ZTE, BT jointly win GTB Innovation Award for First Live FTTP-XGPON Customer Deployment

Business Wire via ITWeb,

Shenzhen, China, 08 Jun 2013

ZTE Corporation (ZTE) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a publicly listed global provider of telecommunications equipment, network solutions and mobile devices, has won the Fixed Network Infrastructure Innovation award for First Live FTTP-XGPON (fibre to the premises 10G passive optic network) Customer Deployment at the GTB Innovation Awards 2013.

This is the second time ZTE has won the GTB Fixed Network Infrastructure Innovation award, following a win in 2011. This demonstrates ZTE's commitment to R&D in the commercialisation of broadband access.

The broadband network jointly deployed by ZTE and BT is the industry's first proof-of-concept trial of the XG-PON (also known as 10G-PON) broadband access service. The XG-PON technology increases user bandwidth to 330Mbps and reduces network delay by roughly 50%, achieving the fastest broadband rates in the world at present.

"The GTB Innovation Award is recognition by the industry of ZTE's dedication to being the best business partner for operators," said Xu Ziyang, Vice-President, ZTE Corporation. "We will continue to leverage our innovation capabilities and leadership position in the broadband access space to help operators across the globe address both the challenges and opportunities of the broadband era."

The ZTE/BT trial was part of the pioneering Superfast Cornwall initiative carried out by the European Union, BT and Cornwall Council, which is rolling out faster broadband across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

Ranulf Scarbrough, Superfast Cornwall programme director for BT, said: "This award demonstrates the pioneering nature of Superfast Cornwall. Not only is the partnership making a major contribution to the future success of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly by rolling out high-speed broadband communications to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses, but it is also pushing the technical boundaries and showing what can be achieved with the technology."

According to the Ovum report on FTTx, DSL and CMTS (Units), ZTE achieved sustained growth in both optical access product shipments and revenues in 2012. Its PON OLT (optical line terminal) and ONT/ONU (optical network terminal / optical network unit) shipments are both market share leaders, accounting for 42% and 32% of the global market, respectively.

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ZTE is a publicly listed global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions with the most comprehensive product range covering virtually every telecommunications sector, including wireless, access and bearer, VAS, terminals and professional services. The company delivers innovative, custom-made products and services to over 500 operators in more than 140 countries, helping them to meet the changing needs of their customers while growing revenue. ZTE commits 10% of its annual revenue to research and development and has leadership roles in several international bodies devoted to developing telecommunications industry standards. ZTE is committed to corporate social responsibility and is a member of the UN Global Compact. The company is China's only listed telecoms manufacturer that is 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.

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