E.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- E.1.0 Introduction
- E.2.0 The Organizational Structure of China's Telecom Industry before 1998 Reorganization
- E.3.0 The Organizational Structure of China's Telecom Industry after 1998 Reorganization
- E.4.0 Datacom Market Policy and Development
- E.4.1 The DCB of MII
- E.4.2 China's Public Data Networks
- E.4.3 Ji Tong and the "Golden Projects"
- E.4.4 China Unicom's Datacom Ambitions
- E.4.5 Private Networks
- E.5.0 The Internet in China
- E.5.1 Market Development
- E.5.2 A Survey of Internet Market
- E.5.3 Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
- E.5.4 IP Telephony in China
- E.5.5 Forecast of Internet Growth
- E.5.6 Factors Stimulate Internet Growth
- E.5.7 Obstacles to Growth
- E.6.0 Data Markets in Major Provinces
1.0 INTRODUCTION
- 1.1 Purposes of This Report
- 1.2 Scope of This Report
- 1.3 Plan of This Report
- 1.4 Methodology of This Report
2.0 COUNTRY BACKGROUND
- 2.1 Demographics
- 2.1.1 Western China
- 2.1.2 Northeastern China
- 2.1.3 Northern China
- 2.1.4 Southern China
- 2.1.5 Southwestern China
- 2.1.6 Population
- 2.1.7 Distribution of Wealth
- 2.2 Political and Economic Reforms
- 2.3 Foreign Trade and Investment
- 2.3.1 Foreign Trade
- 2.3.2 Foreign Investment
- 2.4 China's WTO Negotiations
3.0 THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF CHINA'S TELECOM INDUSTRY BEFORE 1998 REORGANIZATION
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Overview of the Old Regulatory Structure
- 3.3 The State Council
- 3.4 Key Ministries and Commissions Related to Telecom
- 3.4.1 The State Planning Commission (SPC)
- 3.4.2 The State Science and Technology Commission (SSTC)
- 3.4.3 State Economic and Trade Commission (SETC)
- 3.4.4 The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPT)
- 3.4.4.1 Organization
- 3.4.4.2 Functions of the MPT
- 3.4.4.3 The Directorate General of Telecommunications (DGT)
- 3.4.4.4 China National Posts and Telecommunications Industry Corporation (PTIC)
- 3.4.4.5 China National Postal and Telecommunications Appliances Corporation (PTAC)
- 3.4.4.6 China National Communications Construction Corporation (CNCCC)
- 3.4.4.7 China Communications Broadcast and Satellites
Corporation (ChinaSat)
- 3.4.4.8 China Provincial and Local PTAs
- 3.4.5 The Ministry of Electronics Industry (MEI)
- 3.4.6 The Ministry of Radio, Film and Television (MRFT)
- 3.4.7 The Ministry of Railways (MOR)
- 3.4.8 The Ministry of Power
- 3.4.9 The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC)
- 3.4.10 State Radio Regulatory Commission (SRRC)
- 3.4.11 People's Liberation Army (PLA)
- 3.4.12 People's Bank of China
- 3.5. Development of Research Center of the State Council
- 3.6 State Information Center (SIC)
- 3.7 Center for Information Infrastructure and Economic Development (CIIED)
- 3.8 The State Council Steering Committee of National Information Infrastructure
- 3.9 China United Telecommunications Corp. (China Unicom)
- 3.9.1 Founding Organizations
- 3.9.2 The Leadership Team
- 3.9.3 Business Development
- 3.9.4 Foreign Cooperation
- 3.9.5 Future Objectives of China Unicom
- 3.10 Ji Tong and The Golden Projects
- 3.11 China Telecom Great Wall Mobile Communications Ltd.
4.0 THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF CHINA'S TELECOM INDUSTRY AFTER 1998 REORGANIZATION
- 4.1 The New State Council
- 4.2 29 Commissions and Ministries
- 4.3 The Key Ministries and Commissions Related to Telecom
- 4.3.1 State Development Planning Commission
- 4.3.2 The Economic and Trade Commission
- 4.3.3 Ministry of Science and Technology
- 4.3.4 Ministry of Finance
- 4.3.5 Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation
- 4.3.6 People's Bank of China
- 4.3.7 Ministry of Public Security
- 4.3.8 The Super Ministry - Ministry of Information Industry (MII)
- 4.3.8.1 Organizational Structure
- 4.3.8.2 New Leadership Team
- 4.3.8.3 Functions and Responsibilities of MII
- 4.4 Convergence of Telecom and CATV Networks
- 4.5 Private Networks
5.0 TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Telecom Investment
- 5.3 Network Capacity and Subscriber Growth
- 5.4 Transmission Networks
- 5.4.1 Fiber Optic Networks
- 5.4.2 International Fiber Optic Cables
- 5.4.3 Microwave Networks
- 5.4.4 Satellite Networks
- 5.4.1.1 Introduction
- 5.4.4.2 Recent Development
- 5.4.4.3 Demand for Satellite Communications
- 5.4.4.4 Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) Markets
- 5.4.4.5 VSAT Service Providers
- 5.4.4.6 VSAT Equipment Suppliers
- 5.4.4.7 Future Prospects
- 5.5 Mobile Communications
- 5.6 Data Networks
- 5.7 1999 Objectives of MII
- 5.8 The 9th Five-Year Plans of MII
- 5.9 The Long Term Objectives of Telecommunications Sector in 2010
6.0 DATA COM POLICY AND MARKET
- 6.1 Overview
- 6.2 The Data Communications Bureau of the MII
- 6.3 China's Public Data Networks
- 6.3.1 ChinaPac
- 6.3.2 ChinaDDN
- 6.3.2.1 Functions Provided by ChinaDDN
- 6.3.3 ChinaNet
- 6.3.4 ChinaFRN
- 6.3.4 ChinaMail
- 6.3.6 ChinaFax S&F
- 6.3.7 ChinaEDI
- 6.3.8 Wireless Data
- 6.3.9 China Public Multimedia Information Network
- 6.4 Rapid Datacom Subscriber Growth
- 6.5 Ji Tong and the "Golden Projects"
- 6.6 The Golden Projects
- 6.6.1 Golden Bridge
- 6.5.2 Golden Customs (Gate)
- 6.6.3 Golden Card
- 6.6.4 Golden Tax
- 6.6.5 Golden Agriculture
- 6.6.6 Golden Macro
- 6.6.7 Golden Intelligence/ CERNET
- 6.6.8 Golden Health
- 6.6.9 Golden Sea
- 6.7 China Unicom's Datacom Ambitions
- 6.8 Private Networks
- 6.8.1 Railway Telecom Network
- 6.8.2 State Power Corp. Communications Network
- 6.8.3 China National Financial Communications Network
- 6.8.4 Earthquake Monitoring and Forecasting Communication Network
- 6.8.5 Space Industry Corporation's Communication Network 161
- 6.8.6 Meteorology Communications Network
7.0 THE INTERNET IN CHINA
- 7.1 Overview
- 7.2 Survey of Internet Market in China
- 7.2.1 New Internet Survey from CNNIC in July
- 7.3 ChinaNet
- 7.4 ChinaGBN
- 7.4.1 Current Development
- 7.4.2 Future Plans
- 7.5 CERNet
- 7.5.1 Objectives of CERNet
- 7.5.2 Current Scale
- 7.5.3 CERNet Organization Structure
- 7.5.4 CERNet Network Topology
- 7.6 CSTNet
- 7.7 Internet Tariff
- 7.8 Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
- 7.9 Intranets
- 7.10 IP Telephony in China
- 7.10.1 The IP phone trials
- 7.11 Broadband Access (Cable Modems, xDSL, WLL)
- 7.12 Forecast of Internet Growth
- 7.12.1 Factors Stimulate Internet Growth
- 7.12.2 Obstacles to Growth
8.0 DATA MARKET OF MAJOR PROVINCES
- 8.1 Beijing
- 8.1.1 Data Network Development
- 8.1.1.1 Beijing Telecom Public Packet Switched Data Network
- 8.1.1.2 Beijing Telecom Digital Data Network
- 8.1.1.3 Beijing Telecom Frame Relay Network
- 8.1.1.4 Beijing Telecom N-ISDN Network
- 8.1.1.5 Beijing Telecom ATM Trial Network
- 8.1.2 Beijing Telecom Internet
- 8.1.3 Future Development Plans
- 8.1.3.1 Access Network
- 8.1.3.2 Supporting Networks
- 8.1.3.3 New High Speed Broadband Networks
- 8.2 Shanghai
- 8.2.1 Data Network Development
- 8.2.2 New Value-added Data Services
- 8.2.3 The Information Harbor Project
- 8.3 Guangdong Province
- 8.3.1 Data Network Development
- 8.3.1.1 The Guangdong Public Internet (ChinaNet-GD)
- 8.3.1.2 The Shi Ling Tong Network (Gnet)
- 8.3.1.3 The Super Shi Ling Tong Network (Super Gnet)
- 8.3.2 Future Plans
- 8.3.2.1 ChinaNet-GD
- 8.3.2.2 The Shi Ling Tong Network (Gnet)
- 8.3.2.3 Super Shi Ling Tong Network (Super Gnet)
- 8.4 Hubei Province
- 8.4.1 Data Network Development
- 8.4.2 Future Plans
- 8.5 Jiangsu Province
- 8.5.1 Data Network Development
- 8.5.1.1 Jiangsu Packet Switched Data Network (JSPAC)
- 8.5.1.2 The Jiangsu Digital Data Network (JSDDN)
- 8.5.1.3 Wireless Data Trial Network
- 8.5.1.4 The Internet in Jiangsu (ChinaNet-JS)
- 8.5.1.5 Value Added Services
- 8.5.2 Future Plans
- 8.5.2.1 Frame Relay/ATM Network
- 8.5.2.2 8-City Digital Data Network
- 8.6 Liaoning Province
- 8.6.1 Data Network Development
- 8.6.2 Future Plans
- 8.6.2.1 The Backbone
- 8.6.2.2 Local Networks
- 8.7 Shandong Province
- 8.7.1 Overview
- 8.7.2 Current Network Development
- 8.7.3 Future Development Targets
9.0 PROFILES OF DATACOM VENDORS
- 9.1 3COM
- 9.2 Ascend Communications Inc.
- 9.3 AsiaInfo
- 9.4 Bay Networks
- 9.5 BMC Software
- 9.6 Cabletron Systems
- 9.7 China Internet Corporation (CIC)
- 9.8 Cisco Systems, Inc.
- 9.9 Digital Equipment Corporation
- 9.10 ECI Telecom China
- 9.11 Ericsson
- 9.12 General Datacomm
- 9.13 Global One China
- 9.14 IBM
- 9.15 Informix Software, Inc.
- 9.16 Ji Tong Communications Company Ltd.
- 9.17 Lotus Development (China) Company Ltd.
- 9.18 Microsoft (China) Ltd.
- 9.19 Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. (N.E.T.)
- 9.20 NeTrue Communications, Inc.
- 9.21 Newbridge Networks, Inc.
- 9.22 Oracle Software Systems Ltd.
- 9.23 SAP A.G.
- 9.24 SUN Microsystems, Inc.
- 9.25 Sybase
- 9.26 Unicom Sparkice I-Com Ltd.
- 9.27 Xylan Corporation
10.0 TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONTACT LIST
- 10.1 Chinese Ministries and Commission
- 10.2 Ministry of Information Industry
- 10.3 China Telecom, Unicom, Ji Tong and Regional PTAs
- 10.4 Key Equipment Manufacturers
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