China Mobile Pakistan Unit Signs Contract with ZTE

ZTE Corp said it has signed a GSM network contract with Pakistan telecom firm CMPak, a unit of China Mobile.

ZTE, China's largest provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, said the order includes the construction of 14,000 carriers for a radio network and 10 mln lines for a core network.

According to the agreement, ZTE will provide its next-generation V3 base stations, and the core network will adopt all-IP networking.

CMPak was formerly known as Paktel prior to its acquisition by China Mobile in 2007.

The project marks the first overseas tieup between ZTE and China Mobile.

'The partnership of two Chinese telecom providers collaborating overseas demonstrates the rapid development of China's telecom sector and the benefits it can deliver around the globe,' said Wang Qiqiang, president of ZTE South Asia.

Financial details of the deal were not provided.