ZTE demonstrates 5.76Mbps HSUPA at GSMA Mobile World Congress 2008

12 February 2008, Shenzhen, China – ZTE, a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, is demonstrating the company’s newly IOT (Inter Operability Testing) tested 5.76Mbps HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access) network equipment at the GSMA Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2008, Spain. This follows the successful launch of ZTE’s 7.2Mbps HSDPA/2Mbps HSUPA network equipment at China’s PT/Wireless & Networks Comm exhibition in October last year.

HSUPA is a UMTS uplink enhancement technology introduced in 3GPP R6. It has two phases: in phase I the maximum uplink data throughput is 1.9Mbps; in phase II the maximum data throughput is up to 5.76Mbps. HSUPA technology increases capacity and throughput, and improves spectrum efficiency as well, satisfying the growing demand for mobile services in wireless broadband networks.

“We are proud to have completed the 5.76Mbps HSUPA IOT with terminals using Qualcomm chips,” said Fang Hui, ZTE’s General Manager of WCDMA Products. “Our ability to launch the solution at the MWC show further validates our industry leading technology expertise in the HSPA field.”

ZTE’s extensive HSPA R&D programme led to the company’s initial deployment of HSPA in 2004 which featured the foundations of a smooth upgrade path enabling seamless hardware development. This was followed in 2006 by the deployment of 14.4Mbps HSDPA and in 2007 of 7.2 Mbps HSDPA/HSUPA. At the same time ZTE successfully carried out initial IOT tests and implemented interoperability partnerships with other major telecoms equipment vendors.

ZTE’s end-to-end HSPA solution features all-rounded HSPA commercial solutions, HSPA commercial terminals, data cards and HSPA simulating platform software. Today, ZTE’s HSPA technology has been widely deployed across 30 countries and regions including Europe, Asia, and Africa.

ZTE will be exhibiting at stand B127 in Hall 8 at the GSMA Mobile World Congress 2008.

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About ZTE

ZTE is a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions. The ZTE product range is the most complete 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 customers in more than 120 countries, helping them to achieve continued revenue growth and to shape the future of the world’s communications. ZTE commits around 10% of annual turnover to research and development and takes a leading role in a wide range of international bodies developing emerging telecoms standards. It is the fastest growing telecoms equipment company in the world, and is China’s only listed telecoms manufacturer, with shares publicly traded on both the Hong Kong and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges. ZTE was the only Chinese IT and telecoms manufacturer listed in BusinessWeek 2005’s Information Technology 100 and was included in its 2006 ranking of China’s Top 20 brands. For more information, please visit www.zte.com.cn.