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CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND SHORT AND LONG TERM INVESTMENTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND SHORT AND LONG TERM INVESTMENTS |
Schedule Showing Break-down of the Company's Total Short-term Investment and Long-term Investments |
|  | Accounting |  | December 31, |  |  | December 31, |
|  | Method |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
|  |  |  | (in thousands) |
UTStarcom Hong Kong Holdings Ltd |  | Cost |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,129 |
Total Investments using Cost Method |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,129 |
Aceland |  | AFS |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,095 |
UTStarcom Hong Kong Holdings Ltd |  | AFS |  |  | 2,100 |  |  |  | — |
Total Investments using Trading Method |  |  |  |  | 2,100 |  |  |  | 2,095 |
Total Investments |  |  |  | $ | 2,100 |  |  | $ | 5,224 |
Schedule of Change in Value of Financial Assets using Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |
|  | Amount |
|  | In thousands |
As of December 31, 2019 |  | $ | 2,095 |
Add: Reclassed from long-term investments to short-term investments |  | 2,100 |
Less: Proceeds from sales of short-term investments |  |  | (2,095 | )
As of December 31, 2020 |  | $ | 2,100 |
AioTV |
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND SHORT AND LONG TERM INVESTMENTS |
Schedule of Significant Inputs for the Valuation Model used to Estimate Fair Value of Investments |
|  | Year Ended |
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2016 |
Total fair value of invested Capital as at valuation date (in thousands) |  | 900 |
Risk free rate of interest |  | 0.80 | %
Dividend yield |  | 0.00 | %
Expiration date |  | November 14, 2017 |
Volatility |  | 41 | %

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