On February 9, at a provincial conference held in Hangzhou, ZKTel won the Third Prize of the 2024 Zhejiang Science and Technology Progress Award for its project *Research, Development and Industrialization of 400G Optical Chips and Optical Modules with High Speed and High Integration for 5G and Data Centers*.

As a national-level specialized, sophisticated, new and "Key Little Giant" enterprise, ZKTel has long been committed to high-end optical chips and modules R&D. The award-winning project addresses core needs of 5G and data centers, overcoming key technical bottlenecks and supporting China’s digital economy development.
ZKTel will take this award as a new starting point, continue to deepen independent innovation, promote industry-university-research collaboration, and contribute to Zhejiang’s innovation ecosystem construction.
