ZTE starts Smart City project

Telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp announced its Smart City strategy on Thursday, aiming to grab business opportunities in China's urban areas.

The project is designed to provide integrated IT solutions, from information collection to application development, to governments at all levels.

ZTE said that the system will help improve government management, offer human-oriented services and facilitate people's access to public resources.

The company has launched similar projects in a dozen cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Xiamen.

Chang Jinyun, vice-president of ZTE, said the project is likely to contribute as much as half of the company's government and enterprise business unit revenue in the future, from one-seventh now.