ZTE Partners with Tunisie Telecom

ZTE announced that it has recently signed a contract with Tunisie Telecom, a
telecom operator in Tunisia, to deploy the national transmission network in the
country. Under the contract, ZTE will deploy a network to cover nearly
two-thirds of the territory, including all developed coastal regions.

"We are glad to establish this technological partnership with ZTE,
enabling our transmission network upgrade with state of the art optical products
from ZTE in order to deliver high speed connectivity and next generation
services to our customers," said Nizar Bouguila, Executive Vice President,
Planning, Engineering and Deployment of Tunisie Telecom.

"Tunisia has always been a very important market for ZTE. We are
extremely excited to have this opportunity to work with Tunisie Telecom, and
help enhance the infrastructure within the country," said Chen Jinsong,
Regional General Manager of ZTE North Africa.

Tunisie Telecom is the sole universal telecom operator in Tunisia. In recent
years, the operator has been constantly expanding its range of offerings, which
now span services for mobile phone, fixed telephone, Internet,
videoconferencing, etc. Since early nineties, Tunisia's telephone network has
been fully digitized covering the whole nation, making it the best network in
the whole Africa and Middle East region. The country currently has 1.3 million
fixed telephone users, 7 million mobile phone users and more than 1 million
Internet users.

DIG Acquires 40pc Stake in Time Broadband Services Dubai Investment Group
(DIG), has acquired through its subsidiary Dubai Ventures, a 40 per cent stake
in Time Broadband Services(TBSL), India's newest IPTV (Internet Protocol
Television) service provider.

The investment by Dubai Investment Group comes just before TBSL's planned
launch of its services in India and brings the Dubai firm's resources to bear,
including its professional management and global relationship base. In line with
its focus on emerging markets, DIG is expected to leverage IPTV-related business
opportunities in India and beyond.

Abdulhakeem Kamkar, CEO of DIG, said: "We found an ideal partnership in
TBSL which has a team of competent professionals having an in-depth knowledge of
their specialized technology. India is one of our key markets. We are impressed
by the initiatives of the state owned telecom firms, where they are heavily
investing in the latest technology to upgrade their telecom networks to gear up
for broadband play. We believe that through TBSL, we will be able to add value
to the growing telecom sector in India."

TBSL plans to introduce a bouquet of services including satellite channels,
new film releases, interactive TV and on-demand services for true broadband
interactive experience at extremely competitive rates.

Sujata Dev, Managing Director of TBSL, said: "If technology is the
enabler, content is the driver. The success of IPTV depends on the right
combination of these two elements. With the expertise and support of DIG as a
strategic partner, we commit ourselves to offer a true IPTV experience to the
Indian Subscribers and possibly to a global audience in the near future."