Futurecom 2003, one of the biggest Telecom and IT events in Latin America, will convene on October 27 in the beautiful island of Florianopolis in Brazil. ZTE Corporation, China´s largest telecom manufacturer will show its presence with a distinctive logo “Global Solutions, Local Services“ shining at the 90-square-meter booth in the exhibition hall.Focusing on this theme, ZTE will showcase not only the fruits of its decisive R&D efforts and distinguished market achievements in CDMA, GSM, NGN, broadband access, value-added service and optical areas, but also the steps ZTE took to realize its globalization strategy with local services. As a Chinese giant in the international telecommunication arena, ZTE has been delivering cutting-edge solutions and customized services by means of wide range of product portfolio, and excellent technologies covering fixed, data, mobile, optical networks, NGN and 3G. In some fields like CDMA and Softswitch, ZTE takes the lead in R&D and market performance at home and abroad. Albeit the downturn of the global telecommunication industry, ZTE still maintains continuous growth in the Chinese market with the sales growth rate of 30% over the past three years and has achieved 100% year-on-year increase in overseas sales this year. Establishing strategic cooperation relations with partners worldwide is the initiative measure of its globalization strategy. With 13 institutes and over 50 overseas branch offices, ZTE has been providing equipment and services to over 40 countries.To the Brazilian market, the Company brings a wide line of products and equipment for wireless communication, data and optical communication, switching and access, as well as value-added services. Moreover, the Company brings Brazil its expertise in research and development, an activity carried out in 13 wholly owned R&D centers in China and in countries such as the United States, South Korea and Sweden.ZTE set up a subsidiary in Brazil in 2002, which headquarters in the city of Sao Paulo, providing not only products and technology but also a new way of doing business. In 2003 it expanded its presence in the country and opened offices in the cities like Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia. Further local investments contemplate the installation of a plant and a research and development center. Brazil is the operational base of the Company in Latin America.As regards fixed and wireless telephony, data transmission and optical communication, ZTE do Brasil provides a one-stop solution, offering products, services, network maintenance, operation, training and finance.To meet customers´ needs, ZTE do Brasil has a team of highly qualified Brazilian staff, including engineers, salespersons, marketing and after-sales professionals, who have extensive experience in the local telecommunication market and an in-depth understanding of the technology to develop projects and provide supporting activities.To support local staff, ZTE do Brasil counts on the Company´s professionals around the world, from experts at the R&D centers to engineers engaged in system projects in different countries. In Brazil, the fixed line operator TMAIS is using our technology to deploy its Wireless Local Loop CDMA 1xRTT network for voice, data and long distance services. TMAIS has already launched voice and data services in the city of Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul state and holds licenses in 69 communities with the population of less than 200,000 inhabitants in the southern states like Rio Grande do Sul, Parana, Santa Catarina and Sao Paulo. ZTE brings to Brazil its experience and the concept of excellence it has acquired through providing systems to the operators worldwide. In futurecom 2003, ZTE welcome clients to visit us at the exhibition and attend our seminars to learn more about us. It hopes to be a trustworthy partner of the Brazilian operators to ensure they can have the most effective solutions both now and in the years to come.For more information, please visit our website www.zte.com.cn.