6 December 2010, Hong Kong – 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 that it officially opened its North American logistics center, which is located in Dallas, U.S.A. The new center is one of the most important hubs of ZTE's global distribution network, and will serve more than 20 operators across North America and Latin America.
The successful opening of the North American center is a significant milestone for ZTE as it indicates that the company is now fully capable of meeting the needs and demands of top operators in the region. In addition, the center provides customized value-added logistical services such as green back-end packaging, local purchasing, reverse logistics and product upgrades.
Adopting the most advanced B2B IT business model to date, the center is fully automated in terms of business operations, which reduce logistical costs significantly, speeds-up delivery times and enables ZTE to provide higher quality and a flexible logistics service to operators in North America.
"ZTE is dedicated to providing fast, high quality delivery of products and services bespoke to our customers' needs. The logistics center in North America will allow us to meet the operators' demands on logistics completely and be closer to our target of fast and high-quality delivery," said Mr. Ye Weimin, SVP of ZTE Corporation
At the end of 2010 ZTE's logistics center in India will be put into service to further complement ZTE's global logistical network. It will be the next step in ZTE's global plans to provide the most convenient and reliable services to international customers.
A total of 42 global service centers and seven regional service centers have been established around the world to date. In addition, ZTE currently has freight transit centers in Amsterdam, Dubai, Miami, Panama and Bangkok which cover most of the countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, America and Asia.