UTStarcom, a US networking firm, said it has a deal with China Telecom to deliver Internet television (IPTV) starting with 5,000 subscribers in Shanghai in January 2006. "IPTV technology will empower users to choose programs they want to watch when they want to watch them," said Ying Wu, CEO of UTStarcom China. Subscriber growth is expected to top 110 million by 2010, with Asia Pacific accounting for more than 50% of subscribers worldwide, according to a recent ABI Research report.