UTStarcom Wins Multi-Million Dollar China Telecom Research Institute RFP for Manufacturing 5G Transport Network Routers
22 January 2025 - 8:15PM
UTStarcom (“UTStarcom” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:UTSI), a global
telecommunications infrastructure provider, today announced that it
has been selected as a major winner of the RFP "Self-developed
STN-A Equipment Hardware Production and OEM Procurement Project"
from Guangdong Research Institute of China Telecom Co., Ltd (“China
Telecom Research Institute”) for manufacturing of disaggregated
router hardware platforms intended for use on China Telecom’s STN
network – China Telecom’s metropolitan area network, which is
crucial for supporting its 5G mobile network services, as well as
enterprise, broadband, cloud and other services. China Telecom
Research Institute is an innovative professional technology
research institution of China Telecom, one of the major telecom
network operators in China.
The RFP covers the manufacturing of a large
number of STN-A1 and STN-A3 carrier-grade disaggregated routers
hardware. The project is divided into two packages, with UTStarcom
awarded a separate frame contract for each package with specific
router quantities to be determined in purchase orders that will
follow:
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Package 1: Manufacturing of STN-A1 routers (1RU pizza-box, 300Gbps
switching capacity). UTStarcom was awarded 70% of this
package.
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Package 2: Manufacturing of STN-A3 routers (4RU modular chassis,
800Gbps switching capacity). UTStarcom was awarded 100% of this
package.
This new contract builds upon UTStarcom’s
ongoing collaboration with China Telecom Research Institute, which
has focused on developing a “white-box” disaggregated router
platform optimized for 5G transport networks as announced
before.
“This RFP win marks an important milestone in
UTStarcom’s cooperation with China Telecom Research Institute and
China Telecom, as we advance from product design services to volume
manufacturing of STN routers for China Telecom’s 5G transport
network,” said Mr. Li Hua, UTStarcom’s Chief Executive Officer.
“Network disaggregation technology has been one of the key
strategic focus areas for UTStarcom in recent years. It attracts
telecom operators with its potential to break vendor lock-in,
reduce costs, and achieve open, future-proof solutions tailored to
specific operator’s needs. These new contract awards further
confirm UTStarcom’s leadership in designing and manufacturing of
disaggregated network products, and strengthen our position in the
Chinese telecom equipment market.”
About UTStarcom Holdings
Corp.
UTStarcom is committed to helping network
operators offer their customers the most innovative, reliable and
cost-effective communication services. UTStarcom offers high
performance advanced equipment optimized for the most rapidly
growing network functions, such as mobile backhaul, metro
aggregation and broadband access. UTStarcom has operations and
customers around the world, with a special focus on Japan, India
and China. UTStarcom was founded in 1991 and listed its shares on
the Nasdaq Market in 2000 (symbol: UTSI). For more information
about UTStarcom, please visit http://www.utstar.com.
About China Telecom Research
Institute
Guangdong Research Institute of China Telecom
Co., Ltd (“China Telecom Research Institute”) is a professional
innovative technology research institution of China Telecom Group.
China Telecom Research Institute mainly serves the internal needs
of the company group and aims to meet the needs of China Telecom's
strategic planning, core technology research, management
decision-making as well as production and operation support. It is
mainly engaged in studying of cutting-edge technologies and related
applications, development strategy research, network technology
research, market and management strategy research, and carries out
research and development of external cooperation projects. The
Institute has gradually developed into a comprehensive base for
China Telecom’s core technology research, product development,
experimental testing, as well as a training center for hi-tech
talents.
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contact:
UTStarcom Holdings Corp.Tel: +86 571 8192 8888Ms. Shelley Jiang,
Investor
RelationsEmail: utsi-ir@utstar.com / shelleyjiang@utstar.com
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