ZTE Wins Unicom VAS Deals

SHENZHEN, China -- ZTE Corporation ("ZTE") the leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, has secured more than a 55% share in China Unicom's 2008 bulk purchase of GSM value-added service [VAS] systems, according to the recently announced tender result. The China Unicom tender involves the provision of key service platforms of the GSM network that will allow operators to offer high-quality mobile services nationwide. By securing more than half of the tender bids, ZTE further proves its expertise and leading market position in the VAS technology arena.

As part of the contract, ZTE is providing the biggest number of nodes for China Unicom's three major product offerings, Color Ring Back Tone (CRBT) Platform, Multimedia Message Service (MMS) Management Platform and WAP Services Management Gateway, which contribute to the bulk of the operators' value-added business revenues. ZTE won 17, 14 and 12 nodes for the above three products respectively, in addition to providing other telecom solutions to other key product areas and services such as the authentication center, interconnection gateway and additional key industry applications.

"We are excited to be selected by China Unicom to provide our world-class products to help them enhance their services nationwide. By supplying these technologies, ZTE further reaffirms its leading position in the VAS communications area," said Mr. Wang Xiang, VP of ZTE Corporation. "China is one of the driving forces for the development of the global telecom market. Besides our commitment to the international market, we are very much focused on helping China further advance the local telecom infrastructure. China has more than 1.3 billion population which provides us with an enormous opportunity to continue dedicating our technology and market knowledge to meet local market needs."

China Unicom revealed that ZTE had secured 17 of the 22 intelligent network tenders, garnering a 77% market share of the project during the first half of 2008. This again attests ZTE's leading position in the intelligent network market.

ZTE is a leading VAS solution provider in China and international markets. ZTE's Anyservice consists of a wide range of VAS products and services that run on diversified networks, including PSTN, GSM, CDMA and 3G. The NGN system has been successfully implemented in USA, Canada, Spain, UK, Greece, Poland, Brazil, Singapore, Malaysia, and more. It fully meets operators' demand to help them offer attractive VAS services to their customers, as well as significantly increase their revenues.

As a leading VAS innovator with massive and successful applications globally, ZTE has established five dedicated VAS R&D centers worldwide and employed over 3,000 staff members committed to R&D of VAS. Today, ZTE Anyservice is the preferred VAS technology of more than 70 operators in 60 countries worldwide.

ZTE Corp. (Shenzhen: 000063; Hong Kong: 0763)

China Unicom Ltd. (NYSE: CHU)