MANILA, Philippines and ALAMEDA, Calif., Mar 13, 2007 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- MANILA, Philippines and ALAMEDA, Calif., March 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- UTStarcom, Inc. (Nasdaq: UTSI), a global leader in IP-based, end-to-end networking solutions and services, today announced the deployment of 150,000 lines of its mSwitch(R) IP-based softswitch platform and iAN-8000(R) Multiservice Access Node (MSAN) as the foundation for a new, next-generation network with Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), the leading telecommunications provider in the Philippines.

"PLDT has always been a leader in innovation. Our new, next-generation network will enable our customers to access innovative services such as VoIP and IPTV that can only be made possible through cutting-edge network technologies," said George N. Lim, senior vice president at PLDT. "Using UTStarcom's mSwitch and iAN-8000 solutions, we can reach more subscribers, offer new services, and accommodate more traffic with a more efficient and easier to manage network. This is only the beginning of the transformation of PLDT's network to the newest, state-of-the-art telecom infrastructure that will provide a multitude of benefits to our customers."

The first phase of the deployment targets unserved and underserved areas, key business locations and areas that need a capacity upgrade in Cavite, Batangas, Laguna, Bulacan and metro Manila.