ZTE Strengthens LTE R&D Team, Involves 2,000 Experts

Company to showcase FDD-LTE and TD-LTE prototype solutions at
P&T/Expo Comm China 2008

20 October 2008, New Delhi, India - ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”), a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, is showcasing a whole range of LTE prototype solutions at the P&T/Expo Comm China 2008, the most influential IT and communication event in Beijing, China from 21 – 25 October. The company is highlighting at the show its commitment to contribute in the industry’s alternative to migrate from 3G to LTE technology.

In line with its commitment to develop LTE solutions, the company continues to inject investments in FDD-LTE and TD-LTE development initiatives by the talents of 2,000 experienced engineers specializing in GSM/CDMA and 3G technology at its R&D facility. For TD-LTE alone, ZTE has hired some 900 R&D staff to join the task force.

The company is investing 6 billion RMB to build a new R&D facility and production base in Xi’an, China that will primarily be focused on research initiatives on post-3G technology developments and creating new LTE solutions for its handset business, demonstrating the company’s determination in helping the industry smoothly migrate into the next-generation communications era.

Backed by a large pool of R&D experts and injection of significant R&D funds, ZTE is aimed at achieving its goal of developing and commercializing FDD-LTE solutions in the second half of 2009, and TD-LTE by 2010, both on a small scale.

At the P&T/Expo, ZTE will demonstrate an FDD/LTE prototype and TD-LTE solutions among other advanced communications equipment and products portfolio. It will also showcase an FDD/TDD fusion solution developed using the world’s leading SDR software base station.

“Although the solutions are still in prototype, we are participating at P&T/Expo to give the industry a preview on some of the development initiatives our strong R&D team are doing in terms of LTE technology. Our leading position in 3G and LTE will further help propel the development of the industry to successfully move into the next generation’s communications era,” said Mr. Liu Shouwen, International Marketing Director, LTE Products & Solutions, ZTE Corporation. “We have committed substantial R&D investments in order to provide more sophisticated solutions to our customers to allow them keep pace with latest industry communication trends.”

In China, the company maintains a leading position in 3G area, including TD-SCDMA field, and continuously gaining a leading edge in CDMA2000, with CDMA shipment volume ranked the highest in the world during the past three consecutive years. ZTE has not only become a mainstream WCDMA equipment maker but also a leading player in SDR technology.

Delegates at P&T/Expo can visit ZTE at booth E1205, East Hall 1, at the China International Exhibition Center, Beijing, to check the company’s LTE solutions and other communication products.
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About ZTE
ZTE is a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions. The ZTE product portfolio is one of the most complete in the world – covering virtually every sector of the wireline, wireless, service and terminals markets. The company delivers innovative, custom-made products and services to customers in more than 135 countries, helping them to achieve continued revenue growth and to shape the future of the world’s communications. ZTE commits around 10% of annual turnover to research and development and takes a leading role in a wide range of international bodies developing emerging telecoms standards. It is the fastest growing telecoms equipment company in the world, and is China’s only listed telecoms manufacturer, with shares publicly traded on both the Hong Kong and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges. In the Asian Wall Street Journal’s Readers’ Survey 2007, ZTE was among the Top 10 Most Admired Companies in China, the only company that was included in the Top 10 list representing the telecom industry. ZTE was awarded the “Most Promising Vendor of the Year” by Frost & Sullivan in its 2007 Asia Pacific ICT Awards, and was reported as the fastest growing telecom equipment and solutions provider among the major telecom vendors worldwide by IDC in 2007. ZTE was included in BusinessWeek’s 2006 ranking of China’s Top 20 Brands. For more information, please visit www.zte.com.cn.

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