ZTE has cooperated with Nepal Telecom (NT) in a project that adds 3.5 million lines to reach total GSM mobile capacity of 5 million lines within the next 3 years. This is the biggest ever project initiated by NT which includes installation of new networks for GSM mobile phone services as well as 3G cellular networks based on W-CDMA protocol.
The building of these 3.5 million mobile phone lines is expected to start in the next three to four months. One million of these lines will be provided for the Kathmandu Valley, while the rest will be for other parts of the country.