ZTE Corp. announced the launch of Gecko, which it claims is the industry’s first multi-carrier super-mini CDMA base station.

The base station is 26 cm*18cm*5.8cm in size. ZTE’s Gecko base station supports several IP networking modes and achieves access by using various transmission resources (such as MAN, LAN, PON, xDSL, and satellite, etc.). Its coverage radius can reach 300 meters.

The Gecko is capable of supporting 31 1x users or 64 EV-DO data users as well as supports both 1x and EV-DO services simultaneously.

“The ZTE Gecko base station is small in size yet high in performance, with features such as low costs, quick deployment and full convergence capabilities,” said Ms. Li Jian, General Manager of ZTE CDMA&LTE Product Line. “The Gecko can help operators to acquire more subscribers and speed-up network construction, thus enhancing the profitability of mobile broadband networks.”