Daily News 2004/07/26

Ukraine ITC selects Huawei to undertake its CDMA2000 telecommunication network

  After Ukraine CST selected Huawei to undertake the construction of its CDMA 2000 telecommunication network last year, recently, the news from Ukraine capital Kiev says that another Ukrainian operator ITC (International Telecommunication Company) announces to select Huawei as its strategic partner, and signs the contract for the construction of a 800 MHz CDMA 2000 network.

  Ukraine has a population of more than 50 million, but its mobile reachable rate is only 8%. There is a huge potential for mobile market. In May, ITC invited bidding for its CDMA 2000 project. After ITC values the product performance, technology strength, service provision and capability of each manufacturer, it decided to sign the CDMA 2000 commercial contract with Huawei, and let Huawei undertake the CDMA 2000 networks in Kiev and its surrounding districts. After the network finished, it can provide high-quality voice service, hi-speed data service and other value added service, such as payment in advance, wireless public phone and short message.

Asiainfo Launches OpenBOSS, and arouses extensive attention from the industry

  In order to share the successful experiences and advanced international concepts and technology, advocate the next development direction of BOSS system, and promote the development of supporting network of China Mobile, the "second session China Mobile-Aisinfo Service Supporting Net User Conference" has held for two days since July 8 in Guangxi.

  On the conference, the CEO and President of Aisainfo Mr. Zhang Xingsheng initiates the Convoy Plan II for Telecom Operator of Asiainfo. The core is Asia will provide core software product, custom made solution, professional service to the operators so as to increase its support to domestic operator.

Singapore Zinglabs builds service platform for the national youth card system

  The products of Zinglabs provided to Youth card are mainly Zinglabs call center integrated switcher ZingSwitch? and integrated software platform ZingServ?.

  Singapore Zinglabs builds the national Youth card system service platform, which provides solid guarantee for the external service standard and promise of youth card. It can communicate and feedback the information and customers rapidly and effectively, so that the youth card may have plasticity, order, independence, unification and openness.

The Number of Mobile Short Messages reaches 100 billion in a half year with an increase rate of 71% than the same period of last year

  The latest statistics from the Ministry of Information shows that in the first half year, the volume of mobile short message has accumulated to 99.63 billion with an increase of 71% than that of last year. This number is very close to 100 billion, and it shows the huge potential of mobile telecommunication valued added market.

  By the end of this June, the national revenue from communication is 281.59 billion with an increase of 13% than that of last year. The revenue from telecommunication is 253.61 billion, with an increase of 13.8%, and the revenue from post service is 27.98billion with an increase of 5.9%.

  In the first half year, the new telephone user has reached 68071000. The increased 32741000 fixed phone users makes the total fixed phone users reached 295.488 million, and the increased 35330000 mobile users makes the total number reached 305.283 million. The access users of broadband have reached 17.731, with an increase of 6.583 million than last year. The popularity rate of fixed phone and mobile both have reached 23.7%.