UTStarcom has won a bid to deploy its RollingStream end-to-end IPTV solution with China Telecom for a new commercial IPTV network in China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. With a total population of more than five million people, the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region is located near the geographical central northern edge of China and bordered by the Shaanxi and Gansu provinces as well as the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

The initial deployment, which has the capacity to support 10,000 subscribers, will offer 52 live broadcast television channels, 48-hour time-shifting capabilities, 3,000 hours of video-on-demand content and valued-added services including karaoke, online gaming, TV-based SMS and other interactive applications. UTStarcom is providing the complete RollingStream solution, from the streaming servers through the set-top boxes in the subscriber's home.