Zaijian: KongZhong CEO Hangs Up Phone, Departs Post In China Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:04:20 +0000 Chinese mobile value-added services firm KongZhong (KONG) said that its co-founder Yunfan Zhou will resign from his position as CEO, effective October 13, 2008.
Zhou will continue to serve as the chairman of the board, and the company's statement says personal reasons have led Zhou to make this departure decision.
KongZhong says it is now considering a [...]Read More
Linktone Terminates Agreements With Chinese Affiliates Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:02:02 +0000 Mobile value-added services company Linktone (LTON) announced the termination of agreements with some of its Chinese affiliates in regard to a business deal.
Linktone has severed contracts with two of its affiliated companies Shanghai Ling Yu Culture and Communication and Beijing Lian Fei Wireless Communication Technology, and the Chinese Youth League Internet, Film and Television Center [...]Read More
KongZhong's Revenue Up, Fueled Little By Mobile Advertising In China Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:18:57 +0000 Chinese wireless value-added services firm KongZhong (KONG) announced its unaudited second quarter 2008 financial results and says total revenues increased 10% sequentially to USD23.52 million.
Total WVAS revenues for the second quarter increased 9% sequentially to USD23.13 million. Revenues from 2.5G services accounted for approximately 33% of total WVAS revenues and revenues from 2G services represented [...]Read More
Robust Chinese Internet Advertising Growth Pushes Sina.com Higher Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:36:46 +0000 Net revenues increased 53% year-over-year to USD91.3 million for Chinese Internet media company Sina.com (SINA) as it announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2008.
"Our online advertising business in China, in particular, continues to be robust, growing 59% year over year, and was a major driving force in allowing us to [...]Read More
Datang Cooperates With Microsoft, Dell To Accelerate TD-SCDMA Internationalization Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:03:24 +0000 Datang has established partnerships with many multinational corporations, including Microsoft (MSFT) and Dell (DELL), in Beijing to promote their cooperation in various aspects from TD-SCDMA terminal solutions to application software.
According to a memorandum, Datang will start deep cooperation with Microsoft in a series of key applications, including the application of the TD-SCDMA 3G data card [...]Read More
MIIT Plans To Reclaim Service Provider Monitoring Rights Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:03:31 +0000 According to China Communications, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China is planning to reclaim its right to monitor telecommunications service providers' marketing activities.
MIIT says that the ministry attaches great importance to the wireless value-added service provider market and its relevant departments will directly connect with service providers to enhance its monitoring strength [...]Read More
MVAS
or Wireless Value-Added Services involves the transmission
of digital data to or from a mobile phone using various technologies
and standards such as SMS, MMS, WAP, Java, and BREW. Common
MVAS include ringtones, picture downloads, and entertainment
services.
Short Messaging Services, or SMS, enable mobile phone users
to send and receive text messages comprised of words or numbers
or both.
Multimedia Messaging Services, or MMS, allow mobile phone
users to send graphics, photos, pictures and audio from one
mobile phone to another.
Wireless Application Protocol, or WAP is a 2.5G software
protocol for menu-based access to advanced, content-rich wireless
services. In China,WAP services are provided through interfaces
called WAP portals which are operated by China Unicom and
China Mobile. In contrast to SMS, WAP operates at a significantly
higher bandwidth, which enables users to access, browse, search
and download services, much like the way you would access
Internet applications on a personal computer through a web
browser like Netscape or Explorer.
Interactive Voice Response or IVR is a term used to describe
services that allow mobile phone users to dial a number that
responds to user input in the form of spoken words or more
commonly signaling by dialing buttons. Users can then listen
to prerecorded voice messages such as songs or jokes, or listen
to installment of "mobile novels".
2G or second generation mobile services refer to simple,
mobile voice communications and low speed data services. The
2G phase began in China in the mid-1990s and much of this
technology is still in use. The 2G cell phone features digital
voice encoding. The major 2G mobile network platforms are
CDMA, TDMA, and GSM. Since its inception, 2G technology has
steadily improved with increased bandwidth, packet routing,
and the introduction of multimedia.
2.5G mobile services fall between the second and third generations
of wireless technology. China is currently undergoing a raid
shift from 2G to 2.5G services. 2.5G capability is usually
associated with General Packet Radio Services (GPRS). Each
successive generation provides a higher data rate and additional
capabilities.
3G or third generation mobile services refer to near-future
developments in personal and business wireless technology,
especially mobile communications. Various 3G technologies
platforms are currently being tested in China, and the chinese
government is expected to award licenses to one or more mobile
operators to offer 3G services in the near future, although
the exact timing is not clear. The third generation, as its
name suggests, follows the first generation (1G) and second
generation (2G) in wireless communications.
