ZTE Says CDMA Lines Shipped Tops 100 Million

China's ZTE says that it has shipped close to 12,000 CDMA base stations in the first 6 months of 2007. The figure represents a 240% increase compared with same period last year, resulting in ZTE meeting its 2006 annual target, with still five more months before the year ends.

"Since 2001, ZTE had already shipped over 55,000 CDMA base stations," said Mr. Zhu Jinyun, general manager of ZTE's CDMA product. "India alone accounts for over 20,000 sets of the shipment, allowing ZTE to capture the largest market share for CDMA base stations in the country. ZTE has also launched CDMA base stations with new frequency bands, including 1700/2100 MHz (AWS band), 410 MHz, ATG (Air-to-Ground) band"

In addition to registering a sterling record in volume shipment, the company also has another milestone to announce - its CDMA system subscriber capacity has exceeded 100 million lines, representing a 100% increase compared to the figure as of end-2006.

In large volume market segments, ZTE says that it has had significant business success in India and Indonesia this year. The company has accumulated a total network subscriber capacity of 43 million lines in India, while it has become one of the top three CDMA suppliers with a capacity of 15 million lines in Indonesia. Across Africa, the development of ZTE's business in Morocco has been particularly solid.

In addition, ZTE has also been enjoying positive growth in the high-end strategic markets in Europe and US. In Norway, it has built an EV-DO/GoTa commercial network, contributing to the development and expansion of the user base in the country. The company also built the first EV-DO Rev.A network in Czechoslovakia with more than 360 base stations covering the entire republic. In the US, ZTE is currently developing the CDMA2000 1X or EV-DO network for at least four operators, as initial strategic step into entering the elite class of tier-one operators in North America.