Chinese vendor also announces broadband network deal in Malaysia.
ZTE Corp said Wednesday it has been awarded a CNY1 billion passive optical network equipment contract by China Telecom Corp.
The equipment will support China Telecom's city optical network project, which was launched in 2009, ZTE said in a statement at the CommunicAsia event in Singapore.
In a separate statement, the Chinese telecom equipment and network provider said that it will partner with Telekom Malaysia Bhd. as one of the major suppliers for Malaysia's nation-wide high-speed broadband network.
ZTE didn't mention the value of the Malaysian deal.
Malaysia announced the HSBB project in September 2008, which is aimed at developing next generation high-speed broadband infrastructure and services for the country.
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