ZTECorporation,a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions,received the"Leone D’Oro per la Comunicazione"award from the Fondazione Italia Cina in November 2010.

Every year,the Fondazione organizes the"China Awards"with the aim of recognizing Italian companies that operate in China and Chinese organizations that operate in Italy.During the ceremony,prizes are awarded to organizations that have invested in the Chinese and Italian economy,citizens,businesses and services.

In the last two years,ZTEhas increasingly invested and leveraged its communications strategy to increase business in Italy.Through partnerships with key carriers and collaborations with qualified local and nationalconsultancies,ZTEhas invested in PRand media campaigns,developing co-branded equipment with companies such as Poste Mobile for entry level handset models PM1001,PM1002,PM1005,and with H3G for the MD Touch Minimobile phone.

ZTEhas opened the doors of its headquarters in Shenzhen,China to Italian and international press,inviting business and trade editors to visit the core of the company and its research and development center and to discuss the company’s expansion strategy with key executives.

ZTE’s business is continuously growing in Italy.The company last December organized a press conference with Telecom Italia to announce the creation of a modern optical fibre network infrastructure for the new houses of the C.A.S.E.(complessiantisismicisostenibilie ecocompatibili)project with the aim of contributing to the reconstruction efforts after the Abruzzo earthquake.