From correspondents in Haryana, India, 03:00 PM IST

ZTE Corporation(“ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), aleading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, today announced the signing of a GSM Network infrastructure agreementwith Unitech Wireless. Under the agreement, ZTE will provide GSM systems and core network equipment for a period of 5 yearsacross the circles of Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, andHaryana. With this contract, ZTE hasadded a significant win to the growing list of telecom service providersdeploying its GSM solutions in India.

Unitech Wireless, ajoint venture between Norway’s Telenor Group and Unitech Group of India, holdsthe license to provide mobile phoneservices across all 22-telecom circles in India. The company is planning toroll-out services in select circles by the end of 2009 under the brand nameUninor.

“We’re glad to be selected by Unitech Wirelessto establish and manage their GSM infrastructure in India,” said Dr. D. K. Ghosh, Chairman &Managing Director, ZTE Telecom India Pvt Ltd. “This agreement not onlymarks our GSM network contract from a global telecom operator, but alsoprovides us with an opportunity to establish and

manage GSM networks in metros and largecities. We are confident that opportunities like these will serve to furtheraccelerate our growth momentum andexpand our business footprint in the fastestgrowing telecom market in the world,” continued Dr. Ghosh.

The GSM equipmentfrom ZTE will allow Unitech Wireless to evolve its network infrastructure as required, thereby helping reduce network evolution cost,lower TCO and continuously enhance profitability.

ZTE’s GSM equipment is now deployed by over 60operators in more than 50 countries worldwide, resulting in the installation ofmobile capacity exceeding 200 million lines. In India, ZTE has experienced significant growth havingalready won infrastructure and network equipments contracts from severaloperators.

Currently, the companyhas applied for over 3,000 GSM patents and is a pioneering member of manyinternational standards organizations such as ETSI, 3GPP and GSA.

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