ZTE

ZTE Corp is a telecom equipment and systems company headquartered in Shenzhen in southern China. It is now one of the world's biggest telecom equipment makers, behind after Ericsson, Huawei, Alcatel-Lucent and Nokia Siemens.

China’s bid to gain a greater share of the intellectual property behind 5G would help increase its global influence. Photo: AP

5G may be China’s chance to lead global tech innovation

China is on the cusp of recasting itself as a leading technology innovator from a mere follower in the telecommunications industry, as efforts to develop a global 5G mobile standard near the final stage.

13 Oct 2017 - 2:23pm 7

ZTE stepping up expansion after posting strong interim profit

14 Jun 2018 - 4:53pm

ZTE was the world’s eighth-largest smartphone supplier in the first quarter on shipments of 12.1 million handsets, cornering a 3.2 per cent market share behind Xiaomi and ahead of Lenovo Group, according to Counterpoint Research. Photo: Reuters

ZTE profit climbs on 4G projects, overseas smartphone demand

19 Aug 2017 - 3:55pm

The biggest Chinese phone equipment company will spend 2 billion yuan every year, equivalent to 2 per cent of annual sales, through 2020 to roll out the ultra fast 5G phone network.

ZTE to spend 2pc of sales building ultra fast phone network

1 Jul 2017 - 4:51pm

Analysts see the country’s largest-listed telecommunications equipment supplier benefiting from a fresh slate of mobile infrastructures projects worldwide

ZTE shares rally on mobile data growth, 5G prospects

29 Jun 2017 - 2:39pm

ZTE shares rise to a two-year high as company sharpens 5G strategy

ZTE shares reach a two-year high on firm’s sharpened 5G focus

24 Jun 2017 - 4:09pm

The top 10 premium phone list was dominated by Apple and Samsung until about a year ago – now they face tough competition from Chinese brands

Huawei, Vivo are why the iPhone is losing ground in China

4 May 2017 - 10:52pm 37

A user tries out a ZTE Axon7 device at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February. The company reported a 27.8 per cent jump in net profit to 1.2 billion yuan on Monday for the three months ended March 31. Photo: Reuters

ZTE reports solid first-quarter profit on increased sales

17 Apr 2017 - 11:00pm

ZTE employees check smartphones at the end of an assembly line in Shenzhen. Photo: Zigor Aldama

China’s ZTE forecast to report modest rise in Q1 revenue

17 Apr 2017 - 4:17pm

Adam Zeng Xuezhong, the former chief executive of ZTE Mobile Devices, pictured at a product launch in January, 2015. Photo: SCMP Handout

ZTE’s former mobile chief Adam Zeng resigns

6 Apr 2017 - 11:42am

China’s ZTE sets sights on growth after removal from US trade blacklist

ZTE targets growth after removal from US trade blacklist

29 Mar 2017 - 11:00pm

US removes China’s ZTE from blacklist after paying fine and guilty plea in violating sanctions

China’s ZTE gets out of jail of US trade blacklist

29 Mar 2017 - 6:38am

ZTE, the world’s fourth-largest phone equipment maker by sales, has become the first technology company to be penalised for breaching US sanctions. Photo: Reuters

ZTE joins unwanted club of firms caught breaching US sanctions

22 Mar 2017 - 11:51pm 2

The telecoms equipment supplier’s goal is to produce more of its own key components to replace those that it buys from foreign suppliers, an analyst say

Here’s why ZTE settled over US sanction charges

23 Mar 2017 - 5:02pm

ZTE agreed to penalties totalling US$1.2 billion to settle a US export control case last week. Photo: Reuters

China’s ZTE appoints Yin Yimin as new chairman

14 Mar 2017 - 11:55pm

The US government slapped a US$1.2 billion in fines on Chinese telecom giant ZTE for violations of US export controls for selling goods to Iran and North Korea. Photo: AFP

ZTE’s loss could be a gain for US-China trade relations

14 Mar 2017 - 3:24am 1

Visitors testing smart phones at the ZTE's stand during the recent Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The US government has slapped $1.2 billion in fines on Chinese telecom giant for violations of US export controls for selling goods to Iran and North Korea. Photo: AFP

ZTE posts 2bn yuan loss for 2016 as US export fine bites

8 Mar 2017 - 11:00pm

ZTE’s shares jumped by the most in 19 months, amid optimism that the settlement could remove a US exports ban of components and chips vital to ZTE’s telecommunications products.

ZTE fined record US$1.2bn for violating Iran, North Korea sanctions

8 Mar 2017 - 11:29pm 2

A file picture of a ZTE stand at a mobile phone trade fair in Barcelona earlier this month. Photo: AFP

ZTE ‘likely to plead guilty’ to breaching Iran export controls

3 Mar 2017 - 9:30am

ZTE said it is targeting the third quarter of 2018 for the trial release of 5-G networks. Photo: AFP

ZTE kick-starts race to 5G with products geared for 2018 deployment

1 Mar 2017 - 11:46am

The US Bureau of Industry and Security slapped ZTE with export restrictions on March 7 last year, which barred suppliers from shipping any US-made equipment and parts to the Chinese company. Photo: Reuters

ZTE granted fifth reprieve from US export restrictions

24 Feb 2017 - 10:59pm

ZTE Corp's new Hawkeye smartphone, due for delivery in September, has effectively been withdrawn from pre-order as the company ‘revaluates’ the device pending customer feedback. Photo: SCMP Handout

ZTE withdraws Hawkeye smartphone funding campaign

19 Feb 2017 - 10:49pm

ZTE expects to incur penalties in settlement of US export case

ZTE expects to incur penalties in settlement of US investigation

14 Feb 2017 - 11:00pm

ZTE plans to eliminate 600 jobs at its mobile device business group, according to a Reuters report. Most of these jobs are located on the mainland. Photo: Reuters

ZTE shares face mauling after job cut plan reports surface

8 Jan 2017 - 10:02pm

ZTE’s Jeff Yee introduces the phone at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Photo: Bloomberg

The eyes have it as ZTE launches crowdsourced smartphone

5 Jan 2017 - 11:01pm

Unfazed by the pressure of keeping its US supply chain intact, ZTE has sharpened its focus on pre-5G mobile infrastructure deployments with network operators. Photo: SCMP Handout

China’s ZTE in expansion drive, amid US restrictions

29 Dec 2016 - 1:15pm

ZTE Smart Auto is spearheading the push by China’s largest-listed telecommunications equipment maker to get into the business of assembling electric vehicles. Photo: SCMP

ZTE buys Granton Auto to join the game of assembling electric buses and new-energy vehicles

21 Dec 2016 - 8:36pm

ZTE’s R&D building in Shenzhen. The company has agreed to buy a controlling stake in Netas, a major manufacturer and supplier of telecommunications equipment in Turkey. Photo: Reuters

ZTE acquires 48pc of Turkish telecoms firm Netas for US$101m

6 Dec 2016 - 10:59pm

ZTE can continue operating as normal, as Washington agency extends temporary license until Feb 27, filing says

ZTE can continue operating as normal, as Washington agency extends temporary license until Feb 27, filing says

18 Nov 2016 - 10:44pm

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