UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 10, 2005

UTSTARCOM, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	000-29661	52-1782500
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification
incorporation)	No.)

1275 Harbor Bay Parkway

Alameda, California 94502

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(510) 864-8800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On March 10, 2005, UTStarcom, Inc. issued a press release entitled “UTStarcom Expects to Request a Fifteen-Day Extension To File Its 2004 10-K.” A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

The information in this report, including the exhibit hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. In addition, the information in this report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporating language in such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

99.1 Press release entitled “UTStarcom Expects to Request a Fifteen-Day Extension To File Its 2004 10-K,” dated March 10, 2005.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	UTSTARCOM, INC.


Date: March 11, 2005	By:	/s/ Michael J. Sophie
	Name:	Michael J. Sophie
	Title:	Senior Vice President of Finance and
		Chief Financial Officer