Shanghai to Complete 500,000 User NGB Network in 2010
Sina Tech, 7/31/09
China's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) and the Shanghai municipal government will hold a launch ceremony for China's Next-Generation Broadcast (NGB) network along with a signing ceremony for a "Shanghai Model Network" cooperative agreement. A network of 500,000 users is expected to be complete by the end of 2010, to serve as a demonstration for expansion in other networks. The network is to be based on next generation interactive HD technology, for application in television broadcast, as well as in medical and education services.
According to the head of SARFT's Department of Science and Technology, Wang Xiaojie, SARFT plans to build a model NGB network with coverage in all major cities in China in approximately 3 years, and complete a full NGB network in approximately 10 years that achieves convergence of telecom, Internet and broadcast networks, to serve as China's next generation of national information infrastructure.
Keywords: convergence healthcare education Ministry of Science and Technology SARFT Shanghai Municipal Government telecom television Wang Xiaojie broadcasting Science and Technology Department HDTV NGB
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