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ZTE may not make the type of handsets that IntoMobile readers lust after, but they do serve markets such as India and Africa where a $150 smartphone provides the first genuine internet experience that many people have only read about in newspapers and magazines. The Chinese firm just posted their Q1 2011 financial results and…
Chinese handset maker ZTE has publicly stated that while they do have prototypes in their labs running Windows Phone 7, they don’t have any plans on launching devices running Microsoft’s new mobile operating system because there’s currently no demand for them, and Microsoft’s efforts to get the word out about the platform haven’t been enough.…
Say ZTE to anyone working in the mobile industry and those 3 letter conjure up images of Chinese spies building backdoors into their infrastructure equipment so they can gain access to confidential data, that or some really low end feature phone or smartphone that has questionable build quality, and yet competes with devices from other…
TeliaSonera rocked the world in December 2009 when they became the first wireless operator to launch a commercial LTE network. Coverage was limited to central Stockholm and Oslo, but since going live their coverage map has greatly expanded. Initial benchmarks showed them delivering speeds at over 30 Mbps on average and peaking at around 80…
ZTE quietly announced an Android handset at Mobile World Congress. The Skate has a 4.3-inch WVGA screen, runs vanilla Android 2.3, a 5 megapixel camera, and the usual stuff like 7.2 Mbps HSPA, Wi-Fi, GPS and Bluetooth. The Skate will be launching in the second quarter in Europe, presumably at a lower-than-average price point, since…
Chinese firms like ZTE and Huawei are breaking into the mobile phone industry in a big way. They’re eating margins from the established players, they make devices for operators and are happy to slap a Verizon logo in place of their own on the back of your next smartphone, and thanks to the likes of…
Last year at the Mobile World Congress we couldn’t believe Ericsson is announcing its app store offering. This year ZTE is joining the party with its solution called iMarket. The idea of both telecom equipment vendors is to make some additional money out of small and medium-sized carriers all around the world and deliver them…
The latest phone shipment numbers are out from IDC and you have a few familiar faces at the top but the rise of ZTE and the lack of Motorola and Research In Motion from the top five gives us some interesting fodder to talk about. The IDC report said Nokia is still the dominant phone…
Apparently it doesn’t take much to call a new smartphone an “iPhone beater” these days – or at least according to the Russians. A new Android device made by ZTE and AFK Sistema, called the A918, was presented to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and features a GLONASS GPS system. Apparently the GPS system is 93%…
The T-Mobile 4G hotspot has made its way through the FCC, bringing the device one step closer to official status. The FCC documentation details a ZTE-made device with “T-Mobile 4G Mobile Hotspot” branding clearly on the label. The ZTE MF61 has an oval shape reminiscent of the AT&T mobile hotspot manufactured by Novatel. If it…