[April 22, 2015]

ZTE Joins the Center for Global Enterprise to Develop Management Insights for the Global Economy

ZTE (News - Alert) Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, today announced its collaboration with The Center for Global Enterprise (CGE). With 19 R&D centers worldwide, research is at ZTE's core. Its involvement with CGE allows ZTE to collaborate with leading business and academic organizations toward a common goal of developing management best practices that enable a better globally integrated economy.

"As a leading global telecommunications firm, ZTE is committed to working with industry partners to explore and develop best practices for globally integrated enterprises," said Lixin Cheng, chairman and CEO of ZTE USA. "We believe our experience in 160 countries can provide valuable insights for other companies and we look forward to exchanging ideas with our peers on leading business issues."

ZTE will be involved in several areas of CGE's research, including the "Business Models for Speed and Scale" and "Emerging Platform Economy" projects. The company will share its expertise in the development of innovative telecommunication and wireless technologies with business and academic leaders to help establish contemporary management practices that provide global enterprises the tools they need to increase the scale and agility of their operations.

"We value ZTEs collaboration," said Christopher Caine, President of the CGE. "Their active involvement greatly informs our research on leading-edge business models and management practices."

CGE not only enables ZTE to share its knowledge with others around the world, but it also serves as a learning resource for ZTE, allowing all leaders to work together to develop technologies, products and solutions necessary to create and manage a global business environment for a better future.

About ZTE

ZTE is a provider of advanced telecommunications systems, mobile devices, and enterprise technology solutions to consumers, carriers, companies and public sector customers. As part of ZTE's M-ICT strategy, the company is committed to provide customers with integrated end-to-end innovations to deliver excellence and value as the telecommunications and information technology sectors converge. Listed in the stock exchanges of Hong Kong and Shenzhen (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), ZTE's products and services are sold to over 500 operators in more than 160 countries. ZTE commits 10 percent of its annual revenue to research and development and has leadership roles in international standard-setting organizations. ZTE is committed to corporate social responsibility and is a member of the UN Global Compact. For more information, please visit www.zte.com.cn.

About The Center for Global Enterprise

The Center for Global Enterprise (CGE) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution devoted to the study of global management best practices, the contemporary corporation, economic integration, and their impact on society. Founded in 2013 by Samuel Palmisano, former CEO and Chairman of IBM (News - Alert), CGE believes that a globally integrated economy can deliver a better future for societies, people and businesses everywhere. Its vision is to advance the management science that fosters successful global companies and to make these best practices available and accessible to the current and next generation of business leaders. For more information, please visit www.thecge.net.

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