Within the first half of 2025, ZTE mentioned its superior its “All in AI, AI for All” technique to speed up innovation by means of AI-ICT integration
In sum – what to know:
Income up 14.5% in H1 – ZTE reported RMB 71.55 billion ($10B) in income for H1 2025, with development pushed by AI integration and broader infrastructure deployments.
R&D depth stays excessive – The corporate invested RMB 12.66 billion (18% of income) in R&D, submitting almost 5,500 AI patents and 5,700 semiconductor patents globally.
Worldwide diversification expands – Abroad income rose 7.8% to RMB 20.93 billion, whereas home gross sales climbed 17.5%.
Chinese language vendor ZTE Company reported income of RMB 71.55 billion ($10 billion) for the primary half of the 12 months, representing a year-on-year development of 14.5%, the corporate mentioned in its incomes assertion.
The online revenue attributable to holders of extraordinary shares of the listed firm reached RMB 5.06 billion within the interval.
Within the first half of 2025, ZTE mentioned its superior its “All in AI, AI for All” technique to speed up innovation by means of AI-ICT integration. The corporate added that it capitalized on AI-driven alternatives throughout community infrastructure, computing infrastructure, trade functions and terminals.
“Whereas consolidating its core community enterprise with home operators and gaining worldwide market share, ZTE additional broadened deployments to fulfill rising demand for computing energy and accelerated upgrades of its AI-powered terminals, contributing to sooner income development,” the seller mentioned.
Through the interval, ZTE’s R&D bills totaled RMB 12.66 billion, accounting for about 18% of working income. The corporate filed roughly 94,000 international patent functions, with over 50,000 patents granted worldwide. Within the area of AI, it has filed almost 5,500 patent functions, with nearly half already granted. Within the semiconductor sector, the corporate has filed roughly 5,700 patent functions, with greater than 3,700 patents granted to this point.
ZTE additionally recorded income of RMB 50.62 billion from the home market and RMB 20.93 billion from worldwide markets in H1, representing 70.7% and 29.3% of whole, up 17.5% and seven.8% year-on-year, respectively.
By section, operator networks, authorities and enterprise, and shopper companies reported revenues of RMB 35.06 billion, RMB 19.25 billion, and RMB 17.24 billion. The mixed income contribution of the federal government and enterprise, and shopper companies rose to over 50% of whole income. ZTE acknowledged: “As AI infrastructure deployment accelerates, the corporate’s income combine has shifted, whereas development within the authorities & enterprise, and shopper companies has additionally positioned phased strain on the gross margin.”
It continued: “Within the operator networks section, ZTE mitigated the affect of home 5G capex slowdown, continued to consolidate its core operator enterprise base, and achieved regular good points in market share for key merchandise. The corporate additionally expanded clever computing initiatives and deepened its give attention to future-oriented applied sciences, together with 5G-Superior and 10-Gigabit entry. Because of this, the year-on-year income decline within the operator networks section narrowed within the first half.”
Domestically, the corporate leveraged elevated clever computing capex by main web and trade gamers to scale partnerships. Internationally, it captured alternatives from the accelerated built-out of computing infrastructure, together with information facilities, servers, and associated programs, in main abroad markets, deepening collaboration with Chinese language enterprises going international, and with native purchasers.”
In wi-fi networks, the corporate mentioned it leveraged 5G-Superior to unlock new enterprise fashions such because the low-altitude economic system, 10-Gigabit experiences and deterministic companies, whereas persevering with to drive the evolution towards 6G.
ZTE Company had reported full-year income of CNY 121.30 billion for 2024.
