ZTE Corporation

ZTE Corporation is a leading global provider of integrated communication and information technology solutions, headquartered in China. Established in 1985 and listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in 1997, ZTE specializes in delivering innovative technology and product solutions across various sectors, including telecommunications, government, and consumer markets. The company is committed to meeting the diverse needs of its customers by integrating design, development, production, sales, and services. ZTE's main business lines encompass carriers' networks, government and corporate services, and consumer products. The carriers' network segment focuses on providing advanced technologies and solutions for network evolution, including wireless and wireline access, core networks, and storage systems. In the government and corporate sector, ZTE offers informatisation solutions leveraging technologies such as IoT, Big Data, and cloud computing. The consumer business develops and sells smart devices, including smartphones and home information terminals, while also providing related software and value-added services. ZTE's comprehensive range of products and solutions positions it as a significant player in the telecommunications industry, actively contributing to the advancement of global 5G technology and digital transformation initiatives.

In line with the philosophy of being “customer-centred and ahead of the times” in technological development, the Group has been vigorously seizing significant opportunities presented by developments such as 5G and its future evolution, New Infrastructure, Digital an Intelligent Transformation, East-to-West Data Computing and Dual Carbon Economy, persisting in its objectives and leveraging its strengths as it seeks to position itself as a “path-builder for digital economy” making ongoing efforts in “connectivity + computility + capacity + intelligence”, helping customers and business partners to forge an efficient and green foundation for digital and intelligent operations and solutions that meet scenario requirements in order to speed up the process of digital and intelligent transformation and upgrade for the society as a whole. The Group is positioned within the first quadrant in terms of global patents as a major contributor and participant in the research and standard formulation for global 5G technology. As at 30 June 2025, the Group had submitted approximately 94,000 global patent applications and owned over 50,000 authorised global patents, including approximately 5,700 patent applications and over 3,700 authorised patents in the chip sector. In the AI sector, the Group had close to 5,500 patent applications and close to half of them had been authorised. The Group has continued to make ETSI disclosures on its 5G standard essential patents, ranking among the top five globally in terms of valid patent families. The Group has received 11 gold awards, 3 silver awards and 39 awards of excellence in the patent awards of China. The Group is a member of more than 200 international standardisation organisations, industry alliances, scientific associations and open-source communities, such as ITU (International Telecommunication Union), 3GPP (third generation partnership programme), ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute), NGMN (The Next Generation Mobile Networks), IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), CCSA (The China Communications Standards Association), 5GAIA (5G Applications Industry Array) and AII (Alliance of Industrial Internet) and a board member of numerous organisations such as GSA (Global Suppliers’ Alliance) and ETSI (The European Telecommunications Standards Institute), while more than 100 specialists has been serving in key roles such as chairman/vice chairman and reporter of leading international standardization organisations, industry alliances, scientific associations and open-source communities.