<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001104659-12-069822.txt : 20121018
<SEC-HEADER>0001104659-12-069822.hdr.sgml : 20121018
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20121018132634
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-12-069822
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20121018
FILED AS OF DATE:		20121018
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20121018

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			UTSTARCOM HOLDINGS CORP.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001030471
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, NEC [3669]
		IRS NUMBER:				521782500
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			E9
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35216
		FILM NUMBER:		121150056

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		52-2 BLDG. BDA INTL ENTERPRISE AVE
		STREET 2:		NO. 2 JINGYUAN NORTH ST. DAXING DISTRICT
		CITY:			BEIJING
		STATE:			F4
		ZIP:			100176
		BUSINESS PHONE:		86 (10) 85205588

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		52-2 BLDG. BDA INTL ENTERPRISE AVE
		STREET 2:		NO. 2 JINGYUAN NORTH ST. DAXING DISTRICT
		CITY:			BEIJING
		STATE:			F4
		ZIP:			100176

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	UTSTARCOM INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19970110
</SEC-HEADER>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>6-K
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>a12-24411_16k.htm
<DESCRIPTION>6-K
<TEXT>


<html>
<head>

  </head>
<body lang="EN-US">
<div>
<div style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:solid windowtext 3.0pt;padding:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;">
<p style="border:none;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;padding:0in;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
</div>
<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;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</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;">Washington, D.C. 20549</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;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<div align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><hr size="1" width="25%" noshade color="black" align="center"></div>
<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="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM&nbsp;6-K</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;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<div align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><hr size="1" width="25%" noshade color="black" align="center"></div>
<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="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</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;">&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;">For the month of October&nbsp;2012</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;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<div align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><hr size="1" width="25%" noshade color="black" align="center"></div>
<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;">Commission File Number: 001-35216</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;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<div align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><hr size="1" width="25%" noshade color="black" align="center"></div>
<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="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UTSTARCOM HOLDINGS CORP.</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;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<div align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><hr size="1" width="25%" noshade color="black" align="center"></div>
<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;">Not Applicable</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;">(Translation of registrant&#146;s name into English)</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>
<div align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><hr size="1" width="25%" noshade color="black" align="center"></div>
<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;">52-2 Building, BDA International Enterprise Avenue</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;">No.&nbsp;2 Jingyuan North Street</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;">Daxing District</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;">Beijing 100176</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;">People&#146;s Republic of China</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;">(Address of principal executive office)</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>
<div align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><hr size="1" width="25%" noshade color="black" align="center"></div>
<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;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form&nbsp;20-F or Form&nbsp;40-F.</font></p>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
<tr>
<td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form&nbsp;20-F&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">x</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.76%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="83%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:83.74%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form&nbsp;40-F&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
<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;">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form&nbsp;6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule&nbsp;101(b)(1): </font><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</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;">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form&nbsp;6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule&nbsp;101(b)(7): </font><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<div style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 3.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;">
<p style="border:none;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;padding:0in;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
</div>
<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>
<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>
</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='',FILE='C:\JMS\107362\12-24411-1\task5605208\24411-1-ba.htm',USER='107362',CD='Oct 18 20:10 2012' -->

<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">
<div>
<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;">SIGNATURES</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;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:24.5pt;"><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, thereunto duly authorized.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:24.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:24.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
<tr>
<td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="49%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.34%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">UTStarcom   Holdings Corp.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="45%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.84%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="45%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.84%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>    </td>
<td width="45%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.84%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ William Wong</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="6%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.18%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="6%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.18%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Name:</font></p>    </td>
<td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">William Wong</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="6%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.18%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Title:</font></p>    </td>
<td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chief Executive   Officer</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date: October&nbsp;18,   2012</font></p>    </td>
<td width="6%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.18%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr height="0">
<td width="379" style="border:none;"></td>
<td width="26" style="border:none;"></td>
<td width="20" style="border:none;"></td>
<td width="323" style="border:none;"></td>   </tr> </table>
<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;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2<a name="PB_2_144639_7056"></a></font></p>
<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>
</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='2',FILE='C:\JMS\107362\12-24411-1\task5605208\24411-1-ba.htm',USER='107362',CD='Oct 18 20:10 2012' -->

<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">
<div>
<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;">EXHIBIT&nbsp;INDEX</font></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
<tr>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.02%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit<br>   No.</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.42%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="84%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:84.56%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Description</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="13%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.02%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.42%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="84%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:84.56%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.02%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99.1</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.42%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:84.56%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Press Release,   dated October&nbsp;12, 2012, entitled &#147;UTStarcom Appoints New Chief Financial   Officer&#148;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
<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;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3<a name="PB_3_144711_5335"></a></font></p>
<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>
</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='3',FILE='C:\JMS\107362\12-24411-1\task5605208\24411-1-ba.htm',USER='107362',CD='Oct 18 20:10 2012' -->

</body>
</html>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-99.1
<SEQUENCE>2
<FILENAME>a12-24411_1ex99d1.htm
<DESCRIPTION>EX-99.1
<TEXT>


<html>
<head>

  </head>
<body lang="EN-US">
<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 99.1</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 align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><img width="190" height="48" src="g244111mmi001.jpg"></font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">UTSTARCOM APPOINTS NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER</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;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">BEIJING, October&nbsp;12, 2012 &#151; UTStarcom Holdings Corp. (&#147;UTStarcom&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;) (NASDAQ: UTSI), </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">a leading provider of broadband </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">equipment and solutions, today announced that it has appointed </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Tianruo</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> (</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Robert</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">) </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pu</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">, Chairman of the Company&#146;s Audit Committee and an independent director of the Board, as the Company&#146;s Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Pu replaces Ms.&nbsp;Jin Jiang, who has resigned</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> to pursue other opportunities.</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;">Mr.&nbsp;William Wong, UTStarcom&#146;s Chief Executive Officer, stated, &#147;We are very pleased to welcome Mr.&nbsp;Pu to the management team. He brings to UTStarcom more than 15 years of financial and public company experience and has a proven track record of leading and enhancing companies&#146; financial strategies.&#160; In addition, he has demonstrated his extensive financial expertise and strategic insight as the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a Board member of UTStarcom.&#160; His experience, leadership, and familiarity with our business make him an ideal choice to help lead UTStarcom as we move on to the next phase of our transformation.&#148;</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;">In connection with the appointment, Mr.&nbsp;Pu has resigned from the Audit Committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Compensation Committee, effective immediately.&#160; However, he will remain as a member of the Board of Directors.&#160; The Company has commenced a search for an additional independent Board member and expects to appoint one in the near future.</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;">Mr.&nbsp;Pu has been the Chairman of the Company&#146;s Audit Committee since March&nbsp;2012 and has served as an independent director since November&nbsp;2011.&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Pu brings nearly two decades of experience in corporate finance, accounting, and mergers and acquisitions as well as technology sector experience. From September&nbsp;2008 to July&nbsp;2012, Mr.&nbsp;Pu was the Chief Financial Officer of China Nuokang Bio-Pharmaceutical Inc., where he successfully led the company&#146;s IPO process and was responsible for its financial management and corporate strategy. Previously, Mr.&nbsp;Pu was the Chief Financial Officer of Global Data Solutions, a Chinese information technology services outsourcing company, which he joined in June&nbsp;2006.&#160; Earlier in his career Mr.&nbsp;Pu was a management consultant with Accenture, CSC Consulting Group, and Mitchell Madison Consulting Group and worked as an auditor at Bernstein Brown CPAs.</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;">Mr.&nbsp;Pu received an MBA from Northwestern University&#146;s Kellogg School of Management in 2000, a Master of Science degree in accounting from the University of Illinois in 1995, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from China Foreign Affairs College in 1992.</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;">Mr.&nbsp;Wong concluded, &#147;I want to thank Ms.&nbsp;Jiang for her many significant contributions to UTStarcom during an important period in the Company&#146;s history.&#160; We wish her the very best in her future endeavors.&#148;</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;">Ms.&nbsp;Jiang&#146;s resignation is not the result of any issue or concern with the Company&#146;s accounting, financial reporting or internal control over financial reporting.&#160; Ms.&nbsp;Jiang joined UTStarcom in October&nbsp;2009 and has served as Chief Financial Officer since September&nbsp;1, 2011.</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;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">About UTStarcom Holdings Corp.</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;">UTStarcom is a leading provider of broadband </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">equipment and solutions</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> for cable and telecom operators. The Company sells its solutions to operators in both emerging and established telecommunications and cable 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.</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;">UTStarcom was founded in 1991 and listed on the NASDAQ in 2000. With a new management team in 2011, the Company deployed a revamped growth strategy that concentrates on providing media</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>
</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='',FILE='C:\JMS\107595\12-24411-1\task5604855\24411-1-mm.htm',USER='107595',CD='Oct 18 14:53 2012' -->

<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">
<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;">
<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;">operation support services. UTStarcom has its operational headquarters in Beijing, China and research and development operations in China and India. For more information about UTStarcom, visit the Company&#146;s Web site at http://www.utstar.com.</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;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Forward-Looking Statements</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;">This release includes forward-looking statements, including the Company&#146;s expectations relating to the appointment of an independent director to the Board.&#160; These statements are forward-looking in nature and subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. These include risks and uncertainties regarding the Company&#146;s ability to find a suitable candidate for appointment to the Board, UTStarcom&#146;s ability to execute on its business plan and to manage regulatory matters as well as risk factors identified in UTStarcom&#146;s latest Annual Report on Form&nbsp;20-F and Current Reports on Form&nbsp;6-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. UTStarcom is in a period of transition and the conduct of its business is exposed to additional risks as a result. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based upon information available to UTStarcom as of the date of this release, which may change, and UTStarcom assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement.</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;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Contacts:</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;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UTStarcom Holdings Corp.</font></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ms.&nbsp;Jing Ou-Yang</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">+86-10-8520-5153</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">j</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ouyang@utstar.com</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;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FTI Consulting,&nbsp;Inc.</font></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ms.&nbsp;May&nbsp;Shen (Beijing)</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">+86-10-8591-1951</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">May.Shen@fticonsulting.com</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;">Mr.&nbsp;Daniel DelRe (Hong Kong)</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">+852-3768-4547</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Daniel.DelRe@fticonsulting.com</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;">Mr.&nbsp;Eric Boyriven (New York)</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">+212-850-5671</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Eric.Boyriven@fticonsulting.com</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>
</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='',FILE='C:\JMS\107595\12-24411-1\task5604855\24411-1-mm.htm',USER='107595',CD='Oct 18 14:53 2012' -->

</body>
</html>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>GRAPHIC
<SEQUENCE>3
<FILENAME>g244111mmi001.jpg
<DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
<TEXT>
begin 644 g244111mmi001.jpg
M_]C_X``02D9)1@`!`0$`8`!@``#_VP!#``H'!P@'!@H("`@+"@H+#A@0#@T-
M#AT5%A$8(Q\E)"(?(B$F*S<O)BDT*2$B,$$Q-#D[/CX^)2Y$24,\2#<]/CO_
MVP!#`0H+"PX-#AP0$!P[*"(H.SL[.SL[.SL[.SL[.SL[.SL[.SL[.SL[.SL[
M.SL[.SL[.SL[.SL[.SL[.SL[.SL[.SO_P``1"``P`+X#`2(``A$!`Q$!_\0`
M'P```04!`0$!`0$```````````$"`P0%!@<("0H+_\0`M1```@$#`P($`P4%
M!`0```%]`0(#``01!1(A,4$&$U%A!R)Q%#*!D:$((T*QP152T?`D,V)R@@D*
M%A<8&1HE)B<H*2HT-38W.#DZ0T1%1D=(24I35%565UA96F-D969G:&EJ<W1U
M=G=X>7J#A(6&AXB)BI*3E)66EYB9FJ*CI*6FIZBIJK*SM+6VM[BYNL+#Q,7&
MQ\C)RM+3U-76U]C9VN'BX^3EYN?HZ>KQ\O/T]?;W^/GZ_\0`'P$``P$!`0$!
M`0$!`0````````$"`P0%!@<("0H+_\0`M1$``@$"!`0#!`<%!`0``0)W``$"
M`Q$$!2$Q!A)!40=A<1,B,H$(%$*1H;'!"2,S4O`58G+1"A8D-.$E\1<8&1HF
M)R@I*C4V-S@Y.D-$149'2$E*4U155E=865IC9&5F9VAI:G-T=79W>'EZ@H.$
MA8:'B(F*DI.4E9:7F)F:HJ.DI::GJ*FJLK.TM;:WN+FZPL/$Q<;'R,G*TM/4
MU=;7V-G:XN/DY>;GZ.GJ\O/T]?;W^/GZ_]H`#`,!``(1`Q$`/P#V:DI:YKQ5
MK!M]FFP/MDE&Z4CJ%]/QJ)S4(\S-:-*5::A$L:CXEC@=H;*,7$@X+D_(#_6L
M"Z\0Z]RR7*1^RQ+C]<U/I]NC)TS@=J+^!`G`K@E4J25[GL4J=&G+EY;^NIDQ
M^/M9L)A]JCANX\\@KL;\"./TKM-`\2Z?XA@9K1RLJ#]Y`_#I_B/<5YGJUN_(
M$;Y_W36+;W.H:3J$5]9++'-$<@[#@CN#Z@T4J\T_>U1Z-7+*&(IW@N67X?<>
M^T50T;5(]8TBWU!%,8E3+(W!1NA!^AS5OSX?^>J?]]"O133U/DY0E&3BUJB2
MBF&6,*&+J%/0YX-)Y\/_`#U3_OH4Q69)13%D1S\KJV/0YI5=7&48,/8YH$.H
MIC2(A^=U7/J<4GGP_P#/5/\`OH4#LR2BD+`+N)`'J:9Y\/\`SU3_`+Z%`6)*
M*;N!7=D8ZYS3?/A_YZI_WT*`LR2BFK(C_<=6QUP<T*ZN,JP8>QS0(=12$@`D
MG`'>@,&`*D$'N*`%HHHH`*\HUG43-XKU!G/W)C&/HOR_TKU>O%/$L4MMXNU2
M(@AA*TP]U/S?R-<F*5XH]S)8QE5FGV_4[_P;<B:>=0>D8/ZUEW&H!KM5S_RU
M`_\`'JP?"WBJ/0[V26XB>6*2/:=A&1SG/-:[>*?!_F>8='N2P;=GWZ_WJYU[
MT$KVL=D\+4IUY2Y&T[6M;_,T/&WB"]T'5H&L616EM\-O3=P&-)_PE6J?\*YF
MUSS(OMB2;0WE_+C>%Z?0UQGC'Q-%XAU*.>"%XHHH]BAR,GDDGBF?\)59KX`E
M\.F&8W4DFX2`#9C>&]<]!Z5K[3WY:Z&L<O\`W%)2A[UU?T\S3EU_7?%O@;4U
M=3--!<Q9%O'@F,YSP.O(J!(_"(0!O">N%L<GYNO_`'U5_P`%^&]5N_!LL^FZ
MB^G7,]V'20$@.B@K@X[9)_*N@_LKXA?]#%I__?@?_$4U%R2;5_Q,JE:E2G*G
M3DHI/:[CT79.YG^%=$\,^(=(N[&)=1,$-T)&MKI]IA?!`QM[8SU]*Q]6\(Z/
M:?$+2]&AAD%G<Q;I%,I))^?OU'05VWA#PU=Z!]OGO[R.YN;^82R&-<*#S_,D
MTW4_#%U?>.-.UY)X5@M(]C1MG<3\W3C'\5:.G>*TU.2.-Y,14Y:CY;.VKWM_
MF87B*UT7P+I\D&E2-:7FJ+Y1D=V?RXQ]YL<GO@?7VJEH&HZ=X0\0V]K#J:36
M>H0Q"5-I^1]HVR9Z`'O['VKHF\$#5_$5YJGB)HKN)P$M;>-G`B4'N>.?ZDT:
MM\-M!O-.FBL;46UT4`BF,CMM(Z`@D\<8K"="JZL:D79*^G<J.*PW)[*K)MR^
M)Z-7Z;Z^Z8?Q/^R?\)%H7V\,;3YO."YR4W+G&.>E8^HGX=G3[E;"&]^V>4WD
M@^9]_'&<GUKK7\'ZS=W7A^YO;VUDDTEOWK#=F50P(QQUP,'-:'B?P?'K4D>H
M:?-]@U6`@QW*<;L=FQ_.MI0DVW8JEBZ-*-.DYO2^J=EN[75MF<#JQNU^'/AZ
M"Y:91)=/E7)!*Y.W\,'BNV/PQ\+_`//K-_W_`&_QJ+7?"NM^(]#M+>^O;-+^
MTEWK+&K;)!C'(QP?IQ0=)^(1!!\0Z?S_`-,!_P#$4*%GK&^Q,\0YP7LZJ@[R
M;U?5Z;+4Q/%>@R^%/AY)81ZC+<I+>JV2-N`0?EQD\9&:V;#X;>&9]/MII+68
MO)$K,?/;J0#ZU!_PKV\?P;+HT^J"2Z>Y%P)6!*C`QMYYQC-31:+X_@A2&/Q!
MIX2-0JCR!P!P/X*%&SNXZ6%*NW3Y:==)\SN]5?;LC)TO2[;P_P#%F'3M.\R*
MV>V)9"Y;.4)YS[@5D>%-5O\`PN#J[AI=&N;IH+E5Y,3#&'_7\<8]*[#1O".L
MQ>*UU_6]3M[F:.(QJ(8]N>,<\`=":N^'/"G]F^';O1]3,-U'=3.[!,XVL!Z]
M^*%3E?33<NIC*2BU-\]U%/SWO9]UH<[XU\03Z];7FFZ'*&LK2#S[ZZ4_*PQD
M1@]\_P">AKJ/`?\`R).F?]<C_P"A&F?\(A:V7A"[T+2R$-Q&P,LO)9CW8@5?
M\.:9+HWA^TTZ:1))+="K,F<'DGC/UK2,9<]WV.*O6HO#>RI])?-Z;LU****V
M/+"N!^(NB3QS0>);&(226F!<QXSO3U/MR0?8^U=]2$!@00"#P0>]3.*DK'1A
ML1+#U%4C_P`.CP75M,-K!'JEANFTJXYCEZF(]XW]&'3WZUD&X]Z]FF\'RZ;=
MS7?AV:*%+C_CXT^Y7=;S?A_#^M4F\!:/J3%KKP_/I\I^\;6Y4QGZ<_\`LHKB
M=!WT/J*6<4E'WM5^/S7ZJ_R/(6D+'BMSPMX4O?$E\J1JR6RG]].1\J#T'J?:
MO3K+X:>&K5Q(UK-.1_#/*2/R&!746]O#:PK#;PI#$@PJ(H4#\!50P[O[QAB<
M]CRN-!:]V-LK.#3[*&SMD"0PH$1?0"IZ**[3Y=MMW84444""BBB@`HHHH`**
5**`"BBB@`HHHH`****`"BBB@#__9
`
end
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
</SEC-DOCUMENT>
