ZTE

Qt Extended enabled the record-time launch of the U980 cutting down the development time of 3G mobile phones by approximately 8 months.

ZTE, China's largest telecommunications equipment company, as well as the biggest infrastructure supplier in China’s TD-SCDMA 3G market, chose to use Qt Extended Phone Edition again to build its newest 3G smartphone, U980, for China Mobile. The smartphone is already supplied through China Mobile and sold into the market. ZTE has long experience with Qt Extended Phone Edition and Linux, having already released two Qt smartphones (the e3 and e700) in the Chinese market.

Issues

•    Needed to create devices to support China operators to enrich data services capabilities
•    Needed to provide customized user interface experience.
•    Needed to keep R&D costs low while getting to market quickly

Solution

•    Qt Extended’s application platform enabled support for various high-end mobile phone third party applications.
•    Qt Extended provided fully customizable user interface and rich toolkit.
•    Qt Extended offered highly efficient development framework.
 

Benefits

•    ZTE U980 made ZTE as a leader in TD-SCDMA smart phone market
•    ZTE enabled its customer - China Mobile stepping in China 3G and data services era by providing TD-SCDMA applications
•    Qtopia helped ZTE to improve their ROI, and enabled the record-time launch of the U980 cutting down the development time of 3G mobile phones by approximately 8 months

The Challenge

As a carrier, China Mobile realized that to win the 3G battle in the Chinese market, it needed a mobile phone manufacturer, like ZTE, that could provide high-end TD-SCDMA smart phones based on an alternative agile application platform.  ZTE needed to develop TD-SCDMA smart phones with customizable user interfaces and enriched data services capabilities. At the same time, ZTE required the development of the ZTE U980 to warrant low R&D costs and quick time to market.

The Solution

Qt Extended’s UI application platform and open source capabilities made it possible for ZTE to support various third party applications enabling them to produce mobile phones more quickly and efficiently. Qt Extended provided ZTE with the platform to create a mobile phone that included a powerful browser, multimedia player, real-time visual phone, dual mode automatic switching, real-time news, mobile stock, mobile office service and GPS positioning ZTE TD smart phones as a leader in the Chinese market.

The Value

By selecting Qt Extended platform and combining with ZTE’s R&D and Trolltech strengths, the development time of U980 mobile phone is shortened significantly. Using the stack protocol, the U980 visual phone is the world’s first mobile terminal that supports the MONA function and can be connected within 1-2 seconds. ZTE’s U980 accounts for more than one-third of the TD-SCDMA mobile phones that have been sold by China Mobile maintaining the carriers leading position in 3G.