ZTE to Produce Android Handsets
Tencent Tech, 3/26/09
Chinese telecom equipment and mobile handset manufacturer ZTE (0763.HK; 000063.SZ) has announced that it is developing a mobile phone based on Google's Android operating system. The company is also in talks with several European operators regarding vendor financing worth a total of between USD 100 mln to USD 1 bln, whereby ZTE would lend money to the operators to give them the means to expand and upgrade their networks.
Editor's Note: ZTE recently announced that the China Development Bank will provide the company a USD 15 bln line of credit, including ZTE's overseas project financing and ZTE's credit limits, to develop and expand overseas markets.
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