ZTE have confirmed they will be announcing a new Windows Phone device at next week's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. With an eight device portfolio, expect there to be a number of Android handsets as well. Other details aren't known yet. The press release mentions multi-core, LTE and 4G, but doesn't say which capability goes with which operating system.

ZTE will unveil eight new devices, delivering significant advances in power, high definition multimedia capabilities and design. Based on technology innovations including multi-core chipsets, LTE, 4G radio and the latest Android and Windows Mobile platforms, the new devices form a core component of ZTE’s ambition to become a top three handset provider by 2015.

Following on from the ZTE Tania, launched in the UK this month, ZTE are likely to show off a Windows Phone handset aimed at the lower price point of the mark. If the rumours of a new "low cost" Tango build are true, then I'd expect ZTE to be using that variant of Windows Phone.

Rafe will be in Barcelona covering MWC, while the rest of the AAWP team will be back at base doing all the analysis on this and the other stories sure to come out of Spain.