Shanghai to speed up broadband networks
December 23, 2010 Category Uncategorized
Shanghai plans to make home broadband 10 times faster and establish a citywide mobile broadband network, with more 3G base stations and a next-generation broadcasting network by 2012, local officials said. The city is one of the 12 pilot cities and regions chosen to test Three Network Convergence — the convergence of Internet, TV and mobile networks. Shanghai is to encourage cooperation between local TV broadcasting and telecommunications firms, such as joint ventures between the sectors. Meanwhile, there will be more cross-platform services such as internet Protocol TV (IPTV), mobile TV and online broadcasting organizations on one unified network. For Three Network Convergence, Shanghai plans to establish a fiber optic network to 1 million households with a speed of 100 megabits per second, more than 10 times present levels. Telecommunications carriers plan to add 2,000 Wi-Fi hotspots and 1,300 3G base stations to build a mobile broadband network covering the city. Wang Xiaojie, General Director of the Science and Technology Division of the General Administration of Press and Publication, (GAPP) said that the TV set is the most popular and affordable device for integrated services. Wang noted the lack of interactivity at present, saying: “The biggest bottleneck of the TV network is single-way transition but it will change,” the Shanghai Daily reports.
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