UT Starcom signs deals with Yahoo Japan, China Telecom

0 Comments | AFP, December, 2003

SHANGHAI (AFP) — US telecom equipment maker UT Starcom Inc said it has signed two separate deals worth a total of 63 million dollars with Yahoo Japan and China Telecom.

UT Starcom will supply Internet networking equipment worth 40 million dollars to Yahoo Japan, a company statement said Thursday.

Its equipment will support Yahoo Japan's new Yahoo BB high-speed Internet services, which are expected to be launched in Japan at the end of January.

"Subscriber demand in Japan for high-value services continues to drive the need for increased broadband speeds and bandwidth," said Masahiko Yabuki, general manager of UT Starcom Japan.

The company said it had also signed an expansion contract for 23 million dollars with China Telecommunications Corp (China...