UTStarcom is a provider of interactive protocol-based network solutions in China. It offers integration and support services in internet protocol TV (IPTV), interactive (iD) TV, internet TV, and broadband for cable and telecom operators.
The company’s focus is to design and sell IP-based telecommunications infrastructure products, including its primary product suite of IPTV. It also offers broadband solutions along with the ongoing services relating to the installation, operation, and maintenance of these products.
Collectively, its range of solutions is designed to expand and modernize telecommunications networks through smooth network system integration, lower operating costs, and increased broadband access. It also provides telecommunications carriers and other customers with increased revenue opportunities by enhancing their subscribers’ user experience.
The majority of its sales have been to service providers in China, Japan, and India. It also sells to service providers in selected markets in Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Europe.
UTStarcom was established in Delaware in 1991. Its headquarters were previously in Alameda, California, with its research and design and manufacturing operations primarily in China and its sales offices in the key markets which it serves.
In September 2010, the company moved its operational headquarters to Beijing, China. On March 3, 2000, it went public on NASDAQ, raising US$200 million.