ZTE, Hi3G Sweden on deal worth $74 mn

ZTE has signed a strategic agreement with Hi3G Sweden worth $74 million for over next three years. As per the agreement, ZTE would deploy UMTS/ LTE TDD/ LTE FDD base stations, auxiliary microwave and data transmission equipment.

ZTE Uni-Ran solutions helps Hi3G Sweden to integrate three modes and five frequencies into one network which started into commercial operation at the end of 2011.

"We are very glad to ink the deal with Hi3G in Sweden where the two companies launched the world's first multi-mode LTE network,” said Mr. Huang Zheng, CEO of ZTE Sweden. “The deployment of ZTE equipment in Sweden shows that we have achieved a world leading position in terms of telecoms technology, product solutions and services."