ZTE applies for patents related to base station merging methods to improve merging efficiency, optimize resources, and reduce energy consumption costs.

On April 4, according to information from the National Intellectual Property Administration, ZTE Corporation has applied for a patent titled “Base Station Merging Method, Electronic Device, Readable Medium, and Computer Program Product.” The publication number is CN121771729A, the application number is CN202411375573.2, the publication date is March 31, 2026, the application date is September 29, 2024. The inventors are Ruán Dongqing, Xià Bái, and Xiāo Léi. The patent agency is Beijing Tianhao United Intellectual Property Agency Co., Ltd., and the patent agents are Peng Ruixin and Zhang Qing. The classification number is H04W16/18.

The patent abstract indicates that this disclosure provides a base station merging method including: obtaining base stations to be merged; determining a target base station for a target merged sequence group and a target sequence group based on preset evaluation features and the base stations to be merged. The target base station is the retained base station that performs the merging process on the base stations to be merged, wherein the preset evaluation features include equipment resource features and energy-consumption features; determining the merging plan result according to the target merged sequence group, the target base station, and preset planning features, and performing the merging of the base stations to be merged based on the merging plan result, wherein the preset planning features include equipment resource features. This can improve the convenience and efficiency of base station merging and reduce the fault-tolerance rate brought about by manual merging by engineering personnel; from the perspective of both reducing base station resources and lowering base station energy consumption, it comprehensively considers and promotes the sharing and optimization of base station resources, reduces base station energy consumption, and lowers construction costs and operating and maintenance expenditures; this disclosure also provides an electronic device, a readable medium, and a computer program product.

ZTE Corporation was established on November 11, 1997, and was listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on November 18, 1997. Its registered address and office address both involve Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province. It is a global leader in 5G technology, and its core business covers communications network equipment and components, with differentiated advantages across the entire industrial chain.

ZTE Corporation’s main business is investing in and running real businesses, selling electronic and communications equipment components. The industry it belongs to under Shenwan is Communications—Communications Equipment—Communications Network Equipment and Components. The concept sector it belongs to includes integrated sensing and communications, core networks, and large-cap.

In terms of operating performance for 2025, ZTE Corporation’s operating revenue reached RMB 133.9B, ranking 1/9 in the industry, far above the industry average of RMB 23.74B and the median of RMB 2.53B; it is higher than the second-place company, Miqui Xuchuang, with RMB 38.24 billion. In its main business composition, carrier network accounted for RMB 62.86B, or 46.94%; government and enterprise business accounted for RMB 37.22B, or 27.80%; and consumer business accounted for RMB 33.82B, or 25.26%. Net profit was RMB 5.57B, ranking 2/9 in the industry, with an industry average of RMB 2.23B and a median of RMB 0.58 billion. The top company, Miqui Xuchuang, had net profit of RMB 11.58 billion.

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