ZTE Launches Industry's Smallest WiMAX 16e RRU Device
SHENZHEN, /PRNewswire-Asia/ --
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
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
SOURCE: ZTE Corporation
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