February 9, 2010, Shenzhen, China  – ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, today announced the launch of its new generation IMS 6.0 solution designed to fully meet the requirements and needs of current network transformation for 4G in mobile and fixed fields. IMS 6.0 was designed in large part based on operator feedback and needs to meet the growing service demands of today’s telecom market.

LTE is emerging as a frontrunner for 4G mobile network transformation. With the demand for ubiquitous high-bandwidth services from users, operators are looking to provide users with higher performance, greater bandwidth and broader network coverage while maintaining control of revenue. ZTE’s IMS 6.0 solution offers a variety of multimedia solutions critical to successful 4G/LTE transformation: Converged Conference, Tele-presence, Surveillance, Gaming, Streaming and Rich Communication Suite (RCS).

ZTE’s IMS 6.0 solution also provides enhanced policy-based resources and charging control functionality to alleviate issues with increased packet traffic. For the large flow of LTE data, it supports user-based and service-based QoS policy control. Flexible QoS policy control enhances the value of every byte to guarantee high service quality and user experience.

For fixed and full-service operators, traditional fixed network evolution has become one of the focuses; old switches with high maintenance cost are not capable of providing new services. ZTE’s IMS 6.0 solution offers an enhanced version of ZXUN xAGCF, which is the core network element in the PSTN/ISDN emulation. ZXUN xAGCF supports a variety of legacy interfaces including POTS, V5, ISDN BRI / PRI, H.323, and supports the seamless integration of current OSS/BSS, integrating with existing services and providing a consistent user experience.

"The overall objective of next-generation network construction is to build a unified network through network transformation,” said Wang Xiaoqiang, general manager of ZTE's IMS product line. “This phase will bring collaborative development in network scale, network security, quality of service, network mobility, network management and service innovation. ZTE’s IMS 6.0 solution deploys some of the most cutting-edge technologies – cloud computing and distributed design – to reduce network complexity, improve system robustness and increase the efficiency of building networks with the lowest possible TCO to go through the critical transformation period."

ZTE is one of the few vendors to provide end-to-end IMS solutions. In 2009, ZTE successfully placed the world’s first ICS (IMS Centralized Services) call with the industry’s first commercial IMS-based high definition (HD) video conferencing system. As one of the global leading IMS suppliers, ZTE ranks first with large-scale commercial deployments in Chinese market, and has established extensive cooperation with the leading European and American operators.