日批在线视频_内射毛片内射国产夫妻_亚洲三级小视频_在线观看亚洲大片短视频_女性向h片资源在线观看_亚洲最大网

   

3G licences to be issued 'very soon'

By Li Weitao (China Daily)
Updated: 2006-12-05 07:24


A model displays a 3G mobile phone set manufactured by a mainland telecom firm at the world telecom show in Hong Kong December 4, 2006. A Chinese telecom official said China will soon award 3G licences to operators. [newsphoto]
HONG KONG: China could "very soon" award domestic telecom operators licences to build 3G (third generation) mobile phone networks, the country's top telecom official said yesterday.

"I cannot provide a specific timetable, but it could happen very soon," Wang Xudong, minister of information industry, told reporters at the ITU Telecom World 2006 being held in Hong Kong.

Wang reiterated a commitment to enable operators to offer 3G services during the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, saying it is "well-founded and feasible."

3G services enable video calls, faster data downloading speed and mobile Internet access.

Wang said operators would be given enough time to deploy 3G networks. "The build-out of networks and the following trial operations could take some time."

Industry observers estimate that setting up networks and trial operations could take at least one year before operators can formally roll out services to consumers.

As a result, some believe licences could be handed out in the first quarter next year; and China Netcom (Hong Kong) CEO Zuo Xunsheng said at the expo that it could be as early as February.

The acceleration of the 3G licensing process could be a shot in the arm for major telecoms companies, especially equipment and handset makers, which have invested heavily in 3G-related research and development.

The building of the 3G networks could unleash purchase orders worth tens of billions of dollars but Wang suggested the windfall might be smaller than many expect.

"It might not be feasible (for operators) to build national 3G networks immediately," he said. Some analysts expect regulators to allow operators to first build networks in select cities such as Beijing and Shanghai.

Wang would not specify how many 3G licences would be handed out. There are four major telecoms operators in the country and analysts believe four licences could result in excessive competition while fewer than three could curb competition.

"Government bodies are studying how many licences, three or four, are needed (to be awarded)," said Wang.

An industry restructuring has been looming in China's telecom sector, which might see the government consolidate the top four operators into three while awarding 3G licences.

It has been speculated that China Unicom, which runs cellular networks based on two different standards, may sell one network to China Telecom and merge the other with China Netcom.

But Wang said he "never heard such a plan and we never studied such a plan."

The minister added that the restructuring is "up to the board of directors of the four operators, which are all public companies."

The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) has said it is working on reforming the domestic industry but denied reports that it would split China Unicom.

"There has been much discussion on how to better realign the telecom industry," a senior executive with China Unicom told China Daily last week.

"We believe the government would make a judgment at the right time to protect the interests of the country, the industry and consumers."

(China Daily 12/05/2006 page1)



Top China News  
Today's Top News  
Most Commented/Read Stories in 48 Hours
主站蜘蛛池模板: 一区二区免费在线观看视频 | 久久综合免费视频 | 日韩在线观看网站 | 久久久人人人 | www.日日日 | 国产免费美女视频 | 欧美粗暴jizz性欧美20 | 97插插插| 麻豆网站在线播放 | 91精品在线播放 | 亚洲综合在线一区 | 日本亚洲欧美在线 | 四虎影视在线播放 | 日韩三区在线观看 | 亚洲 精品 综合 精品 自拍 | a在线观看免费 | 艳女av| 久久一二 | 久久精品操 | 国产无遮挡又黄又爽在线观看 | 欧美精品999 | 中文字幕一区二区三区在线观看 | 日韩欧美91| 欧美激情在线观看视频 | 亚洲一区二区三区四区在线 | 色在线播放 | 少妇高潮一区二区三区99 | 92午夜视频 | 午夜激情小视频 | 午夜视频黄色 | av福利片| 欧美做受高潮中文字幕 | 久久久精品影视 | 日韩美女在线观看 | 欧美色图在线视频 | 久久黄色精品视频 | 99这里有精品 | 男女猛烈无遮挡 | 日韩在线视频一区 | 免费日韩精品 | 日韩av片在线免费观看 |