China Mobile Releases Q2 2008 SP Rankings

Communications Weekly, 8/22/08

China Mobile (NYSE: CHL; 0941.HK) has released its wireless value-added service provider (SP) rankings for Q2 2008. The new rankings saw 5 companies win A-ratings across five service categories. The 5 recipients of A-ratings included:

SMS services: Tencent (0700.HK); KongZhong (Nasdaq: KONG)

MMS services: Sina (Nasdaq: SINA)

WAP: KongZhong

IVR: Tencent and Guangdong Xintai Information Technology Ltd.

KJava: MIG China; Sina

Editor's Note: Previously, China Mobile restricted the number of games wireless value-added service providers (SPs) can offer on China Mobile's Baibaoxiang ("Treasure Box") mobile gaming platform according to their SP ranking. For more information on this topic, please see "Update: China Mobile Restricts Number of Mobile Games", MD 7/31/08 issue.

Keywords: 0700.HK 0941.HK Baibaoxiang China Mobile CHL Guangdong Xintai Information Technology IVR KJava KONG Kong.net MIG China MMS mobile gaming Q2 2008 ratings Sina SP Tencent wireless WVAS

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