ZTE, a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, secured the most new wireless contracts in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to an industry report.

EJL Wireless Research’s latest "Global Base Station Contract Analysis, Fourth Quarter 2010" report noted that ZTE had secured 48% of the total contracts awarded in the last quarter of 2010, giving it a number one ranking in the market. This position was achieved despite a reduction in the number of total contracts awarded within the wireless industry worldwide.

The ranking confirms the speedy growth of SDR (Software Definition Radio) base station shipment recently announced by ZTE. According to publicly released data, the total shipment of ZTE's SDR base stations exceeded 700,000 units in 2010, three times higher than the previous year. ZTE also won 60 new wireless SDR contracts for all of 2010, accounting for growth of almost 50% since 2009.