26 November, Shenzhen, China –ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutionsis showcasing its LTE (Long Term Evolution) products and solutions to network operator Vodafone, demonstrating its leading position in the field of end-to-end mobile broadband technologies. With its SDR (Software Defined Radio) solution, ZTE enables operators to cost-effectively host multiple networks on the same base station, enabling them to easily upgrade to an LTE commercial network.
LTE will offer mobile phone users more bandwidth, faster data transmission and high-speed access to mobile Internet applications, and is expected to be introduced in Germany in stages from 2010 onwards. This will be partly done using frequencies made available by the digitisation of radio broadcasting (the 'digital dividend').
"With our LTE mobile telephony solutions, we can respond in a flexible way to all requirements of network operators in terms of connectivity and performance optimisation," explains Dr. Zhigang Zhang, vice president of ZTE Europe and North America. "In our SDR base station, all mobile phone standards can operate in parallel, which significantly reduces operator costs and at the same time is very environment-friendly and saves space. For the 'digital dividend' frequency range, ZTE has developed its own LTE DD solution based on the SDR platform," adds Dr. Zhang.
As a pioneer in the field of HSPA+/LTE, ZTE has long been involved in the development of LTE technology and supports network operators in their efforts to drive the commercialisation of this next generation technology. Over 2,000 engineers are devoted to developing LTE in R&D centres in Xian, China. Moreover, ZTE recently opened a new LTE research and development centre in Richardson, Texas.
In the last two years ZTE has successfully built a series of LTE test networks all over the world – including a commercial trial with Telefónicas – and it has tendered for all major LTE projects in Germany. To demonstrate the applications of LTE technology to an international public, ZTE will construct a special LTE network for the China pavilion at Expo 2010 in Shanghai.
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