The Italy lab focuses on security testing and support for the regional markets. It is not only a workplace in which our security experts operate but also a collaborative platform between ZTE and institutions, universities, and all stakeholders interested in capacity building and knowledge transfer. Currently, our collaborations include the CNIT (National Interuniversity Consortium for Telecommunications), which is a non-profit organization bringing 37 Italian public universities, for technical research and testing supervision. In 2021, the lab has expanded. A complete set of 4G/5G equipment was deployed in the local equipment room, which could be used for convenient simulation of live network application scenarios and security testing.

The lab in Düsseldorf, Germany, has its focus on the full end-to-end telecom network environment and the assessment infrastructure to support multiple security assessment functions, including penetration testing, document review, and source code review. It supports cybersecurity certifications and verifications by third parties, and serves as a platform for ZTE to collaborate with regulators, customers, industry associations, and universities in a long run.