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Asia
Pacific Watch
April
22, 2005
ZTE
announces contracts worldwide in 2005
China
-- ZTE Corporation has announced 12 contract wins in
ten countries across five continents in the first quarter
of 2005. ZTE has made significant steps into the European
market following agreements with industry giants like
France Telecom, Alcatel and Portugal Telecom. In March,
ZTE announced becoming a global supplier of ADSL equipment
to France Telecom, which boasts of 118.6 million customers
worldwide.
The agreement with Alcatel, announced in February, saw
ZTE's CDMA radio access portfolio integrated into Alcatel's
CDMA end-to-end solutions. In January, ZTE signed a
research and development memorandum of understanding
(MoU) with Portugal Telecom and an agreement with Skylink,
Russia's largest CDMA operator.
In addition to its successes in Europe, ZTE announced
a collaboration with United States based Intel Corporation
to jointly deliver global broadband wireless solutions
using WiMAX technology. As part of this agreement, ZTE
will develop and deploy infrastructure equipment using
Intel's silicon for WiMAX solutions based on IEEE 802.16-2004,
and the upcoming IEEE 802.16e standards for mobile networks.
The companies will also work jointly with regulatory
agencies in key global markets for securing adequate
radio spectrum for broadband services based on WiMAX
technology.
ZTE won the first contract of 2005 in Singapore where
ZTE was to supply an Intelligent Network system to support
the IDD prepaid services for leading operator, MobileOne
Limited. This was followed by the announcement that
ZTE would supply Laos operator, Sky Telecom, with a
national CDMA2000 1X EV-DO network to bring Laos into
the 3G era. Also, in India, ZTE agreed to a strategic
alliance with Atlas Interactive to bring triple play
broadband to the country and opened a flagship factory
and R&D centre to develop CDMA, GSM, DSL, and NGN
equipments, as well as handsets.
In Africa, ZTE announced a GSM contract with Algerian
mobile operator, ATM Mobilis, covering the western region
of the country, with a subscriber base of 1.2 million.
In Zambia, ZTE announced the successful launch of its
Intelligent Network system for the national telecommunications
operator, Zamtel.
ZTE also announced its providing of CDMA450 network
to Argentina in a contract with its local operator,
CoTeCal (Co-operative Telefonica Calafate). ZTE is to
provide a total solution of network infrastructure and
terminals to support the project.
From 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2004, ZTE Corporation
and its subsidiaries recorded contract sales of US $4,111
million. Of these sales, US $1,644 million was attributable
to international sales, representing a year-on-year
increase of 169.5 percent.
Ying Yimin, president, ZTE, said: "In 2004, about
40 percent of our revenue was from international sales.
This year we will continue our globalisation strategy
and introduce more of our products and services to international
markets."
Cheng Lin, president, ZTE Europe, remarked: "The
contract wins ZTE has celebrated in 2005 show that we
are truly a global player and demonstrate our commitment
to the European market, which we see as vital to our
growth and development. Our European roadshow, which
started in Turkey and covers ten countries in three
months, will show European audiences our new technologies
and ability to provide complete network solutions."
Contact:
ZTE Corporation
www.zte.com.cn
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