China's ZTE has been selected by Dutch telecommunications service provider KPN for its 3G expansion and network infrastructure upgrade projects in Germany and Belgium, according to a press release by KPN on December 24. As per the terms of the deal, ZTE is expected to provide HSPA+ (Evolved High-Speed Packet Access) equipment in support of network expansion and upgrade to be carried out by E-Plus Mobilfunk of Germany and BASE of Belgium, both KPN subsidiaries. ZTE's equipment is envisaged to enable both E-Plus Mobilfunk and BASE to provide customers a maximum download speed of 21.6Mbps. Further details as to the financial aspect of the deal have not been revealed.