2 December 2008, Shenzhen, China - ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”), a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, has rolled out the world’s first Next Generation PON equipment – the ZXA10 C300 multi service access platform. The ZXA10 C300 was launched today at EXPO COMM ITALIA 2008 where ZTE also showed the rest of its range of Green Broadband solutions as well as the ZXMSG 6000 multi-service access gateway, the micro DSLAM ZXDSL 9812 and the company’s Broadband Easyservice system.

The ZXA10 C300 is a green, converged, future-proof, high-capacity, multi service access platform. It is the world’s first unified platform supporting GPON, EPON and P2P as well as the emerging next generation IEEE 10G-EPON and FSAN/ITU-T NG-PON in a single shelf. The ZXA10 C300 features high capacity, long reach and high integration, meeting the requirements of the largest central offices. It has been designed to support migration from existing 1G-EPON and GPON systems towards IEEE 10G-EPON and FSAN/ITU-T NG-PON whenever operators are ready to migrate. The system supports a wide variety of legacy and next generation ONUs/ONTs, so is ready for service in a wide range of FTTx scenarios.

As a provider of pioneering telecom solutions, with extensive commitments to R&D for commercial access network systems, ZTE has an in-depth understanding of xPON technologies and is strategically positioned in the international market. To date, ZTE has deployed over 3.5 million xPON ports globally, and so has extensive FTTx design and deployment experience, especially in green-field and overbuild scenarios where replacement of existing copper cabling is necessary. This experience allows ZTE to grow together with operators, adjusting commercial offerings to suit operators’ demands.

For a long time, ZTE has been focused on the development of green technologies and broadband innovations. ZTE has already achieved many milestones in the area of broadband access technology. Its xPON+VDSL2 integrated solution won the prestigious InfoVision Award at Broadband World Forum Europe in 2007. In April this year in London, ZTE’s mini DSLAM 9806H won the Convergence World Award for the Best Green Innovation for its achievement of exceeding the requirements of the European code of conduct on energy consumption. ZTE also unveiled the world’s first hybrid TDM/WDM PON prototype based on All-Optical Wavelength Conversion (AOWC) this September in Shanghai and demonstrated the prototype of the world’s first 10G-EPON system just one month later in Beijing.

Media Contacts:Margrete Ma

ZTE Corporation

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