuss
these preliminary results. The call will take place at 1:30 p.m. PST/ 4:30 p.m.
EST. The conference call dial-in numbers are as follows: United States &#151; (888) </font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">398-3046</font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">; International &#151; </font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(706)
634-2492</font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A replay of the call will be available from
approximately 8:00 p.m. EST on</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">January 6, 2005 to 11:59 p.m. EST on January 13,
2005. The conference call replay numbers are as follows: United States &#151; (800) </font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">642-1687</font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">; International &#151;</font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">
(706) 645-9291</font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.
The Conference ID is 3175947.</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Fourth Quarter 2004 Earnings
Report Date</font></b></p>

<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company will provide detailed financial
results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2004, in addition to guidance for
the first quarter of 2005, during its regularly scheduled quarterly earnings
call, which will take place on Tuesday, February 8, 2005.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Investors will also have the opportunity to
listen to the conference call and the replay over the Internet through
UTStarcom&#146;s Web site at: www.utstar.com.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To listen to the live call, please go to the Web
site at least 15 minutes early to register and to download and install any
necessary audio software.&#160; For those who
cannot listen to the live broadcast, a replay will also be available on this
site.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">About UTStarcom, Inc.</font></b></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">UTStarcom is a global leader
in IP-based end-to-end networking solutions and international service and
support. The company sells its wireline, wireless, optical and switching
solutions to operators in both fast growth 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 New Jersey, China, and India. UTStarcom is a FORTUNE 1000
company.</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For more information about UTStarcom,
visit the company&#146;s Web site at www.utstar.com.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Forward-Looking Statements</font></b></p>

<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The foregoing
statements regarding, without limitation, expected fourth quarter revenues,
blended gross margins and earnings per share, the anticipated completion and
effect of UTStarcom&#146;s current corporate transformation, the Company&#146;s expected
revenues, blended gross margins, earnings per share and</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">profitability in the
first quarter of 2005 and the metrics by which UTStarcom will report is
financial performance in the future are forward-looking in nature and are
subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ
materially.&#160; These factors include
rapidly changing technology, the changing nature of global telecommunications
markets, both in China and globally, 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, potential non-realization of backlog, changes in demand
for and acceptance of UTStarcom&#146;s products, general adverse economic conditions
and trends and uncertainties such as changes in government regulation and
licensing requirements, both in China and globally.&#160; UTStarcom also refers readers to the risk
factors identified in its 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.</font></p>

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<h2 align="left" style="color:windowtext;font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Company
Contact</font></b></h2>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chesha Kamieniecki</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Senior Manager of Investor Relations</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">UTStarcom, Inc.</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(510) 749-1560</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Stephanie Gallagher</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Engage PR</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(510) 388-3287</font></p>

<p align="left" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">stephanie@engagepr.com</font></p>

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