ZTE Unveils the Industry's First Commercial-Ready AI-Based 5G Slice Operation System

SHENZHEN,China,Feb. 27,2019 -- ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ),a major international provider of telecommunications,enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the mobile Internet,today unveiledthe industry's first commercially ready AI-based 5G slice operation system,CloudStudio,atMobile World Congress (MWC) 2019 in Barcelona.

This system innovatively introduces the 3A concept: Awareness,Automation,and AI,supportingagile slice deployment,intelligent analysis and rapid self-healing. It significantly simplifies 5G network operation,improving O&M efficiencyby more than 30%,and reducing cost of network construction by 20%.

Leveraging machine learning and advanced algorithm technologies,ZTE's carrier-grade CloudStudio network slice system generates over 8,000 RCA (root cause analysis) rule repository based on ZTE's rich O&M experience ofmore than 400 cloudification projects around the world,while supporting online scaling and upgrading.

ZTE's CloudStudio system implements automatic intelligent alarm filtering in accordance withtime,correlation and otherpolicies. It matches with the system RCA rule repositoryand quickly locatesthe real root cause in several minutes,greatly reducing the complexityof O&M.

In addition,ZTE's CloudStudio carries out seamless management and dynamic resource adjustment for privatecloudand public cloud. When service workload reaches its peak,CloudStudiocan automatically trigger the public cloud to assign resources on demand. When services resume to the normal level,the system releases resources from the public cloud. Therefore,CloudStudio allows operators to omit the need of constructing the networkin accordance with the largest service capacity,effectively saving network constructioncostby 20%.

Moreover,by means of network slicing,operators can create multiple end-to-end virtualizednetworks on the same physical infrastructure to provide various vertical industrieswith differentiated,quality-assured network services.

As the world's leading provider of integrated communications solutions,ZTE is actively collaborating with operators and partners from vertical industries,including smart grids,industrial controls,and UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle),to promote the commercial deployment of 5G slicing. Meanwhile,ZTE enablesoperators to develop new business models,such as B2B and B2B2C on the basis of the traditional B2C model,creating vast opportunities pertaining to the 5G ecosystem.

About ZTE

ZTE is a provider of advanced telecommunications systems,mobile devices,and enterprise technology solutions to consumers,carriers,companies and public sector customers. As part of ZTE's strategy,the company is committed to providing customers with integrated end-to-end innovations to deliver excellence and value as the telecommunications and information technology sectors converge. Listed in the stock exchanges of Hong Kong and Shenzhen (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ),ZTE's products and services are sold to over 500 operators in more than 160 countries. ZTE commits 10 per cent of its annual revenue to research and development and has leadership roles in international standard-setting organizations. ZTE is committed to corporate social responsibility and is a member of the UN Global Compact. For more information,please visit www.zte.com.cn.

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