Increased bandwidth and support for new services contribute to primacom’s success as leading German cable network operator

SHENZHEN, China - Monday, March 10th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ZTE Corporation ("ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment, network solutions and mobile devices, and its partner netmedia, announced the successful upgrade of the bearer network of German cable operator primacom. Improvements to the integrated service bearing capacity and data transmission rate, made possible by operations based on solutions from ZTE, have greatly contributed to primacom’s success as a leading cable network operator in Germany. primacom uses the ZTE-based infrastructure to offer its customers analogue and digital TV services as well as VoD, Internet and voice services.

primacom needed its existing bearer network to be upgraded in order to support the development ... Read more »

- Quality and equity in education are indispensable to sustainable development and economic growth -

GENEVA - Monday, March 10th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The International Federation of University Women (IFUW), based in Geneva, Switzerland, calls for a standalone goal of equity and quality in secondary education, literacy and numeracy for girls and women in the post-2015 development agenda, on the occasion of International Women’s Day on March 8.

A world where girls are educated, protected and healthy is indispensable to sustainable development and economic growth for all people. Equity and quality in education require an explicit commitment from governments to goals for secondary education, literacy and numeracy.

"There is a clear correlation between marginalisation, vulnerability and low educational attainment,” states IFUW President Catherine Bell. "Therefore, any post-2015 goal must provide for all girls and women, including the most vulnera ... Read more »