Xiaonei.com Gains Investment From Softbank Sun, 04 May 2008 19:30:42 +0000 Chinese Web 2.0 company Oak Pacific Interactive's Xiaonei.com announced on the cusp of the Chinese May 1 Labor Day holiday that its hard work had paid off in the amount of a US$430 million infusion of capital.
Japan's Softbank led the investment with other companies for approximately 35% of the company.
Xiaonei.com is one of many social [...]Read More
China Telecom Rolls Out New Internet Value-added Service Policy Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:31:04 +0000 China Telecom (CHA) has rolled out a new policy for its Internet and value-added service by setting up an independent company to be responsible for the service.
According to the new policy, China Telecom will integrate its internal resources and allocate personnel to set up a new institution called "Internet and Value-added Service Operation Center", which [...]Read More
China Unicom Launches Online Business Hall Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:31:33 +0000 China Unicom (CHU) has taken a lead in the telecom sector by launching a nationally unified online business hall in China.
China Unicom's online business hall offers consumers such services as phone bills and inquiries on accumulated scores, credit, and payment records. The information from China Unicom's offline business halls in various cities are also available [...]Read More
Shanghai Unicom Enhances Mobile Data Commercial Services Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:26:39 +0000 Motorola (MOT) has announced today the signing of a commercial contract with Shanghai Unicom for building a value-added service platform.
"Shanghai Unicom is committed to providing innovative and personalized end-user multimedia services to our customers and ensuring the use of cutting-edge technology and service delivery solutions," said Zhao Le, general manager of Shanghai Unicom, "We are [...]Read More
China's SMS Management Rule To Be Unveiled Soon Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:39:16 +0000 In cooperation with the State Council Information Office and the Ministry of Public Security, China's new Ministry of Information Industry has made an SMS Management Rule which is expected to provide oversight on short message services and the related management issues and will be unveiled in a few weeks.
MII says it will issue relevant technical [...]Read More
Focus Media Bans Chinese Wireless Spam, Announces Quarterly Results Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:02:41 +0000 After a television program uncovering Focus Media's (FMCN) subsidiary's incessant sending of wireless spam messages was aired on China's state-run network last weekend, the company has now responded to rumors while at the same time reporting quarterly revenue growth of 21.9%.
The company's subsidiary Focus Media Wireless provides advertising services for business customers by delivering advertisements [...]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.
