ASIA : ZTE Corporation 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 WCDMA 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.