CMMB to See Nationwide Commercial Launch in July
China Business News, 3/05/09
Wang Lian, deputy director of the State Administration for Radio, Film and Television's (SARFT) Department of Science and Technology, says that following the completion of operator support systems for CMMB in Q1 of this year, Q2 will see the completion of CMMB billing and settlement systems, as well as work to deploy these alongside the networks' existing conditional access encryption systems. Trial commercial CMMB offerings are set to be rolled out nationwide on July 1.
China Satellite Mobile Broadcasting Corporation (CSMBC) deputy general manager Liu Tingjun revealed that by December this year, basic CMMB coverage will come to 337 cities nationwide; the 37 trial cities cover a population of more than 123 mln residents. By the end of 2010, CMMB signals will cover 90% of areas in the 337 cities.
Wang Lian revealed that bids had been solicited in late 2008 for 1 mln CMMB terminals. Of the 79 companies that took part in the bid, 53 were mobile handset companies. A spokesperson for CSMBC revealed that the company had a goal of 10 mln CMMB terminals within 2009, and 50 mln in 2010.
Keywords: timetable mobile phone CMMB conditional access CSMBC Liu Tingjun SARFT television Wang Lian mobile phone TV Science and Technology Department
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