On May 25,2011,ZTECorporation announced its“Uni-Evolution”strategy,part of its"Network-Wide Unification”concept.The aim of the strategy is to maximize resource use through network unification,and this goal willenable operators to adapt to the marketplace with greater flexibility.The company made the announcement at its ZTEAnalysts Conference 2011 in Shenzhen.

This strategy includes the entire lineup of unified solutions and covers terminals,pipes and clouds.It involves the fullspectrum of access network,carrier network,application network,OAM,and terminal products.The terminal-pipe-cloud approach will become the main modelfor the information industry in the future.

ZTEprovides unified solutions for hardware telecom equipment and telecom OAM.After successfully launching Uni-RANand Uni-Core solutions,ZTEhas also introduced Uni-NGA,Uni Bearer,and Uni-EMSfor simplified and unified network structure.In terms of telecom OAM,the company has introduced Uni BSS/OSS and unified etwork management to simplify management of ITand telecom assets.

In the area of cloud computing,ZTEprovides a“store on factory”solution based on“any service.”ZTEhas created an SaaSportal centered on a software platform similar to App Store in order to build an application platform for its operator customers.In the future,it may provide specialized enterprise-class applications for enterprise and government customers.It will also further leverage SDPaaSto realize cloud deployment and provide integrated management of ITresources in connection with its cloud operating system.

In the area of terminals,ZTEhas further moved in the direction of unification.It will promote an entire range of terminals including mobile phones,PADs,data cards,IPTV,and unified app boxes for homes centered on smart terminals.