SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Redback Networks Inc. (Nasdaq:RBAK - News), a leader of next-generation broadband networking systems, and ZTE Corporation, the leading telecommunications equipment manufacturer and network solution provider in China, today announced they have entered into a strategic distribution agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, ZTE Corporation will market and resell the Redback® SMS(TM) subscriber management family of products under the ZTE label throughout Asia and also provide installation and direct support to customers.

"The distribution agreement with Redback gives us the ability to offer service providers throughout our region an end-to-end solution that they can quickly deploy to manage broadband services and drive revenue growth," said a spokesperson from ZTE Corporation in China. "Our customers benefit from the convenience and cost-efficiencies achieved by working directly with ZTE, a company committed to delivering high-quality, proven solutions and great customer service."

Redback's SMS family of products enables service providers and carriers to manage, provision and aggregate broadband, leased-line and dial-up subscribers and services via a single, unified platform. As an intelligent networking platform, Redback's products are designed to speed the deployment of broadband services to market, provide a scalable operational model for managing subscribers and enable the creation of new value-added services including VPNs, self-provisioned tiered bandwidth, video multicast and Web portal services.

"By aligning our products and services with a global leader like ZTE Corporation, we can significantly expand our reach to customers throughout Asia with the same level of quality and support they have come to expect from Redback," said Joel Arnold, senior vice president of strategy and partnerships for Redback Networks. "As the broadband infrastructure throughout Asia continues to undergo rapid growth, our ongoing relationship with ZTE enables us to play a key role in the development and delivery of high-bandwidth, value-added services for customers throughout the region."

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