China-based Huawei and ZTE expanding penetration in CDMA market

China-based Huawei Technologies and ZTE both claim that they increased their penetration in the CDMA segment of the global telecom network infrastructure market in 2007, according sources of the companies.

Huawei secured a total of US$16 billion worth of telecom network infrastructure contracts in 2007, including US$7 billion for mobile telecom networks, the China-based media quoted company sources as saying.

Contracts for WCDMA networks reached 39 in 2007, bringing the total number of WCDMA contracts received so far by Huawei to 86, said the sources.

In other news, ZTE accounted for 33% of a total 188 global mobile network infrastructure deals announced in the first half of 2007, the company cited Gartner data as saying.

ZTE was particularly strong in the CDMA segment where it took the number one ranking in base stations delivery and the number of contracts signed in the six-month period, ZTE quoted data from Gartner as indicating in a press release.

ZTE also recorded a 300% increase in GSM shipments volume in the period, allowing the company to expand its global GSM capacity to 90 million network lines, according to the release.

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