FCC has cleared a new ZTE device. It’s the X990, a low-end QWERTY keyboard-equipped phone, designed for those who like texting but don’t want to pay too much for a phone with full keyboard. In that sense, we’re talking about a non-3G device that also includes Bluetooth connectivity support, 2-megapixel camera, FM radio, web browser,…
MetroPCS launches low-end ZTE Essenze slider
MetroPCS has a new low-end slider in its offering. It’s the ZTE Essenze, which won’t impress many with its feature set — the phone is made for those who need it for basic functions like texting and calling. In addition, the Essenze comes with a 2-inch screen, VGA camera, GPS navigation and the ChatLINK walkie-talkie…
MTV-branded ZTE F870E passes the FCC hurdle on its way to Vodafone?
ZTE is working on the MTV-branded handset, or at least the FCC filing suggests so. It’s marked as the F870E, and it boasts a touchscreen along with a sliding QWERTY keyboard. From the phone’s user manual, we see that it’s heading to Vodafone, as it provides access to Vodafone’s MTV Music and the Vodafone Pass…
ZTE to launch an Android-powered smartphone in U.S. in 2010?
ZTE wants its piece of the Android pie. The Chinese company is apparently in the midst of talks with all four major carriers in the U.S., pitching them with what will officially be their first Android smartphone, which they’ll launch in 2010. Moreover, we’ve heard they are already testing some devices on one of the…
ZTE opens LTE laboratory at its U.S. HQ in Richardson, Texas
Chinese ZTE has opened an LTE (Long Term Evolution) testing laboratory at its U.S. headquarters in Richardson, Texas. The idea is to use the facility to test the company’s dual-mode CDMA/LTE platform, which will most likely end up being used by Verizon Wireless and other CDMA carriers, which unlike Sprint, haven’t committed resources to WiMAX,…
ZTE-branded phones hit India
China’s ZTE has decided to push phones with its own brand in India, and they’ve launched a range of affordable GSM handsets – S315, A261, R220, R230 and R230BT, at price points ranging from Rs. 1,100 to Rs. 3,800. As a result, the company has appointed Overseas Mobiles as its national distributor for mobile and…
Uganda Telecom offering solar powered mobile phone
Uganda Telecom has launched ZTE’s solar powered phone called “Kasana” in Arua, the country’s district which is least connected to the national power grid. This is an important device for the carrier, as only 10% of the country’s rural population has access to the power grid. In that sense, Uganda Telecom clearly sees this device…
3G USB broadband modems selling VERY well!
3G USB broadband modems selling VERY well! Specifically, we are talking about the sales surge experienced by ZTE, which has soared up by over 350% in the last 6 months of this year (H1 2009). In real numbers that’s about 7 million units, which apparently leads all the other manufacturers. Just as a comparison ZTE…
ZTE profits and revenues up over 40%, company issues a statement to shareholders: “I’m rich, bitch!”
You may or may not have heard of ZTE. They’re a company based out of China that make mobile phones for operators all over the world, such as a solar powered model for Kenyan operator Safaricom, but more importantly they sell infrastructure equipment so that you and I can curse at our devices when they…
China’s ZTE to sell its first own branded handset in France – X760
China’s ZTE has recently announced the availability of its X760 mobile phone through the French operator Bouygues Telecom. What’s significant about it is that this is the first handset available for distribution in the country under the ZTE brand. For the record, ZTE entered France’s handset market in 2008, and since then it distributed more…