ZTE awarded Top Consumer Electronics Brand by IDG

2014 International CES - ZTE, a top global handset manufacturer, today announced it has won three awards from the International Data Group (IDG) and survey company IDC, recognising ZTE's rapid growth and extraordinary performance around the world. IDG, the world's leading technology media, events and research company, bestowed the "Global Intelligent Interconnection Device Brands Top 10", the "China Consumer Electronics Brands Top 10" and the "Global Consumer Electronics Brands Top 50" medals to ZTE at the International Consumer Electronics Industry Summit & Global Top Brands Awards Ceremony during CES, on 8 January.

"2013 was a year of extensive development and investment in mobile Internet, and reshuffling and restructuring in the global smartphone market," said Michael Friedenberg, CEO, IDG. "We're highlighting ZTE as one of the smartphone vendors that performed particularly well."

"We're honoured to have our performance recognised by IDG," said Zeng Xuezhong, ZTE EVP and Head of the Mobile Devices Division. "At the core, a keen sense of innovation, continuous devotion to research and strategic overseas expansion were essential to our accomplishment."

During CES 2014, ZTE has unveiled a range of high-performance smartphone and consumer electronics products to meet the needs of today's consumer. ZTE's newest devices include a variety of solutions, including the Grand S II flagship smartphone with cutting-edge voice control technology, a mobile hotspot with a built-in projector, a new smart watch, and a phablet with dual-screen functionality, among others.

"Our goal is to expand even further, and ship 60 million smartphones led by the exciting products we're announcing and previewing at CES 2014," added Zeng.