Africa?s First CDMA2000-Based NGN To Be Installed By ZTE In Angola




ZTE ADVANCES AFRICAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS WITH FIRST CDMA2000-BASED FIXED NEXT GENERATION NETWORK (NGN)

Shenzhen: 000063, Hong Kong: 0763-/July 27, 2005 - Wi-Fi Technology News/- following an agreement announced today with leading fixed-line operator Mundo Startel. Under the agreement, ZTE, China?s largest listed telecommunications manufacturer and leading wireless solutions provider, will be the sole provider of the network.

The new network will bring more advanced telecommunications services, including voice, data and wireless broadband, to eight states across Angola. It will be the first time that ZTE installs an NGN based on an IP platform with CDMA2000 1x and EV-DO technology.

?Angola?s vast landscape and low population density has been one of the major challenges to the successful vendor. ZTE was able to present a cost-effective, tailor-made network which, combined with the Corporation?s strong R&D capability and leadership in NGN technology, offered the perfect solution. We look forward to developing a continuing working relationship with the company,? said Mr. Ernst Nitschke, managing director of Mundo Startel.



ZTE?s CDMA2000-based NGN features large volume, complete network coverage, low construction cost and high flexibility for future expansion. The contract in Angola follows global success for ZTE?s NGN solutions: the Corporation has won NGN contracts in Hong Kong, the Philippines, and Pakistan.

Africa is an important market for ZTE: the Corporation?s products have already been deployed in more than 20 countries, including Egypt, Nigeria, Tunisia, Kenya, Zambia, Algeria, and Ethiopia.

About ZTE: ZTE Corporation is China's largest listed telecommunications equipment manufacturer and wireless solutions provider specialising in offering customised network solutions for telecom carriers worldwide. The company develops and manufactures telecommunications equipment for fixed, mobile, data and optical networks, intelligent networks and next generation networks as well as mobile phones. For more information please visit http://www.zte.com.cn.

About Mundo Startel: Mundo Startel has got the license to roll out fixed-line telecommunications network in Angola. It plans to build a nationwide fixed-line network in five years. Mundo Startel intends to increase its market share up to 40% by 2010.