SARFT to Procure 6 Mln CMMB Terminals in 2011
SARFT.Net, 4/20/11
Chen Ruming, director of the Communications Science and Technology Commission under China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), said at the China Communications Market 2011 conference held in Beijing on April 19, 2011 that China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) plans to purchase 6 mln China Multimedia Mobile Broadcasting (CMMB) stand-alone terminals in 2011.
China Mobile (NYSE: CHL; 0941.HK), SARFT's exclusive partner among China's three main mobile operators for the development of the CMMB market, has more than 20 mln CMMB mobile phone TV subscribers and that number is expected to exceed 30 mln by the end of 2011.
Keywords: wireless China Communications Market China Mobile 2011 television MIIT CMMB mobile phone TV SARFT CHL 0941.HK procurement users Chen Ruming stand-alone terminal national statistics