ZTE Doubles GSM Equipment Shipments in Q1

China's ZTE has announced a doubling in volume shipments of its GSM products in the first quarter. The company attributes this to the "ongoing robustness and expansion of the international GSM market, combined with ZTE’s ability to capitalise on the launch of several GSM product marketing initiatives in the Asia Pacific region"

Last year, ZTE clinched several significant deals to deploy GSM networks in key and emerging international markets.

In September 2007, ZTE signed a contract with CMPak, one of Pakistan’s main telecom operators, to enable expansion of its GSM network coverage. Under the contract, ZTE provided supporting infrastructure including, the construction of 1,400 base stations, the provision of value-added service products for radio networks, as well as 10 million lines of capacity for the operator’s core network. In July last year, ZTE also signed a contract with Nepal Telecom to add 3.5 million lines to its existing mobile GSM capacity and support future expansion that will allow the company to add a further 5 million lines by 2010.

Posted to the site on 8th May 2008