ZTE Exclusively Demonstrates LTE-A CoMP-based Services at Mobile World Congress 2011

SHENZHEN, China - Thursday, February 17th 2011 [ME NewsWire]

Mobile World Congress 2011

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, today demonstrated video call, video streaming and ftp services based on LTE-A CoMP (Coordinated Multipoint) technology at the Mobile World Congress 2011 in Barcelona, Spain, which makes ZTE the first and only telecoms vendor to demonstrate LTE-A CoMP-based services in the world.

During the demonstration, the system achieved downstream peak speed of over 1Gbps, enabling participants to become the first to experience the blazing fast speeds offered by fourth generation wireless communications technologies. ZTE also unveiled plans to introduce commercial LTE-A products in 2012, to meet the growing need for high-speed data communication.

ZTE’s LTE-A CoMP prototype incorporates a number of key technologies such as multi-antenna enhancement, MU-MIMO, and multi-point joint coordinated transmission. Through the use of CoMP technology in the solution, throughput on the edge is dramatically increased.

In recent years, ZTE has accumulated technologies in the LTE-related core areas. For example, in the research of standards, as of November 30, 2010, ZTE held 235 ETSI essential patents (EPs), accounting for 7% of the total number of EPs for LTE that had already been declared, showing that ZTE has entered the “Tier-1 Camp” in terms of EPs for the 4G standards. To date, ZTE has contributed about 550 proposals to the 3GPP RAN Working Group in the LTE-A field.

About ZTE

ZTE is a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions with the most comprehensive product range 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 meet the changing needs of their customers while achieving continued revenue growth. ZTE’s 2009 revenue led the industry with a 36% increase to USD 8,820.7 million. ZTE commits 10 percent of its revenue to research and development and takes a leading role in a wide range of international bodies developing emerging telecoms standards. A company with sound corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, ZTE is a member of the UN Global Compact. ZTE is China’s only listed telecom manufacturer, publicly traded on both the Hong Kong and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ). For more information, please visit www.zte.com.cn.
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