ZTE powers forward in device shipments in H111

China’s ZTE has announced that it shipped 60 million terminal products including 35 million handsets in the first half of 2011. This represents an increase of approximately 30 per cent year-on-year in handsets shipped and resulted in the firm experiencing a 400 per cent increase in smartphone sales and 300 per cent increase in USA market growth.

ZTE added that it’s Blade has also became one of the world’s top-selling smartphones. Through partnerships with approximately 80 operators globally, ZTE’s Blade is now available in nearly 50 countries and regions. The Blade’s daily sales in China are the nation’s highest for Android smartphones, averaging 16,000 units per day. ZTE has now sold 2.5 million Blade handsets globally and expects to break the five million mark this year.

The manufacturer also aims to ship 12 million smart terminals in the second half of the year, and has grown in market share in four major markets: China, North America, Europe and Latin America.

In Europe, ZTE has partnered with over 65 operators on smartphones, with its handset sales increasing over 30 per cent in the region in the same time period. In Latin America, ZTE’s share of the Brazilian market rose 46 per cent and the company secured investment for a high-tech industrial park, which is slated to become the country’s biggest telecommunications research, production and training centre.