ZTE will provide its devices portfolio and innovation roadmap backed up with its production capability and a long-term financing facility. Netgem will provide its software assets, content relationships and its 20-year expertise in integrating local solutions for European TV multi-service providers.

“We have consolidated a long-term alliance with Netgem, whose software platform and content expertise on the European market will help ZTE address the ultra-broadband market” said Fang Hui, Vice President and General Manager of Fixed-Network and Multimedia Products at ZTE.

Joseph Haddad, CEO of Netgem Group, added: “we reinforce our Box business by combining our expertise in content and data security with ZTE hardware roadmap, thereby bringing a winning combination to the TV industry as the market transitions to fibre”.