To the PHS network is still the preferred way out
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With a new round of restructuring the telecommunications industry started large-screen, the C Unicom network will be sold to China Telecom, China Telecom has finally received a long-standing desire of mobile licences, adding to the fierce competition in the field of mobile communication. After the restructuring, China Mobile is sitting on nearly 500 million users, China Unicom G network users more than 120 million, compared to, China Telecom acquired C net after only 43 million users, half in the competition behind “body bit.” However, China Telecom also have a “backward”, the nearly 80 million PHS users in the ownership of most of China Telecom, if this part of the user can smoothly into the mobile telecommunications users, in a very short time, China Telecom’s mobile Business will be catching up fast.
“China Telecom’s PHS business will appear three major trends: 1 / 3 of the high-end users will turn to network C, 1 / 3 users will be left behind, but there are also nearly 1 / 3 users will be from the net loss.” As the director of China Telecom Wang Xiaochu so long after the reorganization of the PHS predict the future. Since all expect all of the PHS users to switch to other networks is not practical, realistic approach might be to develop PHS business to attract more users to stay, the PHS Zhejiang provinces roaming or try to draw a good.
In fact, Zhejiang Telecom had also said that in the future for a long period of time, telecommunications will integrate the CDMA network construction and continuously push forward the PHS network optimization work. According to informed sources, Zhejiang Telecom in addition to opening inter-provincial roaming services, has also developed a number of PHS on the CDMA upgrade to the plan, including: PHS, users can bring to the CDMA network, customers can use the same phone number at the same time CDMA and the enjoyment of the two PHS network services, the two terminals of the communication costs of accounts can enjoy preferential treatment, such as mobile terminals will enjoy promotional telecommunications, including direct gift CDMA phones, and so on.
Industry analysis, Zhejiang Telecom’s PHS inter-provincial roaming services liberalization has been affirmed China Telecom Group and the relevant regulatory authorities, “acquiescence.” “If there is no high-level license, Zhejiang Telecom will not have this rash move, China Telecom also hope that through this to explore ways to attract more users go to C PHS network.”
◆ Expert viewpoint
PHS future of differences
PHS for the future direction of the Ministry of Information Industry Telecom Research Institute of exchanges and cooperation Chen Yuping, director of the Department pointed out that PHS is not fixed network operators to get mobile licence in the development of new business before the measure, once the advent of 3 G, telecommunications, Netcom two PHS operators will then focus on the PHS.
Wang Yuquan telecommunications experts believe that if China Telecom at the same time the development of PHS and 3 G network may be a repeat of the mistakes China Unicom, a “hands inter-risk” embarrassing situation, China Telecom will also assume the network to maintain double Costs.
However, some experts believe that PHS still exist value. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications Professor Jun-De Song believes that if the PHS Since then from the historical stage, would be very unfortunate.
Professor of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, the new wireless technology Zhang Ping, director of the Institute believes that “as a LAN, PHS (Mobile Urban) may exist, but if the country is a net, PHS does not need to exist. However, the PHS ultimate Life and death should be determined by national policy. “
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