ZTE AND CHINATEL SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR GLOBAL STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

SAN DIEGO, CA and SHENZHEN, CHINA – August 12 2010 – ChinaTel Group, Inc. (ChinaTel) (OTCBB: CHTL), a US-based provider of high speed wireless broadband and telecommunications infrastructure engineering and construction services, and ZTE Corporation (ZTE) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a leading international telecommunications solutions provider headquartered in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), today announced the signing of a binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) for strategic partnership to advance both parties’ interests in delivering innovative