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China Telecom E-News, March 26-April 1, 2000
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Ericsson Wins Largest GSM Expansion Contract To Date In China
(March 29) Ericsson and Guangdong Mobile Communications Co. Ltd. have
signed a contract for the sixth expansion of GMCC's GSM network. Under the
contract, Ericsson will provide GMCC with network infrastructure
equipment, software and services valued at more than US$ 630 million.
Upon completion of the expansion project early next year, the capacity of
GMCC's dual band GSM 900/1800 network will exceed 18 million subscribers.
This is the largest GSM expansion project in China to date.
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Investor, Ericsson and Hutchison Whampoa Joining Forces to Form Venture
Capital Company Focusing on the Mobile Internet Industry
(March 27) - Investor, Sweden's largest holding company, Ericsson, and
Hutchison Whampoa, a leading Hong Kong based multinational, announced the
acquisition of a controlling interest in Guoco Land Limited (the Company)
which will expand its business to include a venture capital operation to
focus on the mobile Internet industry in Asia. The three partners will
contribute a total of US$ 177 million to the Company.
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Lucent Technologies signs US$145 million in contracts to supply optical
systems,
fiber cable to customers in China
(March 27) Lucent Technologies signed contracts worth a combined US$145
million to supply optical networking systems and fiber cable to two
customers in China.
In an agreement worth more than US$80 million with CITIC Pacific Limited,
Lucent will provide optical networking equipment for CITIC's nationwide
backbone network project. The three-line backbone network will be 32,000
kilometers (about 20,000 miles) long and will connect millions of
customers throughout China. It is scheduled to be operational in the third
quarter of this year.
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Lucent Technologies Builds Multiservice Broadband Network for China's
Yunnan Telecom
(March 30) Lucent Technologies announced that it will supply multiservice
core switches for Yunnan Telecom's multiservice broadband network
backbone. The multi-million dollar contract further demonstrates Lucent's
leadership position in providing next generation converged network
solutions delivering voice, data and video services in China and
worldwide.
Yunnan's new network, expected to become operational in April, will launch
new services for enterprises and individual consumers including E-commerce
applications, commercial IP services, integrated network wholesale
business, individual consumer IP services, Virtual Private Network (VPN),
IP telephony voice over IP (VoIP), frame relay and asynchronous transfer
mode (ATM) services.
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Conference: China Telecom Returns to Washington DC in Full Force
Now in its fifth year, China Telecom, the premiere event on the Chinese
telecommunications market, returns to Washington, DC at the Wyndham Hotel
on May 16-17 for China Telecom 2000 - China at the Crossroads. This year
China Telecom is joining forces with India Telecom as part of Emerging
Markets Week. India Telecom will also be held at the Wyndham Hotel, on May
18-19.
China Telecom 2000 continues to exert itself as the number one event on
this market once again amassing key industry and government speakers. Now
supported by the Chinese Embassy, this event looks to raise the bar even
higher in Washington DC.
As in the past, China Telecom will provide an opportunity for companies to
learn about the fastest-growing telecom market in the world. This event
will be a place for corporate executives, venture capitalists, investment
bankers, marketing directors and industry analysts to make contacts and
obtain the information necessary to make strategic decisions. Most of all,
China Telecom 2000 will be a place to do business.
For additional information contact: Corey Hollister, Director of Events,
IGI, Tel: 1-800-323-1088, or 1-617-232-3111, Fax: 1-617-734-8562, E-mail:
corey@igigroup.com. Web: www.igigroup.com.
China Telecom 2000 - Preliminary Program
May 16-17, 2000 -- Washington DC
Tuesday, May 16, 2000
8:00 Registration and Coffee
8:45 Opening Remarks
Dr. Paul Polishuk
President
Information Gatekeepers Group
9:00 Keynote Addresses by Chinese Telecom Regulators and Operators -
Ministry of Information Industry, China Telecom, China Unicom, China
Netcom, and Ji Tong
Dr. Hu Qingdong
Department of Technology
China Unicom
-- More officials from MII, China Telecom, Unicom and China Netcom to be
confirmed.
10:30 National Telecom Development, Future Plans and Policy Changes
-- Officials from China Academy of Telecommunications Research of MII (to
be confirmed)
12:00 Luncheon and Address
Dr. Robert Kapp
President, US-China Business Council, USA
1:00 The WTO, New Investment Environment and Telecom Financing
Telecom in China: Access to a Growing World Power
--Christine Keck
Director - Asia Pacific Programs
Telecommunications Industry Association
The Roadmap of China's Telecom Liberalization and Implications for
Multinational Investors
--Jay HU
Managing Director
United States Information Technology Office
Beijing, China
The WTO and New Opportunities to Foreign Companies in China
--Paul Kullman
Second Secretary
US Embassy in Beijing
2:30 Telecom Services Market in Light of the WTO - Opportunities for
Foreign Operators
The Opportunities and Challenges of Chinese Operators in the Global
Competitive Environment
--Dr. Hong Chen
CEO/ Present/Founder
GRIC Communications Inc.
The Competitive Advantage of Telecom Joint Ventures before and after WTO
--Sonny Wu
President Guangdong Nortel Inc.
3:30 The Internet, E-Commerce, ISP, ICPs and New Business Models
The eCommerce Revolution Comes to China:
Opportunities and Challenges
--Denis Fred Simon, Ph.D
Isenberg Professor of Mgt, Technology & Innovation
Isenberg School of Management
University of Massachusetts at Amherst (UMASS-Amherst)
5:00 Hot Technology Solutions for the Chinese Markets (Vendor's
Corner)
(Presentations by companies producing networking hardware and software,
E-commerce solutions, VoIP gears, optical communications equipment and
much more)
6:30 Reception
Wednesday, May 17, 2000
8:00 Registration and Coffee
8:30 Keynote Address
China's New Broadband Network Operators and Networks
--Officials from China Netcom, SARFT, and Ministry of Railways
(invited)
9:00 Keynote Industry Address
Broadband Network Infrastructure Development
--Dr. Ben Fan
Chief Architect
Lucent Technologies China
10:00 China's Private Networks and Market Opportunities
Liping Chen, Founder/Director
William R. Robertson, Executive VP- Sales and Marketing
Multacom
11:30 Wireless Market Development - GSM, CDMA, WLL and Satellite
The Mobile Communications Market and Nortel Networks Wireless
Development in China
--Charles Mah
Sr. Manager
International Marketing, ASP and China
Nortel Networks
China, VSAT and the ISP Revolution
--Dave Hartshorn
Secretary General
Global VSAT Forum
Internet/Broadband via Satellite and China's Satellite Communications
Markets
--Dr. Yao Gao
Intelsat
1:00 Luncheon and Address
2:00 VoIP Services and IP Market Opportunities
How Will Internet Telephony Affect the Core Business of Telcos - with
Implications in China
--Diarmid Massey
Managing Director - Asia/Pacific
ITXC Corp
The Future of VoIP in China and Opportunities for Foreign Equipment
Manufacturers
--Avihu Bergman
VP Business Development
IP Telephony Group
VocalTec Communications Ltd.
VoIP Market and the Impact of WTO on Telecom and VoIP Services
--James Shen
President and CEO
NeTrue Communications, Inc.
3:30 Access Network Markets and Technologies
--Industry executives invited.
5:00 Concluding Industry Round Table - China Telecom: the Year
Ahead
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