ZTE Corporation is a Chinese partially state-owned technology company that specializes in telecommunication. Founded in 1985, ZTE is listed on both the Hong Kong and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges. ZTE's core business is wireless, exchange, optical transmission, data telecommunications gear, telecommunications software, and mobile phones. ZTE primarily sells products under its own name, but it is also an OEM.
There are countless areas where ZTE has demonstrated its role as a major industry innovator. For example, representatives have served as the IEEE 802.11ax PHY ad hoc Chair, and currently occupy the IEEE 802.11 AMP SG Chair. ZTE also exerts significant influence on the advancement of PON, being among the leaders in patent filing for the technology, and the company unveiled the industry’s first 50G PON prototype in 1Q 2022. At the software level, ZTE differentiates itself through the development of its own proprietary Operations & Maintenance (O&M) platform for home Wi-Fi networks, the ZTE SCP.