The Only Chinese Company to Achieve Such Prestigious Recognition
SHENZHEN, China, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- ZTE Corporation ("ZTE"), a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions has been shortlisted for the Best Network Technology Advance Award at the 2009 Global Mobile Awards, the most prestigious mobile honours in the mobile communications field, for its cutting-edge SDR (Software Defined Radio) solution. ZTE is the only Chinese company nominated for this global award.
ZTE's SDR technology enables mobile operators to extend the lifespan of network systems and integrate multiple applications. The result is a significant decrease in TCO (total cost of ownership), along with minimal network risk and complexity. The technology, which enables smooth scalability to future HSPA+ and LTE networks, runs radio functionality as software modules on an integrated, unified hardware platform, and allows operators to flexibly and easily roll-out new mobile services.
"Our SDR technology helps operators conveniently transform from 'network providers' to 'service providers', unlocking new markets and generating additional revenue," said Mr. Zhang Jianguo, general manager of ZTE's UMTS products. "We're committed to continuing to deliver versatile, end-to-end and innovative new infrastructure technologies that help our customers excel. This nomination is an important recognition of ZTE's capability to compete at the forefront of global telecoms technology."
"Our congratulations go to all the nominees in this year's Global Mobile Awards," said Rob Conway, CEO of the GSMA. "In an uncertain economic climate, mobile communications continue to drive social, economic and technological development, as the calibre of entries this year again illustrates. To be nominated from such a high quality field of more than 450 companies that entered is a tremendous achievement, and we await the announcement of the winners at this month's Global Mobile Awards evening in Barcelona with great interest."
ZTE's ZXSDR B8200 and ZXSDR R8860 are the company's two major SDR products. They helped ZTE receive the InfoVision award for its SDR technology at the Broadband World Forum (BBWF) Europe 2008. This award further reinforced ZTE's position as a market leader in network innovation.
In January 2009, ZTE SDR 8000 systems were deployed by China Unicom in all of China's 18 provinces for its WCDMA networks. ZTE launched the world's first commercial SDR base station at the 2008 GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The base stations simultaneously support both GSM and UMTS services, as well as provide a smooth evolution path for LTE.
To date, over 35,000 ZTE SDR base stations have been deployed in large scale networks in countries and regions such as Hong Kong, India, Turkey and mainland China.
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 .
