China Netcom @ The China Perspective

November 16,2005

By STAFF EDITOR

China Netcom is ready to partner with Shanghai Media Group, which has an IPTV license, and is poised to expand its test broadcast area from one to twenty-one cities. By including Beijing in these twenty new cities, Netcom is throwing down the gauntlet for the city's dominant television provider, Gehua CATV Network. Gehua has been involved in discussions with the Beijing government over digital television development for quite some time now, and China Netcom's move puts pressure on it to find a solution or be left behind...

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	IPTV Threatens Beijing Cable Company November 16,2005 By STAFF EDITOR China Netcom is ready to partner with Shanghai Media Group, which has an IPTV license, and is poised to expand its test broadcast area from one to twenty-one cities. By including Beijing in these twenty new cities, Netcom is throwing down the gauntlet for the city's dominant television provider, Gehua CATV Network. Gehua has been involved in discussions with the Beijing government over digital television development for quite some time now, and China Netcom's move puts pressure on it to find a solution or be left behind... China Netcom to set up broadband seed fund November 14,2005 By STAFF EDITOR . China To Annouce 3G licenses in 2006 October 28,2005 By STAFF EDITOR . 100 Million: The Monthly Cost of Underground Telephony September 26,2005 By STAFF EDITOR While the news that China's major telecoms were preparing to block SkypeOut and other PC-to-phone services raised an outcry from private users of VoIP, other casualties of this implementation of already-existing regulations are underground VoIP service providers. These "net-talk cafes," which offer VoIP-based long-distance service for a cost of 0.3 yuan (US$0.037) per minute, exist in a regulatory grey area - it is uncertain whether they should be treated as telecom providers, which would make them illegal, or if they are merely offering value-added services. 1 2 3 4 5	Today’s Daily Briefs E-Mail Sign up for a roundup of the day’s top stories, sent every day. MOST POPULAR China Central Bank in need of a cash infusion, RMB appreciation to pause Garment makers targeting domestic market outperform exporters Poly Real Estate revenues up 25% YTD Shenyang’s Tiexi district targets alternative energy sector 40% of Chinese private firms target overseas expansion: HSBC BMW to build 2nd plant on mainland Wuhan Optical Valley sets sights on global influence by 2020 XEMC Windpower inks US$46m deal with Datang Power Generation Haima to build 2 150,000-vehicle plants Paper makers team up on eco-friendly plant Go to Complete List >

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