SHENZHEN, China, February 9 /PRNewswire/ --

- New Equipment Helps Operators to Reduce Network Deployment and
Maintenance Costs

ZTE Corporation ("ZTE"), a leading global provider of telecommunications
equipment and network solutions, has officially launched the industry's
smallest WiMAX 16e RRU (Remote Radio Unit) product, the R9110 that helps
reduce the number of base stations by 50%, hence enabling telecom operators
to maximize their return on investment (ROI). The company will be exhibiting
the new device at the Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2009 from February
16-19 to demonstrate its continuous R&D efforts and expertise in WiMAX field.

ZTE RRU R9110 is based on BF4*8 Multi-Antenna technology, which
effectively improves signal quality from a single base station, allowing
extensive network coverage and enhanced network performance. Compared with
traditional devices using MIMO technology, RRU R9110 further minimizes the
number of base stations from 35%-50%, helping telecom operators reduce
network construction and maintenance costs. In addition, the latest RRU
device supports dual carrier discontinuous spectrum, enabling a maximum speed
of 100MHz expansion between uplink and downlink. By leveraging on this
advantage, telecom carriers using traditional FDD spectrum can save cost and
investment on RRU, antenna and wireless tower required in network expansion
by up to 50%.

"We are elated to be part of this prestigious telecom industry event in
Barcelona to demonstrate the extraordinary features of our latest RRU
product. This is highly significant for us in showing the result of our
remarkable R&D efforts and state-of-the art technology in the WiMAX arena,"
said Mr. Zhao Songpu, ZTE's General Manager of WiMAX products. "With the
introduction of our latest RRU product to the market, we are offering
cost-effective solution for telecom carriers to make network construction
more flexible, hence helping them to achieve low TCO and enhance their ROI."

ZTE is one of the few vendors in the world that pioneered research and
development on WiMAX. It is also the only Chinese company with a
representative in the 15-man Board of Directors in the WiMAX Forum(TM), and
with about a dozen of WiMAX R&D institutions located in different regions
globally. As of November 2008, ZTE has already deployed more than 30 WiMAX
16e networks across different regions and countries, including Asia-Pacific,
Middle East, Africa, Europe, and the Americas region.

ZTE will be exhibiting at booth 8B127 in Hall 8 and hospitality suite
CY13+14 during the event.

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 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 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. In the Asian Wall Street Journal's Readers' Survey 2007, ZTE
was among the 'Top 10 Most Admired Companies in China', the only company that
was included in the Top 10 list representing the telecom industry. ZTE was
awarded the "Most Promising Vendor of the Year" by Frost & Sullivan in its
2007 Asia Pacific ICT Awards, and was reported as the fastest growing telecom
equipment and solutions provider among the major telecom vendors worldwide by
IDC in 2007. ZTE was included in BusinessWeek's 2006 ranking of China's Top
20 Brands. For more information, please visit http://www.zte.com.cn .

For more information, please contact:

     Margrete Ma
     ZTE Corporation
     Tel: +86-755-2677-5207
     Email: ma.gaili@zte.com.cn

     Romy T. Arambulo / Ada Ho
     Edelman PR
     Tel: +852-2837-4727 / +852-2837-4747
     Email: romy.arambulo@edelman.com / ada.ho@edelman.com