6-K

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 6-K _______________________

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of August 2021

Commission File Number: 001-35216

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UTSTARCOM HOLDINGS CORP.

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4th Floor, South Wing, 368 Liuhe Road, Binjiang District, Hangzhou, P.R. China (Address of principal executive office)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F ☒         Form 40-F ☐

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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, thereunto duly authorized.

UTStarcom Holdings Corp.

/s/ Dan Xie Name: Dan Xie Title:   VP of Global Finance

Date: August 13, 2021

utsi-ex991_6.htm

Exhibit 99.1

UTStarcom Announces Change to its Board of Directors

Hangzhou, August 13, 2021— UTStarcom (“UT” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: UTSI), a global telecommunications infrastructure provider, today announced that Dr. Zhaochen Huang has rendered a  resignation from his position as a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of UTStarcom, effective December 31, 2021 and he will focus on business development as the president of UTStarcom Japan.

“I would like to thank Dr. Huang for his contributions to the Board with his rich experience in telecom technology sector and deep knowledge of our business”, said Mr. Ning Shan, Chairman of the Board, “I believe Dr. Huang will help the Company to strengthen our long-term and strategic relationship with our key partners in Japan.”

About UTStarcom Holdings Corp.

UTStarcom is committed to helping network operators offer their customers the most innovative, reliable and cost-effective communication services. UTStarcom offers high performance advanced equipment optimized for the most rapidly growing network functions, such as mobile backhaul, metro aggregation and broadband access. UTStarcom has operations and customers around the world, with a special focus on Japan, India and China. UTStarcom was founded in 1991 and listed its shares on the Nasdaq Market in 2000 (symbol: UTSI). For more information about UTStarcom, please visit http://www.utstar.com.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

UTStarcom Holdings Corp. Tel: +86 571 8192 8888 Ms. Ning Jiang, Investor Relations Email: utsi-ir@utstar.com /  njiang@utstar.com

In the United States:

The Blueshirt Group

Mr. Ralph Fong

Tel: +1 (415) 489-2195

Email: ralph@blueshirtgroup.com