ZTE wins Best Wireless Broadband Innovation award for Pre5G massive MIMO

London, 20
October 2016 – ZTE Corporation, a major international provider
of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for mobile
Internet, today announced that it has won the Best Wireless
Broadband Innovation award for its Pre5G massive multiple input,
multiple output (MIMO) technology at Broadband World Forum in London.

Sponsored by Informa, the global business
media company, Broadband World Forum is an important event in
the broadband industry and this award further recognises ZTE’s
innovation in Pre5G massive MIMO technology.

In a commercial network,
the single-carrier peak rate of Pre5G massive MIMO exceeds 400 Mbps,
increasing spectral efficiency by four to six times when compared with
that of existing 4G networks. In addition, Pre5G massive MIMO technology
is compatible with existing 4G terminals (such as 4G customer premises
equipment (CPE) and handsets) so that users can enjoy a high-speed
broadband experience without changing their terminals. Pre5G massive MIMO
technology solves theInternet’s last mile problem by improving
Internet access and therefore enhancing the user experience. Compared with digital
subscriber line (xDSL) and very-high-bit-rate
digital subscriber line (VDSL) technologies, massive MIMO
can provide a more competitive access rate without the expense of fibre to
the home. In fact, this is highly practical for both mobile
carriers andfixed network carriers.

Earlier this year at
Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, ZTE’s Pre5G massive
MIMO base station, described as a “disruptive innovation”, won both the
Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough and the Outstanding Overall Mobile
Technology-The CTO’s Choice 2016 awards.

Since 2015, ZTE has
launched several commercial Pre5G massive MIMO pilot projects in multiple
markets. ZTE has also signed memorandums on strategic cooperation in
Pre5G/5G technologies with China Mobile, Softbank, Korea Telecom, U Mobile, and
Hutchison Drei Austria for joint technical validation, testing,
assessment and research and development. So far, more than 20 Pre5G
networks have been deployed all over the world and ZTE will continue to promote a wider
application of Pre5G.