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ZTE

ZTE Corp is a telecom equipment and systems company headquartered in Shenzhen in southern China. It is now one of the world's biggest telecom equipment makers, behind after Ericsson, Huawei, Alcatel-Lucent and Nokia Siemens.

Chairman / President

Li Zixue

CEO / Managing Director

Xu Ziyang

CFO / Finance Director

Li Ying

Industry

Telecommunications equipment
Networking equipment

Website

zte.com.cn

Headquarters address

ZTE Plaza, Keji Road South, Hi-Tech Industrial Park, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

Stock Code

SZSE:000063
SEHK:0763

Year founded

1985

last updated:

30 September, 2024

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