ZTE
ZTE, a Publicly Owned company headquartered in China, was founded in 1985 and employs approximately 30,440 individuals, reporting $18.6B in revenue as of 2025. Listed on both the Hong Kong and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges, the company specializes in telecommunication, with a core business encompassing wireless, exchange, optical transmission, data telecommunications gear, telecommunications software, and mobile phones. ZTE primarily sells products under its own name, while also functioning as an OEM.

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Founded

1985

Headcount

30,440

Headquarters

China

Primary Segment

Enterprise and telecoms software

Ownership

Publicly Owned

Deployments

109

News Summary:

ZTE reported a 6.13% year-over-year increase in first-quarter 2026 revenue to ¥34.99 billion, but net profit fell 46.58% to ¥1.31 billion. The company attributed the profit decline to higher costs, foreign exchange losses, and increased impairment provisions, noting that operating cash flow turned negative, raising liquidity concerns. Earlier on April 23, ZTE further detailed its Q1 2026 performance, stating revenue reached RMB 35.0 billion, driven by double-digit increases in Computing, Home and Personal Devices, and international markets, which offset weaker domestic carrier demand. Computing revenue mix rose to 27% as ZTE advanced its "Connectivity + Computing" strategy, strengthening its position in AI. Earlier on April 23, ZTE announced it strengthened its educational partnership with the Tashkent University of Information Technologies (TUIT), exploring collaborative initiatives for student internships and technology employment to foster digital talent for Uzbekistan's growing technology ecosystem.

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ZTE offers 35 products in the telecoms tech, media tech, enterprise tech and media and telecoms services industries. ZTE's product portfolio comprises of connectivity and distribution services, video business systems, wi-Fi and mesh networks, broadband and VAS software, generative AI, fibre access, enterprise and telecoms software, fixed wireless access, consumer electronics, dSL access and set-top boxes.
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ZTE's revenues were $18.6B in 2025. Caretta Research has split ZTE's revenue into 17 different product categories, the largest of which is 5G MEC, which represents 56% of ZTE's revenue.
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ZTE has commercial and technical partners like Telcomsel, Meta and Ooredoo. Examples of ZTE's suppliers include Thales and ZTE.

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