Nepal is to receive mobile data services for the first time under a contract announced today between ZTE Corporation, (Shenzhen: 000063 Hong Kong: 0763), China´s largest listed telecommunications manufacturer and leading wireless solutions provider, and Nepal Telecom.
Under the contract, ZTE, now the largest telecommunications equipment supplier in Nepal, will provide 10,000 lines of GPRS data services, offering customers continuous high-speed wireless connection to the Internet. ZTE will also supply one million lines of GSM equipment to build a state-of-the-art network to cover the Kathmandu valley following the dismantling and relocation of all the existing base transceiver stations (BTSs) in the valley.
"We are delighted that Nepal Telecom has continued its partnership with ZTE," said Mr Zhang Renjun, VP of ZTE Corporation in South Asia. "This is a measure of ZTE´s ability to supply cost-effective, world-class telecommunications solutions to meet operators´ needs."
This is the latest partnership between ZTE and Nepal Telecom: last year the Corporation announced that it is to supply Nepal Telecom with one million lines of CDMA equipment - the largest telecommunications project in Nepal´s history.
Today´s contract win follows other successes in the region, including an announcement earlier this month that ZTE is to supply Indian telecoms giant Atlas Interactive with IPTV equipment in a contract valued at US$209 million. ZTE has also announced plans to increase its manufacturing capability in the region, with facilities due to open in India and Pakistan.
ZTE´s GSM cellular mobile system has been deployed in over 20 countries around the world, with over 40 million subscriber lines.
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