UTStarcom announced several agreements to extend its global wireless strategy. These include:
- a deal with QUALCOMM for licensing CDMA and Wideband CDMA (WCDMA) subscriber and infrastructure equipment that will complement its IP-based Personal Access Systems (iPAS), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) Packet Data Server Node (PDSN), and 3G portfolio.
- an agreement to acquire the CDMA intellectual property portfolio of Korean infrastructure provider Hyundai Syscomm, a pioneer in the CDMA marketplace.
- through a partnership with Panasonic, announced in November 2003, UTStarcom has begun development of Radio Access Network (RAN), Base Transceiver Station (BTS), Radio Network Controller (RNC), and other related telecommunications products for end-to-end 3G solutions supporting WCDMA and TD-SCDMA access technologies. Initial solutions are targeted at China, the world's largest mobile market, but the long-term plan is to extend 3G networking to other international markets.
- a development partnership with IPWireless to develop end-to-end TDCDMA solutions for non-China markets.
