iSuppli's Report Confirms ZTE's Position in WiMAX Industry

ZTE Corp has been validated by iSuppli as one of the leading companies in WiMAX industry. ZTE's position in the WiMAX arena has been further bolstered by recent partnership agreements signed with Sprint Nextel in the US and a multi-national telecom operator (MTO) deal in Singapore.

The iSuppli report predicts that the number of WiMAX mobile users worldwide is projected to reach 29 million by 2011. Revenues derived from infrastructure and mobile devices are anticipated to reach US$5.5 billion and US$3.9 billion, respectively.

ZTE has penetrated the North American market as an equipment vendor through ZTE USA's WiMAX Master Purchase Agreement with Sprint Nextel in July 2007. Under the deal, ZTE USA will supply Sprint Nextel WiMAX PC cards and USB form factors, and advanced modem solutions for home networking.

The company has also achieved significant in-roads in Singapore by contributing to the deployment of WiMAX. In early 2006, ZTE developed the mobile WiMAX network in Singapore, said to be one of the first commercial trial networks worldwide. The technology's commercial speed has now reached up to 20Mbps, allowing service providers to offer smooth high-definition video-on-demand offerings, as well as Skype telephony and high-speed downloading functions.

ZTE has also put forward the concept of "Carrier-grade WiMAX MAN" globally, and has established 21 commercial trials and trial networks for 802.16e WiMAX around the world.