ZTE, a publicly owned company headquartered in China, is a partially state-owned technology company specializing in telecommunication, and is listed on both the Hong Kong and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges. Founded in 1985, the company employs approximately 30,440 individuals and reported $18.6B in revenue as of 2025. Its core business encompasses fibre access, wireless, exchange, optical transmission, data telecommunications gear, telecommunications software, and mobile phones. ZTE primarily sells products under its own name but also functions as an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).

2025 Revenue

Founded

1985

Headcount

30,440

Headquarters

China

Primary Segment

Fibre access

Ownership

Publicly Owned

Deployments

107

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On March 20, 2026, Luo Wei of ZTE outlined the company’s 2026 device strategy, positioning its nubia brand as an AI-native phone pioneer in a crowded market. Earlier the same day, a study by the U.K.-based Institute of Development Studies and the African Digital Rights Network reported that 11 African countries collectively spent over $2 billion on artificial intelligence-powered surveillance systems, with Chinese firms and banks shaping much of the continent’s AI-powered monitoring infrastructure.

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ZTE offers 35 products in the telecoms tech, media and telecoms services, enterprise tech and media tech industries. ZTE's product portfolio comprises of broadband and VAS software, dSL access, enterprise and telecoms software, video business systems, consumer electronics, generative AI, fibre access, set-top boxes, fixed wireless access, wi-Fi and mesh networks and connectivity and distribution services.
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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 43% of ZTE's revenue.
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ZTE has commercial and technical partners like Ooredoo, Meta and Telcomsel. Examples of ZTE's suppliers include ZTE and Thales.

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