ZTE SDR Base Station Records over 100,000 Volume Shipment

(Business News & Technology News, 28 May 2009)

ZTE Corp., a global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, announced that its SDR base station recorded a total volume shipment of 107,000 units in less than one year: since its latest product advancement in October 2008 through April 2009. ZTE attributes this business achievement to its strong R&D and the growing popularity of SDR (soft defined radio) technology favored by global operators, including those in fast developing mobile markets such as China and India.

A variety of multi-band and multi-standard wireless communications systems can be implemented with SDR technology, such as CDMA2000, GSM/UMTS, TD-SCDMA, LTE and WiMAX. Subscribers benefit from a single platform for multiple technical standards, allowing for customisation and access to a variety of new features with an easy upgrade path.

With its SDR platform, ZTE takes the lead in achieving multi-mode or dual-mode network solutions, including GSM/UMTS dual-mode, GSM/UMTS/LTE multi-mode, CDMA/LTE dual-mode and TDD/FDD LTE multi-mode, to name a few. As a socially responsible company, ZTE is committed to providing environmental-friendly solutions to the worldwide market. Its SDR’s low power consumption features offer power efficiency up to 45 percent, highlighting its leading position in driving green technology development.

“Innovation, integration and sustainability, along with cost-effective features, have become the key requirements and trends in the wireless industry,” said Zhao Xianming, Senior Vice President of ZTE Corp. “To date, ZTE’s SDR wireless platform has experienced tremendous success in the market due to our focus on innovation and high product quality. ZTE’s more than 100,000 SDR base station shipments demonstrate that we have entered the ranks of leading wireless equipment providers in the industry.”

In October 2008, ZTE’s SDR products won an InfoVision award at Broadband World Forum (BBWF) Europe 2008 from IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission), reinforcing ZTE’s position as a market leader in network innovation. In February 2009 at the World Mobile Congress in Barcelona, ZTE’s SDR solution was also nominated for GSMA's 14th Global Mobile Awards, representing the only nomination for a Chinese company.

ZTE earlier this year partnered with CSL Hong Kong to launch the world’s first SDR-based HSPA+ commercial network with download rates of up to 21Mbps, considered the world’s fastest 3G commercial network ever developed. ZTE helped CSL realized its goal as a four-band GSM / UMTS multi-mode network operator.