Company Plays Key Role in Helping Drive Local 3G Network Deployment
SHENZHEN, China, March 11 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- CCID, an established research firm in China disclosed recently in an industry report entitled 'Local Vendors Stand out in China's 3G Equipment Market' that the rapid deployment of 3G networks in China will eventually result in the creation of about 660,000 3G carrier frequency by mid this year. This will make China the country with the largest 3G network construction in the world.
According the report, the total 3G carrier frequency in China will be split among the three largest telecom operators in the mainland -- China Mobile's TD-SCDMA network will create more than 300,000 3G carrier frequency, China Unicom will construct about 200,000 in building its UMTS carrier frequency, while the rest will be attributed to China Telecom's CDMA2000 deployment.
A research firm that has been focusing on China's ICT development over the last two decades, CCID also presented industry figures in the said report, segregating the market share of leading 3G equipment providers. ZTE leads among all vendors that have supplied 3G equipment in China with 29.3% share, followed by Huawei with 21.9%. Other vendors that have been helping operators create 3G carrier frequency include Datang, Ericsson, Nokia-Siemens, Alcatel-Lucent.
For the complete market share per vendor, please refer to http://www.prnasia.com/sa/2009/03/11/200903111204.jpg .
The success of both ZTE and Huawei in providing 3G equipment solutions in China further validates CCID's observation that local 3G equipment vendors that supply TD and CDMA solutions have competitive edge over other vendors. CCID also emphasized in the report that the active involvement of both ZTE and Huawei in the constructions of China Unicom and China Telecom's 3G networks fully demonstrates their strong ability in helping carriers deploy large-scale WCDMA and CDMA2000 networks.
The report also underlines China's home-grown 3G technology competitive price point, a key feature that will have a strong appeal among international operators, particularly those in Europe and the US, in light of the current global financial crisis when most carriers are looking for cost effective technology options.
In the area of UMTS technology, ZTE together with Huawei, and Ericsson are among the top three vendors, according to the CCID report.
About ZTE
ZTE is a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions. The ZTE product range is 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 over 500 operators in more than 140 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 http://www.zte.com.cn .
