HZQXCI/HUAWEI TO SUPPLY CHINA UNICOM WITH FIXED
WIRELESS.
Worldwide Telecom • Feb 1, 2005 • Huawei Technologies Company Ltd., Qiao Xing Universal
Telephone Inc.
Qiao Xing Universal Telephone, Inc. (NASDAQ:XING) has announced
that its subsidiary, Hui Zhou Qiao Xing Communication Industry, Ltd.
(HZQXCI), in association with its distributor, has made an arrangement
with Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., a solution provider for
telecommunication networks in China, to supply China Unicom, a mobile
phone network operator, with certain fixed wireless telephone products.
HZQXCI has received from Huawei an initial order of 3,000 units.
Wu Rui Lin, chairman of Qiao Xing Universal, said, "I am very
pleased that Huawei, a world renowned company, had chosen to associate
us in its solution package to China Unicom. The products we are
supplying to China Unicom are to be used mainly as pay phones on college
campuses. The arrangement provides for the shipment by HZQXCI of up to
300,000 units of fixed wireless telephone sets via Huawei within 12
months of the initial order. The amount would be about US$30 million in
terms of sales revenue to the company.
"Recognized as a leading developer and supplier of fixed
wireless telephone sets in China, HZQXCI has established direct and
indirect relationships with branches of mobile phone network operators
China Mobile and China Unicom in more than 20 provinces, thus
facilitating product distribution all over China through their channels.
"On the basis of existing agreements with distributors and
mobile communication carriers, we forecast that, for 2005, the sales
revenue of fixed wireless telephone products for XING could reach US$50
million."
About Fixed Wireless Phones
Fixed wireless phones are physically designed like conventional
land-line phones and plug into a wall outlet for power. However, rather
than a landline connection they include a cellular radio for connecting
to a cell tower. That allows for more in-house portability, as well as
far greater ease of installation, especially in areas with dense
buildings, public telephones pavilions and less developed and rural
areas which do not yet have an extensive landline infrastructure, as
still in many parts of today's China. The service charge rate for
fixed wireless phones is comparable to that of land-line phones.
About Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Established in 1988 and headquartered at Shenzhen, Guangdong
Province, China, Huawei Technologies is a private high-tech enterprise
which specializes in research and development (R&D), production and
marketing of communications equipment, providing customized network
solutions for telecom carriers in different areas. Huawei's
contracted sales in 2003 reached 3.83 billion USD, among which 1.05
billion USD came from international sales. Huawei's customers
include China Telecom, China Mobile, China Netcom, China Unicom as well
as BT, NEUF Telecom, AIS, Telefonica, SingTel, Hutchison Global
Crossing, PCCW HKT, SUNDAY, Etisalat (UAE), Telemar (Brazil), Rostelecom
(Russia), etc.
For more information, visit http://www.huawei.com/index.shtml.
About Qiao Xing Universal Telephone, Inc.
In August 1995, Qiao Xing Universal Telephone, Inc. became one of
the largest and first telephone manufacturers in China to receive the
ISO 9001 Quality System Accreditation award. The company currently
distributes over 200 models of corded and cordless telephones through an
extensive network of more than 5,000 retail stores throughout China. In
May 2002, Qiao Xing's 80 percent owned subsidiary Qiao Xing Mobile
Communication Co., Ltd. acquired a 65 percent interest in CEC Telecom
Ltd. (CECT), which was formally approved by all the necessary government
authorities on 8 Feb 2003.
For more information, visit http://www.cosun-xing.com.
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