UTStarcom Reports Unaudited Financial Results for Second Half and Full Year 2023

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UTStarcom Holdings Corp.
UTStarcom Holdings Corp.

HANGZHOU, China, March 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UTStarcom (the Company) (NASDAQ: UTSI), a global telecommunications infrastructure provider, today reported its unaudited financial results for the six months and full year ended December 31, 2023, and provided a business update.

Business Update

  • 5G transport network portfolio progress. In 2023, UTStarcom continued its cooperation with some mobile operators in China on the development of a next generation disaggregated 5G transport network solution. Following the successful lab testing with China Unicom Research Institute that the Company passed earlier in 2023, UTStarcom successfully completed field trials and interoperability tests by the end of 2023. UTStarcom continued development of Hardware platforms to support the vision of China Telecom Research Institute for the next gen 5G transport network. The Company was also actively working in 2H 2023 on the development of new access products in the SkyFlux CPT product line to address the growing demand in Chinese market for this type of products.

  • Cooperation with a Mobile Network Operator customer in Europe. UTStarcom received additional orders including a mobile transport network expansion order in 2H 2023 as well as post-sale technical support service orders. The Company continued working on certain new product developments to better address the needs of the customer for its network expansion expected in 2024.

  • India broadband expansion orders. UTStarcom received orders for the expansion of its IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) and SSTP (Signaling Transfer Point) broadband core platforms from its key customers in India. This includes the expansion of hardware and software of the SSTP (Signaling Transfer Point) platform in 2H 2023.

  • Post-sale support services to customers globally. The Company received several post-sale support orders and continued providing technical support and maintenance services to its customers around the world for various platforms in operation including NetRing PTN, SyncRing, IMS, SSTP, etc.

  • China market exploration. In 2H 2023, the Company continued to explore new segment of Chinese market opportunities related to Smart Cities and Digital Construction in China, such as Smart Street Light, Smart Agriculture, etc.

UTStarcom’s Chief Executive Officer Mr. Hua Li commented, “Our results for the second half and full year 2023 were within expectation. We have made some progress with our business partners in China to implement network disaggregation solutions, and we expect to see results in the coming years.”