TELUS and ZTE announced the exclusive availability of the ZTE D90, featuring Digit Wireless’ Fastap- keypad. The ZTE D90 is the first mobile handset in the world to feature both Zi Corporation’s eZiType- software for increased data input speed and accuracy, and the Digit Wireless Fastap keyboard, which dramatically simplifies the text input experience. With today’s announcement, ZTE became the first wireless phone manufacturer from mainland China to directly offer a device for sale in Canada.

ZTE Corporation, a provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, has been awarded the prestigious “Red Dot Product Design Award” for the soon-to-be-released, ZTE D90 and S900 mobile phones. The Red Dot has been awarded by the German design association “Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen” in Germany to honour outstanding international product design since 1955. This marks the first time that a Chinese mobile phone manufacturer has been awarded the honour. Today’s distinction follows ZTE’s receipt last year of the prestigious iF Award for its Snow Lava, GamSIR, and King handsets. The ZTE S900 was also the top winner of the “iF China Award” in 2006, making it a two-time title winner.

ZTE Corporation, a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, announced the availability of the award-winning ZTE Evolution handset through PeopleNet, the first national provider of third generation (3G) communications in Ukraine. The ZTE Evolution is a slim, feature-rich 3G consumer-centric flip phone. It features a dual level, multilingual Fastap keypad based on Digit Wireless’ Fastap Keypad Global Language Platform.

ZTE North America, a subsidiary of ZTE Corporation, a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, and Digit Wireless, Inc. the inventor of Fastap, a patented keypad design technology, announced the global availability of the ZTE D-Series handset featuring Fastap. The ZTE D-Series is the first commercially available ZTE handset to feature Fastap keypad technology, which dramatically simplifies the text input experience. The ZTE D-Series is a fully featured 3G phone that will launch in multiple global markets, including North America, in 2007.