According to study, “Telecom Market in China 2011”
some of the major companies that are currently working in the telecom market in
China are China Mobile Ltd., China Railcom Ltd., China Telecom Ltd., China
Netcom, China Jitong Ltd., China Tower, Mecau Telecom Ltd., CITIC Networks, China
Unicom Ltd., China Satellite Ltd.
Telecom market offers a whole
range of modern telecommunication services, with high prices. Its main impact
is on the country’s economy. It generates jobs and revenue for the government. It
includes television, radio, 3G & 4G services, fixed & mobile telephones
and the internet. China has an excellent telecommunications infrastructure,
which includes broadband internet penetration, calling card availability and
public phone services.
Telecommunications of China are
defines by two categories: basic telecommunication services (BTS) and value
added telecommunication services (VATS). BTS provides public data transmission,
public network infrastructure and basic voice communication services. VATS
refers to telecommunication and information services offered by public network
infrastructure.
The telecom market is classified
by many services such as wired telecom service, wireless telecom service, satellite
& telecom resellers, communication hardware service and other telecom
services. Wireless telecom services include Global System for Mobile (GSM),
Datang telecom technology and Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
technologies. On the basis of type, the market is segmented into NB internet of
things (IOT), RF-based, fixed line service and LPWAN. On the basis of
application, the market is segmented into transportation, end point device and
industrial production.
In China, there are three mobile
network operators in telecommunication: China Telecom, China Unicom and China
Mobile. China Telecom provides data, multimedia, fixed line voice, video and
information services. China Unicom offers many services such as local calling,
internet services, GSM mobile network and internet protocol telephony: it is
the third largest mobile service in world. In addition, China Mobile offers
value added services (General Packet Radio Service), GSM services, multimedia
and internet protocol telephony. In 2017, both China Telecom and China Unicom had
328 million 4G network users & China Mobile had 622 million network users.
Broadband market is classified
into mobile broadband and fixed broadband. Broadband represents the majority of
subscription. The fixed broadband market is served by many technology platforms
including fibre-to-the-home (Fttx), leased line and WiMAX. FttH offers high
speed internet speed to the customers along with TV.
The market of telecom market is
mainly driven by growing adoption of mobile broadband. Changing demographics
and government-allied entities regulations are increasing significantly which
led to the growth of the market. Some telecom regulatory authorities are China
Internet Network Information Centre, Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), Ministry of
Culture (MOC), The State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC),
National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the State Oceanic
Administration (SOA), General Administration of Press and Publication Radio
Film & Television (GAPPRFT), the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural
Development (MOHURD) and Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. These
regulatory provide licenses, promoting Research & Development, allocating
resources, supervising the competition and service quality as well as of
developing tariff rates. In addition, some government policies are internet
plus, broadband China, IOT/M2M, three network convergence policy and private
investment in state-controlled industries.
China is the largest country telecom
market in world, accounting for around 30% market share. In the upcoming years,
the combination of a future national broadband network along with 5G services
and a highly competitive market will spur the overall telecoms sector on in China
and it is estimated that revenues for the sector will increase substantially.
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