China has 710 million Internet users as of June, accountingfor 51.7 percent of its total population, exceeding the global average by 3.1percent,according to an official report released by the China Internet Network InformationCenter (CNNIC) on Wednesday.
China gained about 21.3 million new web users in the first half of 2016, an increase of 1.3percent compared with figures from the end of 2015, the report said.
The report noted that 191 million people, almost 27 percent total Internet users were fromrural areas, marking a huge gap of 35.6 percent in the Internet penetration rate betweenurban and rural areas.
The number of people surfing the Internet via smartphones reached 656 million, about92.5 percent of Internet users, the report said.
Japan Starts 8K TV Broadcasts in Time for Rio Olympics
Japan began the world's first regular 8K television broadcasts on Monday, five days ahead of the opening of the Olympic Games.
8K refers to broadcasts with a resolution of 7,680 x 4,320 pixels. That's 16 times the resolution of today's full high-definition (FHD) broadcasts and four times that of the 4K standard, which is only just emerging in many other countries. (See chart below)
The format used by NHK, which it calls "Super Hi-Vision," also features 22.2-channel surround sound.
Public broadcaster NHK launched a satellite channel that will broadcast a mix of 8K and 4K content as it prepares to launch full-scale 8K transmissions in time for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.
MIIT Announces Telecom Industry Economic Performance of 1H16
Recently MIIT announced the economic performance of telecom industry in the first half of this year officially. Telecom Service
China's telecom service revenue was CNY 611.28 billion in 1H16 with a 5.6% YoY increase while its total operating revenue increased 47.7% to CNY 1.57868 trillion.
In June, the service revenue of China's three major operators totally hit CNY 102.66 billion, showing a 7.2% YoY growth and a 0.3% month-to-month increase. A 50.7% YoY increase happened to the total operating revenue CNY 284.92 billion.
China Mobile maintained better growth, compared with the other two giants.
HUAWEI SmartCare® CEM Solutions Goes to Fixed Network Domain
Operators get new capabilities to manage customer experience for High Speed Internet and IPTV
Fixed Operators around the world are moving steadily from offering communications only to offering communications plus entertainment. That addition designed to meet increased customer expectations and regulatory obligations puts far greater pressure on the operator to deliver a higher quality Customer Experience.
ZTE Cooperates with Bombardier to Complete Joint Test of LTE Multi Service Train Communication
ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, and global leader in rail technology, Bombardier Transportation, today announced that they have completed a joint test of Bombardier's communications-based train control (CBTC) with ZTE's LTE solution for the railway industry, which signals an important step towards wide commercial use of LTE rail transit systems.
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Optical Fibre Made in Hengtong Assists the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro
It takes us totally around 25 hours' flights from Beijing to Rio, making this year's Olympic Games the farthest away from China in the history. However, we can still watch the games' live broadcast through our phones and TVs without missing any terrific moments. To realize this, optical fibre networks play a significant role, especially optical fibre made in Hengtong Group Co.,LTD.
Optical Fibre Perimeter Security Product of YOFC Passes National Highest Certification Successfully Recently, the vibration intrusion detector, independently developed by special product business division in Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Limited Company (stock code: 6869.HK, hereinafter referred to as "YOFC"), has successfully passed the type inspection and incoming inspection carried out by National Quality Supervision and Inspection Center of Security Alarm System Product (Beijing) and obtained the highest certification about national security products.
State Grid Jiangsu Power Extends Thanks to ZTT's Great Contributions Recently, ZTT received the letter of thanks from State Grid Jiangsu Power for ZTT's great contributions to the disaster areas.
After major disaster took place in Yancheng city of Jiangsu Province on 23, June, ZTT had provided conductors, wires, optical fiber cables, fittings and power cable accessories to the beaten areas in the first time. Moreover, ZTT organized persons to deal with emergencies and disasters so as to ensure the recovery of power supply.
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