ZTE Corporation is going to build a backbone network and help expand phase three of the China Education and Research Network (CERNET).

CERNET is a national academic computer network managed by the Ministry of Education and built and operated by universities and colleges such as Tsinghua University. Currently, CERNET is now the world's largest national academic computer network, with more than 20,000,000 users.

As part of the project, ZTE will provide its 100G solution and ZXONE 8000 series OTN products to build the backbone bearer network for CERNET. The phase three expansion of CERNET network aims to expand the coverage and transmission capacity of the network and to improve its speed and security.  The network will cover Beijing, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Wuhan and Xi'an. The total transmission distance of the network will exceed 10,000 km.

Commenting on winning the project, Xu Ming, vice-president, ZTE Corporation, says, "We are thrilled to cooperate with CERNET to build the largest coherent 100G network in the world. This project will promote the stable development of education in China."