12 July 2007, Shenzhen, China - ZTE Corporation ("ZTE"), a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, has been awarded by Nepal Telecom ("NT"), Nepal's largest telecoms operator, a project that will help the telecom company to add 3.5 million lines to reach total GSM mobile capacity of 5 million lines within next three years. The project, which is the biggest ever embarked by NT, includes installation of new networks for GSM mobile phones services as well as 3G cellular networks based on W-CDMA protocol.
"We are thrilled to be selected by NT to enhance the mobile network in Nepal," said Mr. Sabin Shrestha, Chief Representative of ZTE Nepal. "This agreement further validates NT's trust to ZTE. We have been Nepal's largest supplier of telecom equipment, including systems for CDMA, GSM and GPRS network services. This deal will further enhance our technology partnership with NT and future cooperation in the years to come."
"We believe that with ZTE's advanced technology and expertise in both GSM and UMTS worldwide, we'll be able to fulfill growing demand from urban as well as rural population and hence allow us to provide the people of Nepal a high quality mobile communication network," revealed Managing Director of the NT Sugat Ratna Kansakar.
The building of these 3.5 million mobile phone lines is expected to start in the next three to four months. One million of these lines will be provided for the Kathmandu Valley while the rest will be for other parts of the country.
In 2004, ZTE won the biggest CDMA contract in Nepal's telecom history, under which, ZTE would supply CDMA2000 1X equipment to build a state-of-the-art network to cover the country's major populated areas. The year after, ZTE signed another two agreements with NT to bring the first mobile data services to Nepal and to rebuild its GSM value-added services network respectively.
ZTE's GSM equipment has been delivered to over 50 operators in more than 40 countries around the world, with a capacity exceeding 90 million lines. The company's UMTS networks have been installed in more than 20 countries worldwide.
Media Contact:Margrete MaZTE CorporationTel: +86 755 26775207Email: ma.gaili@zte.com.cn
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