23 Aug 2007, Shenzhen, China - ZTE Corporation ("ZTE"), a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, announced that it has recently signed a contract with Tunisie Telecom, the largest telecom operator in Tunisia, to deploy the national transmission network in the country.  Under the contract, ZTE will deploy a network to cover nearly two-thirds of the territory, including all developed coastal regions.

"We are glad to establish this technological partnership with ZTE, enabling our transmission network upgrade with state of the art optical products from ZTE in order to deliver high speed connectivity and next generation services to our customers," said Mr. Nizar Bouguila, Executive Vice President, Planning, Engineering and Deployment of Tunisie Telecom.

"Tunisia has always been a very important market for ZTE.  We are extremely excited to have this opportunity to work with Tunisie Telecom, and help enhance the infrastructure within the country," said Chen Jinsong, Regional General Manager of ZTE North Africa.  "ZTE has been constantly making breakthroughs in the North African market over the past years with our powerful technical capabilities and vast experience in network implementation.  Being a key partner in deploying Tunisia's national transmission network only proves ZTE's powerful strength in transmission network construction."

Upon completion, the national transmission network will offer good-quality transmission channels for mobile services, ADSL and other services, while establishing a solid foundation for Tunisie Telecom's future development.

Tunisie Telecom is the sole universal telecom operator in Tunisia. In recent years, the operator has been constantly expanding its range of offerings, which now span services for mobile phone, fixed telephone, Internet, videoconferencing, etc.  Since early nineties, Tunisia's telephone network has been fully digitized covering the whole nation, making it the best network in the whole Africa and Middle East region. The country currently has 1.3 million fixed telephone users, 7 million mobile phone users and more than 1 million Internet users.

ZTE has extensive business network in Africa, including transmission network projects in Morocco, Algeria as well as the CCK national backbone network in Kenya.  ZTE's optical network products are used by over 180 operators in more than 80 nations and regions including Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Africa and Middle East.  According to statistics from OVUM-RHK, ZTE is one of the fastest growing optical network vendors globally for three consecutive years.

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ZTE Corporation
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