DALLAS -- ZTE USA, Inc. a subsidiary of ZTE Corporation, a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, today announced that ClearTalk Wireless, a provider of cost efficient personal communications services in five states within the United States, has selected ZTE's All-IP CDMA 2000 platform to offer high speed, high quality third generation (3G) wireless voice, data and multimedia services to its subscribers in select markets.

3G refers to an advanced set of wireless applications beyond voice such as multimedia, data, video, and Internet applications. CDMA 2000 is the industry's dominant 3G standard. The EV-DO Rev. A standard, the next generation of CDMA 2000 technology, promises to deliver even more advanced multimedia applications at a faster speed while allowing for enhanced network capacity. In today's competitive market, the ability to extend 3G services to subscribers enables carriers to differentiate their services and generate a higher ARPU (average revenue per user). In order to do so, carriers must put the network equipment into place that will enable them to extend and support the 3G services on CDMA 2000, with EV-DO.

"Subscribers today are demanding better, faster and cheaper advanced wireless services and a 3G foundation is essential for meeting the demands of our customers and continuing to attract new ones," said Glenn Ishihara, president of ClearTalk. "After an extensive evaluation process, we found that ZTE's solutions were the best available for our current needs. They represent superior technology and a comfortable price point. We are confident that the All-IP CDMA 2000 platform will empower us to significantly improve the customer experience and further grow our business. The fact that ZTE also has a handset division was very important to us, as we plan to jointly develop applications that are delivered over both the client (handsets) and server (network). ZTE has shown a unique willingness to work closely with us in this regard."

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