ZTE to Roll out World's First WCDMA Commercial Femto Cell ZXWR H8901

ZTECorporation（ZTE）,a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions,announced on October 25,2007,to launch the world's first WCDMA commercial Home NodeB,also known as femto cell,ZXWRH8901.The new technology was officially rolled out at PT/Wireless&Networks Comm China 2007 held in Beijing,China,on October 23-27,2007.

ZTE's Home NodeB ZXWRH8901 supports communication of up to four users online,with a user data rate of up to 7.2 Mb/s.The 3G Home NodeB technology optimizes the indoor 3G facility for the user within their home or workplace,thus enabling FMC（fixed-mobile convergence）communication service via one device while maintaining a reliable connection.The convergence of mobile business into Home NodeB usage also helps providers reduce significant investment and maintenance costs.

＂This is a huge success for us as the device will play a vita role in enhancing indoor coverage in the industry by providing reliable network service to mobile users via a single device.＂said Fang Hui,ZTE's General Manager,WCDMA Products.

With its continuous and sustained R&D efforts focusing on 3G WCDMA,ZTEhas achieved significant breakthroughs,and is now one of the telecom equipment providers with the most number of patent applications in the industry.ZTEalso plays a key role in the standardization of 3GPP,as wellas participated in the first femto forum panel in July this year where it convincingly delivered and shared an impressive technology report.