Minister of Commerce and Investment Majid Al-Qassabi met Hou Weigui, founder and chairman of ZTE Corporation of Technology (ZTE) of China, together with Minister of Telecommunication and IT Mohammed Al-Suwaiyel.

Weigui presented a brief introduction about the company’s activities and services, explaining its wide ability and great capability in order to develop the IT industry’s Arabic content.

Aside from exhibiting the possible contribution of ZTE to Vision 2030, Weigui showed the corporation’s strength and ability to establish a regional R&D center in Saudi Arabia.

During the meeting, discussions were held on the possibility of manufacturing ZTE smartphones in Saudi Arabia, holding Islamic and Arabic identity.

The meeting discussed the feasibility of building a factory for the manufacture and assembly of solar cells and intelligent controllers in the production of renewable energy.

ZTE Corporation is described as a globally-leading provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions.

With operations in 160 countries, the company claims to be a leader in technology innovation, delivering superior products and business solutions to clients all over the world.

Founded in 1985, ZTE is listed on both Hong Kong and Shenzhen stock exchanges and is China’s largest listed telecoms equipment company.

Headquartered in Shenzhen, the corporation owns 20 R&D centers across the world, concerned with inventing the telecommunications and IT techniques, plus its software and applications.

Offering the industry’s most comprehensive product range and end-to-end solutions, ZTE is stated to provide cutting-edge technology to telecommunication clients in wireless, access and bearer, value-added services, terminals, managed network services, and ICT solutions for enterprises and government agencies.

ZTE's smart city solutions have been recognized as one of the most innovative solutions by any vendor. It has been granted domestic and foreign awards and also implemented solutions for over 100 cities in China and for 40 countries in the world.