ZTE Leads Data Card Industry with Impressive 366% Growth

ZTE Leads Data Card Industry with Impressive 366% Growth

    ZTE Corporation announced on August 25, 2009 that sales of its Data Card have topped 7 million in first half of 2009, representing an increase of 366% compared to the same period last year, the fastest growth amongst all manufacturers. ZTE rapidly expanded its leadership in the Data Card market last year with cumulative sales of more than 10 million in 2008 and 426% year-on-year growth—a second place position in the global market. This momentum laid a solid foundation for the company to achieve its goal of capturing 30% of the global Data Card market in 2009. With its ongoing expansion in overseas high-end and emerging markets, ZTE continues to showcase its considerable strength and competitiveness in data card products.

    ZTE received 40% of its data card sales revenue in 1H09 from developed countries, attributable to delivery of high quality products to meet growing and advanced market needs. ZTE recently received Data Card orders from T-Mobile, a division of world-class operator Deutsche Telekom, and WILLCOM, the 4th largest operator in Japan. In July, Telenor Group in Norway signed an agreement with ZTE to purchase USB Data Cards in the next 12 months. Besides, ZTE and COSMOTE, the largest mobile operator in Greece, have jointly introduced the world’s fastest-download 3G Data Card, MF662, to the Greece market.