ZTE's third-quarter earnings rose to 408.65 million yuan ($60 million) compared with a forecast 384 million yuan from a Reuters poll and a year-earlier net profit of 258.3 million yuan, according to Chinese accounting standards.
Over the past year, both ZTE and Huawei nearly doubled their share of the global mobile gear market, as China telecom carriers rolled out 3G services, said researcher Dell'Oro.
The company's share price rose 52.0 percent in the third quarter, far outpacing the 8.16 percent gain on Hong Kong's China Enterprises ( CSHEE.OB - news - people ) index over the same period.
($=6.83 yuan) China ZTE Q3 net profit rises 58.2 pct
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