ZTE Corporation of China, a global supplier of advanced telecommunications infrastructure, has become the first Chinese company to supply telecoms equipment to the Olympic Games.

ZTE was chosen by OTE  (The Greek Telecommunications Organization) to supply vital broadband Internet access systems services during this year´s Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.  To fulfill this need ZTE has built, tested and commissioned a high speed ADSL network for the Games. 

"The Olympics is all about being the best in the world at what you do - the fastest, the strongest, the most skilled in your sport," said ZTE´s European General Manager Mr Chen Jiang.

"We like to feel that we also world beaters in what we do and it has been a great achievement, both for ZTE and Chinese technology, that we have delivered this advanced network on schedule to meet the needs of the games."

Under the contract, ZTE will help OTE deploy an ADSL system serving 16 points in Athens.  Using the network all Olympic facilities, including the main venues, international broadcasting centres, news centres and the press village will be able to access broadband Internet services throughout the event.

"On behalf of OTE, I would like to extend my special thanks to ZTE for its excellent product performance and its willingness to support the Olympic Games," said Mr. Andonacopoulos, CEO of OTE. "I believe this is a good beginning for future cooperation between the two companies."

ZTE began R&D in broadband access products in 1997. It was one of the earliest developers of China´s ADSL, VDSL, SHDSL, ADSL2+ standards. To date, ZTE has deployed over 7 million ports of DSL products in over 10 countries, including China, Greece, Thailand, India, Philippines, Hong Kong SAR and Pakistan. New developments see ZTE focused on constructing a win-win DSL value chain with operators and end-users.

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About OTE: The Greek Telecommunications Organization (OTE) was established in 1949. It ranks among the top Groups of companies in Greece and the top ten telecommunications organizations in Europe. Its activities extend beyond the Greek frontiers into South-east European and Middle East markets. OTE is the largest Greek Group, with numerous subsidiaries such as COSMOTE and OTEnet which show impressive performances. OTE is listed on the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE) and on the London and New York Stock Exchanges. The market value of the organizations´ shares is currently estimated at 12 billion US $.