Shanghai Telecom full-time business metro construction

With the restructuring of the telecom industry this year, the three major operators have to provide a full-capacity operation of the business, it is necessary to achieve the full business operations, the operators must be in the business, Operation, as well as network terminals have done a full range of integration, and network integration Is the most important.

From the current type of business, after the integration of the entire network of business should be able to carry 3G, NGN, IPTV, broadband access and interactive games and other services, users can end all types of systems anytime, anywhere access network resources, rich experience Business. With the IP technology in recent phase of development, security and its ability to convergence has made substantial progress, QoS, MPLS technology is perfect, and so mature, the use of ALLIP model for the transformation of network integration is a more feasible方式.

Shanghai Metro as an IP telecommunications network, is now carrying a variety of types of business. In the full-time business operations, will be a variety of business through the Shanghai Telecom to achieve MAN bearer, is a program viable.

MAN is currently carrying the type of business

Shanghai metro construction since 2001, with the technology, ADSL technology, such as maturity, from the beginning of 2002, Shanghai, the number of users of broadband access has been in a state of rapid growth. With well-developed network technology, MAN bearing on the type of business in recent years to gradually enrich themselves. From the development, the enterprise customer demand for broadband services will be further growth in the terminal also speed up the pace of diversification trend in the development of the network should have a lot of room for development.

MAN is currently provided by the business can be roughly divided into the following categories.

Internet access is provided by most Internet-based business, to provide users access Internet. Means there are narrow-band access / dial-up broadband, fiber optic, wireless and so on.

In the face of the main types of enterprise VPN users, to provide the point between the post office network to connect remote offices and some businesses, MPLS, IPsec, L2TP, and other technology. VPN business in a very good development in recent years, growth in number of nodes remained more than 50% over the next few years will be driven business VPN bandwidth-business an important source of growth.

IDC provides room, rack, leased bandwidth, server hosting and other basic services in the past few years and gradually developed a network built on behalf of the escrow, security, load balancing, speed up the network, data backup, and other value-added services. Because of its high-speed access, professional venues, professional maintenance of the characteristics of the development of better business.

IPTV use of the broadband network to provide digital TV services, its main features is interactive and real-time, playback, on-demand so that it functions as compared with traditional TV have a greater advantage, there are still a lot of business development.

Is the voice telecom operators to provide the basis for one of the business in recent years the rapid development of VoIP technology, the original voice of a greater impact, at the same time operators are also thought to change gradually in its own products into the VoIP system Services.

At present, the main game by the SP to provide services, such business has developed very rapidly in recent years, used to carry the game platform and terminals are becoming increasingly more.

The rapid development of the network, a variety of business development momentum of which are more rapid, and a variety of business network bandwidth capacity, transmission quality, safety features, such as requirements are different, so in the same multi-service network carrying The need to consider the characteristics of the business, in order to protect the quality of the business, improve the network's ROI.

New CMMB Tuner Developed By Sharp

Sharp is jumping into the Chinese mobile video broadcasting sector with a new mobile TV tuner that supports China Multimedia Mobile Broadcasting.
Sharp has developed the VA3C5CZ933 a tuning device intended for mobile equipment in the Chinese market, with mass production slated to begin in December 2008 and a monthly production capacity of about 500,000 units.
China's efforts to provide digital mobile broadcast services intensified in anticipation of the Beijing Olympics, and broadcasts under the CMMB system, a standard advanced by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, began in 37 cities in July 2008. By the end of this year, SARFT plans to expand CMMB network coverage to more than 300 additional cities.
China Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting is the Chinese broadcasting industry's mobile phone television standard. At the end of 2007, SARFT initiated bidding for the construction of the CMMB network for which it received CNY150 million in special funds from China's Ministry of Finance. This was the second round of bidding for CMMB equipment for SARFT and covered transmitters, testing devices, CMMB portable terminals and other supporting systems.
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SARFT Clarifies Operating Model, Technology System For CMMB

The State Administration of Radio Film and Television of China held a teleconference last week on China Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting, in which the administration clarified the direction for the future development of CMMB.
The conference marked the formal start for the construction and operation of CMMB in China and it also represents a new period in which the CMMB technology transits from technical tests to an operational stage.
SARFT says that the network coverage of CMMB should combine satellites with networks and adopt unified standards and nationwide roaming systems. The supporting systems should be able to meet the demand for the complex operation of varied CMMB services, forming a unified-operated and unified-managed new industrial operating mode.
This all actually means that the SARFT will seek a national reunification of the operating mode of CMMB, like what it has done with China's telecom industry.
At present, units directly under the SARFT have jointly invested and established a company called China Satellite Mobile Broadcasting Corporation, which is responsible for the network coverage extension of CMMB in China.
Source: chinatechnews

Private Enterprise Gets IPTV License

It was reported yesterday that the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) had issued a new IPTV license to the Beijing-based company Huaxia Network.

Previously, SARFT had awarded licenses to operators including the Shanghai Media Group (SMG), China Central Television (CCTV), Southern Media Corporation (SMC), China Radio International (CRI), and Hangzhou-based Wasu.

The IPTV license is actually a differently named version of the Permit to Transmit Audiovisual Programming over Data Networks, targeted at different terminals. Currently video-sharing websites have permits for audiovisual programming to be received by computers, while the IPTV license pertains to television reception of programming.

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Market & Technology Conference of International Radio, Film and TV Equipments in Shanghai Television Festival

The Shanghai Television Festival was sponsored by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television and the People’s Government of Shanghai Municipality, and undertaken by the Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture, Radio, Film and TV and Shanghai Media & Entertainment Group. The market of media & international radio, film and TV equipment, one of the master activities of the Shanghai Television Festival, has achieved 13 successful terms. It includes 7 categories in general: equipment for video and audio production, technology and equipment for cable digital TV, technology and equipment for the media industry, high-end civil equipment, broadcast and television transmission and broadcasting systems, equipment for film, TV and audio, lighting and acoustic for film and TV and relevant industries.

    The last terms of exhibitions had attracted about one hundred domestic and overseas manufacturers of radio, film and TV industry to participate on the exhibition area reaching 4,000m2. The products brought by enterprises from 8 countries and regions as well as domestic ones were exhibited, including: HD films, equipment for HDTV, state-of-the-art products or equipment, network and digital HD making and broadcasting. Each day the exhibition received more than 4,000 visitors. It has become one of the most important connections and bridges between all manufacturers and customers both domestic and overseas, as well as the best platform for the numerous manufacturers to show the power of their technology, release new products and promote their brand image.

In 2008, the international radio, film and TV equipment market will explore the connotation of service of radio, film and TV equipment comprehensive exhibition further based on the subject of Trend of Integration Brought by New Technology, and conduct activities of technology research, discussion and communication and products promotion around the hotspots of HDTV, system of media information and media. The 14th Shanghai Television Festival, 2008 will be held at the Shanghai International New Expo Center from June 10th—12th, 2008, and will present industry professionals both domestic and overseas and many film and TV audience members with a refined, considerate and professional image.

    Organizer/Organizing Committee:

    Office of Equipment Market of Media International Radio, Film and TV, Shanghai Television Festival

    Contact: Fan Zhenrong, Wang Weiqing, Song Xin’guo

    Tel: (86-021) 62565899 (ext) 5928/5614      Direct Dial: (86-021) 62537832
 
    Fax: 021-62878338

    E-mail: fanzhenrong@smg.sh.cn / vanson1007@smg.sh.cn / song@smg.sh.cn

    Website: www.stvf.com
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National Standard Digital TV Signal First Aired to the National from Shenzhen

The national standard digital TV signal was aired for the first time to the nation on the site of Shenzhen Hi-tech Fair on the morning of October 12th, and Shenzhen became the first city in China to implement this national standard formally. From this point on the Shenzhen citizens can receive and watch free HD digital TV with receiving devices of integrative ground digital TV, HD set top box, multimedia TV receiver, on-board receiver and receiver connected to computer.

    This time the aired signal from Shenzhen also covers most of the region of Hong Kong. Hong Kong has decided to apply the ground digital TV standard supporting national standard before. By the end of this year, TVB and ATV in Hong Kong will broadcast overall HD and SD programs applying the same national standard technical system.

    Though the national standard of ground digital TV transmission began to be implemented from August 1st, the public had been worrying about the development of industrialization due to the immature matching standard and industry chain. In the ceremony of this first broadcasting, Zhang Guanghua, the executive vice president of Legend Silicon Tech, expressed in front of the media with an optimistic tone that up to the present the integrative chip plan has been matured with steady performance across the board, laying a solid foundation for operators to conduct different business operation models.
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Zhang Haitao Presides Conference to Promote Application of National Standard on Ground Digital TV

On the15th of March, Zhang Haitao, the deputy director general of SARFT, presided over the conference of a leading group to promote work on terrestrial digital TV, heard reports made by each working group on work progress of relevant technology policy, matching standards, technical tests and frequency planning, and studied how to promote the application of national standards for terrestrial digital TV.

    Zhang Haitao pointed out that the application and promotion of a terrestrial digital TV standard can be seen as an important technology reformation and systems process in the field of broadcasting and TV transmission coverage, as well as the key event relating to the innovation in national science and technology and development of domestic industries. We shall understand the significance of application and promotion of ground digital TV standards thoroughly, realize the difficulties, the comprehensiveness required and pressure of implementing such standards, attach importance, reinforce leadership, organize elaborately, dispatch scientifically, and boost the technical preparation of each technology policy, standard, frequency planning and test. Currently we shall complete the following tasks:

    (1) to improve further the working group for technology policy, standards, planning and testing, coordination of resources, concentration of strength and focus on implementation; (2) to reinforce the study on key technology policy and major matching standard, define as soon as possible the basic principles and key technology policy for development of ground digital TV, speed up to work out matching standard, set up basic system of technology standard, and lay groundwork for implementation of standard; (3) to reinforce the propagating and implementing of standards to train the whole system to learn the new standards and implement with self-consciousness, to apply multi approaches to propagate and promote the importance of national standard, enhance the solemnity and authority of national standards, improve the power of integration of the  broadcasting and TV industry, and create an excellent environment for implementation of standards; (4) to reinforce the administration of pilot programs, execute strictly the regulations and requirements stipulated by the SARFT, boost the work of liquidation, define the necessity of transformation of nonstandard systems, see that regulations are strictly followed and ensure the implementation of national standards; and (5) to speed up the relevant preparation of technology test and frequency planning to lay solid groundwork for ensuring the CCTV broadcasting ground HDTV in Beijing in October and launching HDTV programs in the 6 Olympic Games cities including Beijing. Mr. Zhang requires that each relevant entity shall strengthen the sense of mission, responsibility and pressure further, play full of positivity, initiative and creativity, work as a team with all the power, speed up and ensure punctual completion of each task.

The “11th 5-year” Plan for Hi-tech Industries Development Proposed to Complete Generally the Digitalization Transformation of Video & Audio Industry in 2010

On the 14th of May, the National Development and Reform Commission published on their website the “11th 5-year” Plan for Hi-tech Industries Development (Public Draft) (“the Plan”) which proposed that it shall complete generally the digitalization transformation of traditional analog signal video and audio industry by the year of 2010.

    It is proposed in the Plan than during the “11th 5-year” Plan period the country will exert the full function of the market mechanism and promote the strategic transformation of video and audio industry from traditional analog signal technology to digital technology The emphasis is to develop the digital TV industry and construct a system for the digital TV industry from core components to finished products, from hardware to software, from systems to terminals, and from manufacture to operational service.

    The Plan has put the electronic information industry including video and audio industry as the most important point of development for the “11th 5-year” hi-tech industry, proposed the development of the basic core industries like the integration of circuits and software with great efforts. It also emphasizes the need to cultivate a new industry group for a next generation network, a new generation of mobile communication, digital TV, high-performance computers and network equipment.

    During the period of the “11th 5-year” Plan, the country will strengthen its communication industry, with a focus on the development of a new generation of cellular mobile communication, digital trucking systems and products with broadband wireless access, positive promotion of the research, development and industrialization of intelligent optical networks, ultra-long distance super-speed optical transmission and broadband cable access technology, realizing manufacturing, reinforcing of research and development of next generation network technology and key products to shape new industry growth points of high-end routers and network hubs.

Huaxia anye got the fifth IPTV license

    Huaxia anye becomes first private company to receive IPTV license

    Huaxia, for the display of a license is divided into three parts, including a computer-based player-management business, computer-based program integrated business operations, as well as on TV's audio-visual educational programs. The most valuable is the third part of this.
     Huaxia at the present stage of education as a strategic breakthrough, and education can be very broad definition of patriotism education, education building and so on, are also areas of education. Extend the application of its great potential.
    The use of the license can be combined telecommunications operator needs to audio-visual education programs for a breakthrough from the industry evolution to the public; IPTV can be used as education polymeric or content of the SP platform; can be more joint video site, terminal manufacturers launch high-definition on-demand (download) category Business, try the steps of IPTV products;
      On the license was the reason, it is said that the country is relevant ministries from a strategic point of view, the need for the closure of Radio, Film and Television of the existing system, the introduction of competition and new media operations into the new blood, new domestic increase in the development of dynamic media.

SARFT: Cable DTV Subs Reaches 40 mln

Vice director Wang Lian of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT)'s department of technology said at the China Digital TV Forum 2008 that 33 cities and regions across China had completed DTV conversion projects as of August of this year, bringing the number of digital cable subscribers nationwide to more than 40 mln, expected to increase to more than 45 mln by the end of the year. 155 premium DTV channels are now broadcasting around the country.

Wasu deputy GM Qiao Xiaoyan revealed that as of September 24, Wasu had 412,150 interactive TV subscribers, with an average increase of 600-700 subscribers per day. The company has a monthly ARPU (average revenue per user) of approximately RMB 50.

China's households-using-TV (i.e. HUT) rates are at an approximate average of 30-35% daily, with interactive TV traffic measuring an average of 607,284 instances daily and HUT of 80-85% monthly.

GM Li Degang of Guangxi Cable revealed that Guangxi plans to invest nearly RMB 800 mln over the next 3-5 years into upgrading unidirectional networks in the Beibuwan Economic Development Zone to bidirectional networks.

CDTF2008 to disclose the key to the development of Chinese digital TV data

September 25 to 26, the fifth China Digital TV Industry Summit Forum (CDTF2008) in Beijing, Wen held a grand Shuicheng all. CDTF2008 in, the State Administration of Radio Science and Technology Wang, deputy director of the Alliance, the Ministry of Information Industry and electronic information Zhao Bo, deputy director the State Administration of Radio, Deputy Secretary for wireless Zhao-Hui Sun, and other leaders, Li Youping Chinese Academy of Engineering, China Senior Fellow, Hou Ziqiang Academy of Sciences, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications has Jianqiu, a professor, and other experts, Beijing Gehua vice president Luo small cloth, deputy general manager of Shanghai Oriental Cable Nine Commentaries on the Communist Liu, Zhang Yu, general manager of cable Xiamen, Shenzhen Tianwei video of the total work Xu Jiang Shan , Chairman Tan Zhuping cable Baoding, Changsha, general manager of mobile TV-Grand, North Canton media Luo Xiaojun, deputy general manager of mobile TV, C Wang, deputy general manager of CCTV's network, the general manager of the Huacheng Television Quan, deputy general manager of Shanghai high-Yue , And media Ding as the CAI Heng, general manager of equal more than 70 digital TV operator CEOs, as well as the day of Parkinson's chairman Lu Pin, NDS General Manager of China Chun-wai, and other industry elite gathered at home and abroad from the hundreds of Along with the audience on China's digital television five years to carry out the initial sum, and in the next five years the number of the process of prospect.

45,000,000

2008 is the 30th anniversary of China's reform and opening, China is also the number of radio and television 5 years. State Administration of Radio, deputy director of science and technology, deputy director Wang CDTF2008 together in a comprehensive introduction on the broadcasting of digital television development and policies. He pointed out that at present there are 33 cities and regions to complete the overall cable digital TV conversion, as of August this year, the national cable digital TV subscribers has more than 40,000,000, it is estimated that the end of the year should be able to more than 45,000,000. At the same time, digital pay-TV aspects of the steady development of rich digital content, the country launched a total of 155 sets of pay-TV broadcasting.

In addition, the digital terrestrial broadcast is going well. Published on the ground transmission standard, 17 supporting the application has been promoting a comprehensive, and 330 models to determine the mode of application 4. More importantly, the Ministry of Finance has been included in the terrestrial digital TV development plan, special funds 2.5 billion, with 3 to 5 years to cover the building of the country's terrestrial digital television system. At present, the satellite broadcast of the industry chain are ripe, planning to use 4 transmission transponder and the central provinces of the 43 sets of radio and 48 television sets.

The most noteworthy is that the General Administration of Radio, Film and Television to prepare the formation of a national broadcast mobile multimedia operating companies, in addition to the early opening of the 37 cities, covering the planning of the first 160 prefecture-level cities, to be completed by the end of the National City's ground-level coverage, 2009 CMMB satellite coverage in the establishment of the system.

Digital TV industry to promote the end product, of course, can not be separated from the pulling, but complement each other. Letter Electronic Information Department of Public Works Secretary Zhao Bo, deputy director of the Fifth China Digital TV Industry Summit Forum (CDTF2008), said that in the first half of this year, LCD TV production to Taiwan 12,230,000, an increase of 71%, plasma TV production 940,000 Taiwan, an increase of 208 percent.

Interactive is king! ARPU value of 50 yuan

Digital Radio, Film and Television's five-year process, but also around the Chinese digital cable operator's five-year, from all over the country's digital cable TV operators in the Fifth China Digital TV Industry Summit Forum (CDTF2008) were on different figures depict Its digital blueprint.

China, as the joint Qiao Xiaoyan, vice president of digital description of the number of China in Hangzhou, the business outlook, the average user spending in the video a month has reached 50 yuan, 600 yuan annually, and broadband service packages in 980 yuan, which marks The number of China has entered the business on track. As CDTF2008 Summit held the day before (September 24, 2008), China adopted a number of joint operations, the nationwide total of 412,150 subscribers interactive TV, interactive daily average number of users is 600 to 700, which are on ARPU Value of 50 yuan or so users. Data show that the interactive TV users Kaiji Shuai daily average is 30 to 35% of the daily average of interactive television traffic is 607,284 times the average monthly Kaiji Lv 80 ~ 85%. These are very gratifying figure.

De-Gang Li, general manager of Guangxi from the cable to the figures provided, in Guangxi have been completed so far, 18 counties, towns and townships network integration, has started or is about to start the examination and approval by the township integrated network of 18 counties, a total of more than 3700 networking villages, rural network users to add 180,000 Families, county and village to do a good rural network users even more than urban incomes. At the same time, also in Guangxi plans to invest close to 800,000,000 yuan by 3 to 5 years in the Beibu Bay economic zone will be one-way cable network upgraded to two-way multi-functional networks.

Of course, Digital Radio, Film and Television also need a process that, for some users to watch TV instead of rigid requirements of the region, more users need to cultivate the habit of consumption. To attend the fifth China Digital TV Industry Summit Forum (CDTF2008) of Xiamen Zhang Yu, general manager of cable have ideas of their own, "in the morning to digital TV subscribers down, the same day back in Xiamen for 20% of the cost, until a week or so 70%. " This coastal city in the south has been regarded as good results, but that Xiamen and cable services is also closely related to the follow-up.

Although the communications industry at every turn 10,000,000 compared to the starting point for users, the digital TV industry has experienced a 5-year development is still immature, but the number of users brought about by the increase ARPU value indeed an indisputable fact. Data show that the broadcasting industry from the month prior to the close more than 10 million, to the present 20 per month to receive a few dollars to raise the general rate of 10 yuan, to ease pressure on the operation of Radio, Film and Television is still very useful. In spite of Radio, Film and Television revenue constitutes a matrix of the market covered most of the killer application has not yet appeared, but in various parts of the efforts of operators, ARPU enhance the value of the good.

 

230,000,000 and 17,660,000

Olympic by Dongfeng, well off satellite broadcast, mobile TV (mobile multimedia broadcasting) spread out across the board, the national terrestrial digital TV operators, IPTV and Internet video and other new media form of turmoil for a burst of radio and television comprehensive digital powerful energy. In the fifth China Digital TV Industry Summit Forum (CDTF2008), new media and the Olympic delegates are also continuing to bring the topic. In CDTF2008, C Wang, deputy general manager of network CCTV said on August 8 opening ceremony on the same day, a total of 161 million people watched the opening ceremony of the network as a whole during the Olympic Games, through the Olympic co-authorized Web site of Internet users are viewing 231 million people , Did not come into contact with Olympic co-authorized Web site of Internet users, only 10%. Hou added that the teachers through radio and television to watch the Olympic Games is a ratio of 17.7 percent, the network is 14.6 percent, 6.8 percent public transportation is moving through the phone looking at 1.9 percent. Despite the new media at the beginning, but has shown great vitality. At the same time, there are a number: 46% of the people watching on TV to win Olympic gold in the first moment, 43% of the people through the network to watch the first Olympic gold flowers Who.

North Canton Luo Xiaojun, deputy general manager of the media in the CDTF2008 from another area in support of the new media during the Olympic Games in the rapid development. It is reported that during the Olympic Games, North Canton media coverage of the Beijing Public Transport 80% loading 12,000, with 24,000 screens; the Mass Transit Railway, covering 13, 8-5, line 10. According to incomplete statistics, the North Canton daily media coverage of the 17,660,000 people in the audience, the audience of an enormous scale.

Hou Ziqiang as a teacher has said, despite the beginning of the new media, but has shown great vitality. New media today is no longer a subsidiary but an indispensable means of media players.

100 years and 10GB

Be it cable, terrestrial, mobile digital television, or the rise of new media, in the final analysis, will promote the transformation of Radio, Film and Television Industry.

Radio, Film and Television leveraging on how to reform this problem, China Academy of Engineering Li Youping teacher will be a surprise point on the tiny flash on. In the fifth China Digital TV Industry Summit Forum (CDTF2008) the subject of the report, Li Youping Academy of Sciences put forward, just as paper and printing forms, as the price of flash in less than 10 years dropped 10,000 times when Flash memory to disk as represented by the memory of micro-faced than their own as early as 100 years of broadcasting, the combination will form a new concept - the Treasury, 1G, 2G can keep thousands, tens of thousands of books, and this is the Library Concept. Some statistics, 1,000 and 10,000 kinds of newspapers every day of the new journals have more or less the amount of data is about 10GB, the satellite is able to push every day 400GB, 10GB is a piece of cake. If the Xinhua News Agency, which was jointly developed by Gehua and so on, "Xinhua bank" can be successful, it is expected to be a brand-new transmission, direct spread to rural areas, and to the world via satellite. At that time, "bank" can help books to the rural areas, the media, to go abroad, "bank" to help the media to become the next generation of radio broadcasting, "bank" of the Internet media can help overcome congestion.

 

IPTV miss the Olympic opportunity to show that chaotic market

     iSuppli's view, China Central Television (CCTV) in Beijing can not afford prior to the Olympic Games in Beijing to deploy IPTV (IPTV), that the IPTV market in a state of chaos, this is impeding the development of technology in China.

     At that time, even though there are indications that the CCTV in Beijing on the eve of the Olympic Games in Beijing to launch IPTV service, but that failed. As a major IPTV license holder and operator, CCTV is China's most influential television company. As early as 2006, CCTV plans to carry out IPTV business.

     CCTV is not only in the deployment of IPTV encountered problems. China Netcom is China's second largest fixed-line operator China and the North's main carrier, completed in 2007 to support 50,000 users of IPTV equipment to invite tenders. ZTE and Alcatel - Lucent successful. However, after two years of preparation and on-site tests, IPTV finally failed in a timely manner prior to the launch of the Olympic Games, many of the observers is expected to come to nothing.

     IPTV in Beijing, the slow progress in the IPTV reflect the general situation of China. IPTV broadcast media company and the telecommunications operators among the core of the conflict of interest has not yet been resolved.

     In addition, some digital television (DTV) the strong competition faced by IPTV is an obstacle. For example, in Heilongjiang Province is China's first deployment of IPTV services in the region, attract new users are experiencing difficulty. IPTV users in the province in August remained at 120,000. However, should also be noted that deployment of IPTV in Heilongjiang in the first year, only 10,000 IPTV customers.

     In contrast, IPTV in the healthy development of China Southern. China Telecom and Shanghai Media Group (SMG) of the strategic center of the Shanghai market, in August a total of 560,000 users. Jiangsu Province this year, the official deployment of IPTV services, only 8 months has attracted 150,000 subscribers.

     iSuppli expects that as China Telecom and SMG in the past two years between the formation of a mature partnership model, IPTV subscribers will continue to grow steadily. In addition, China Telecom in August just completed 50,000 IPTV set-top boxes and related network equipment joint procurement tender. This should allow market participants to believe, IPTV will be in China's telecommunications provider of integrated information to the goal to play an important role.

     In addition, the carriers between the joint procurement process will help reduce the IPTV set-top boxes and networking equipment, the overall price. At the same time, China Telecom is working to improve the OEM network equipment and IPTV set-top box interoperability between. iSuppli predicts that in 2008 China IPTV subscribers will reach 223,000.

     However, the Chinese IPTV industry as a whole has lagged behind its main rivals - digital television. iSuppli estimates that in 2008 seven months before the Chinese digital TV users increased by about 9,000,000 in July reached 37,000,000. iSuppli Corporation predicts that by the end of this year the total number of Chinese digital TV users will reach 43,000,000.

     In contrast, look at the situation from the users, IPTV is still at a very early stage.