/ 27 January 2010

Cell C awards large contract to China’s ZTE

Cellphone operator Cell C has awarded a large contract to Chinese telecoms equipment company ZTE Corporation, ZTE said on Wednesday.

The company — together with its subsidiary ZTE Corporation South Africa — had entered into a network supply agreement and a managed services agreement with Cell C and its controlling shareholder, Oger Telecom South Africa.

Following the agreements, ZTE would supply equipment and services to Cell C worth $378-million, the Chinese company said in a statement. — Sapa