MUMBAI: ZTE corporation today announced the signing of its first commercial contract in Georgia for the construction of a CDMA WLL network.

United Telecom of Georgia (UTG) is estimated to be a major fixed line operator in Georgia and an agreement with it has opened a doorway for ZTE in Georgian market.

The network, based on ZTE‘s mature All-IP CDMA solution will enable wireless data transmission, better quality of service and improved data service applications. It will support a wide variety of data rich multi-media applications for UTG subscribers upon completion by August 2007.

The phase one network is expected to mainly provision voice and 1X data services for over 1,00,000 subscribers from Kakheti region of west Georgia.

UTG CEO Jorg Schmolinski noted, "We‘re preparing to be a comprehensive operator and this is our first time to adopt CDMA for a WLL network.We have been impressed with the strength and depth of ZTE‘s CDMA technology expertise, that is the reason why we eventually chose it."

ZTE Georgian‘s chief representative Yan Tingxiang said, "ZTE‘s All-IP CDMA solution is a carrier-class hardware platform providing open interfaces, advanced NGN Softswitch technology and powerful functionality. Importantly, these features provide the necessary degree of compatibility for the new network to be integrated with the operator‘s existing fixed-line infrastructure."

ZTE has till date, deployed over 60 million lines of CDMA equipment in over 100 carriers‘ networks in more than 60 countries and regions, including India, Indonesia, the Czech Republic and a variety of countries in Africa, as well as in developed markets like the U.S.A. and Europe.

ZTE is a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, having a product range covering wireline, wireless and handset markets.