SHENZHEN, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ZTE Corporation (“ZTE” - H share stock code: 00763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and networking has announced at the GSMA World Mobile Congress Barcelona 2010 that its global GSM sales continued to grow fast in 2009, with a shipment of over 750,000 carrier frequencies in the past year. As its share in newly added worldwide markets rose to almost 20%, ZTE is now one of the top 3 equipment vendors in the industry. In 2009, ZTE successfully sold its GSM products to world-class multinational operators such as Telenor, Teliasonera and Cell C, making large-scale advancements in European and emerging markets.

Recently, research conducted by Frost & Sullivan showed that GSM continues to drive mobile subscriptions’ growth in major markets. Global GSM accounts for 83.5 percent of global mobile subscribers and this large proportion has persisted for a long time. Up to 2009, there were over 3.93 billion GSM, WCDMA-HSPA subscribers worldwide.

From 2004 to 2009, ZTE’s GSM product sales maintained growth of over 100% each year, obtaining the fastest growth in the industry. ZTE’s GSM products are distributed in over 70 countries and regions including mainland China, Hong Kong (China), South Africa, Russia, India, Indonesia and Algeria.

In 2008, ZTE was the first to introduce the SDR series of GU dual-mode base stations, which supports both GSM and multiple mobile technologies. With advanced framework, high performance and outstanding price/performance ratio, this base station series truly achieves seamless integration and smooth evolution. In June 2009, ZTE’s SDR base station won the GTB Innovation Award, a prestigious award in the industry.

About ZTE

ZTE is a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions. It has the widest and most complete product range in the world – covering virtually every sector of the wireline, wireless, service and terminals markets. The company delivers innovative, custom-made products and services to over 500 operators in more than 140 countries, helping them to achieve continued revenue growth and to shape the future of the world’s communications. ZTE commits around 10% of its annual turnover to research and development and takes a leading role in a wide range of international bodies developing emerging telecoms standards. ZTE leads China’s 3G industry with about 30% share of the total 3G equipment market in 2008. A company with sound corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, ZTE is a member of the UN Global Compact that strictly adheres to the Ten Principles of the Global Compact in developing and carrying out CSR programs. ZTE is China’s only listed telecoms manufacturer, with shares publicly traded on both the Hong Kong and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ). For more information, please visit www.zte.com.cn.