ZTE Corporation (0763.HK/000063.SZ), a major international provider of 
telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the mobile 
Internet, today announced that it has declared 2,561 families of 5G 
Standard-Essential Patents(SEP) to the European Telecommunications Standards 
Institute (ETS), thereby being included global top 3, according to the latest 
5G industry patent report distributed by The Federal Ministry for Economic 
Affairs and Energy of Germany (BMWi). The report is jointly made by IPlytics 
and Technical University of Berlin.

Committed to building the core competitiveness of independent innovation in the 
5G era, ZTE has more than 5,000 5G patents, being among the "Tier-1 Camp"of 
global patent deployment. ZTE has applied for more than 74,000 global patent 
assets, including over 34,000 granted patents worldwide. 

Moreover, the company has more than 3,900 chipset patent applications, covering 
Europe, the U.S, Japan, Korea and other countries. As a major contributor and 
participant in the research of global 5G technologies and standards, ZTE has 
submitted over 7,000 5GNR/5GC proposals to international standardization 
organizations. 

To date, ZTE has carried out in-depth 5G cooperation with more than 70 
operators globally, securing 46 5G commercial contracts around the world. 
Moreover, the company has successfully implemented over 60 use cases, 
established strategic cooperation with over 300 industry customers, and 
cooperated with more than 200 leading product providers. 

With intelligent property as one of its core strategies for development, ZTE 
has established a complete intellectual property management system and explored 
a patent operation strategy for itself. By means of the high-quality global 
patent deployment, ZTE has achieved sustainable innovations and gained global 
market competitive advantages, thereby bringing innovative products and 
high-quality services to customers.

ZTE is a provider of advanced telecommunications systems, mobile devices and 
enterprise technology solutions to consumers, operators, companies and public 
sector customers. As a part of ZTE's strategy, the company is committed to 
providing 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 sells its 
products and services in more than 160 countries.

To date, ZTE has obtained 46 commercial 5G contracts in major markets, such as 
Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa (MEA). ZTE commits 10 percent of 
its annual revenues to research and development and takes leadership roles in 
international standard-setting organizations.

Media Contacts:

Margaret Ma
ZTE Corporation  
Tel: +86 755 26775189 
Email: ma.gaili@zte.com.cn  

SOURCE  ZTE Corporation