Autumn Issue 2005 - Communications Association of Hong Kong
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Autumn Issue 2005 - Communications Association of Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s First Integrated Music Platform Autumn Issue Unveils Music Downloading and October 2005 Sharing Room for Music Lovers By New World Telecommunications Ltd Leading to an unprecedented Online platform is now not only a medium Music Experience for legal downloading of a spectrum of melodies, but also for bonding In a bid to build an enriched and music lovers together by sharing enjoyable music community and pro- their creations. It results in provide music amateurs a platform to viding a community with refreshing, showcase their artistry, Hong splendid music experience,” said ITAHK NEW SERVICES & PRODUCTS BULLETIN Kong’s pioneering integrated music William Kwan, Chief Operating Ofplatform – unveils a ficer of NWT. new set of services, including an extensive library for legal music “We understand that Hong Kong is downloading and a unique music vibrant with its distinctive and disharing room (上載灘), the first of versified music culture. NWTmusic. com combines the power of music, its kind in Hong Kong. Internet and local radio broadcastWhile web surfers download their ing and aims to provide richer, more favorite local and international exciting music experience to music songs of a wide variety of music lovers in Hong Kong, catering to genres including canton-pop, jazz, their various musical preferences,” golden oldies and many more at said Mr. Kwan. NWTmusic.com, amateurs are now able to upload and showcase their With its extensive experience in own compositions of all kinds of mu- VoIP innovation, NWT also delivers sic and share with music lovers a unique music channel called Netaround the globe on the same plat- Sing909 through its NetTalk comform. munications services. It crosses over online music and voice commu- “Being Hong Kong’s leading Next nication to facilitate all music lovGeneration IP and Telecom Service ers to listen to NWTmusic.com’s Inside this issue: NWT – Hong Kong’ s First Integrated Music Platform 1-2 Diyixian.com – Wins Superbrands Award … .. 3 Diyixian.com – Unvelied ONEVPN Product Strategies 4 ADC – What’s the fuss about “ Cat 7”? 5-7 NWM – New Version of Star Mobile 7 PEOPLES - Mobile Data Service 8 3 Hong Kong - the hottest LG Fashion Phone 9 – 10 CSL1010 – New Horse Racing and Football … .. 11-12 NWM – Star Mobile TV Drama 12 Wharf T&T – Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary 13-14 CSL One2Free – the First-ever Mobile Album 15-16 PEOPLE – Stored Value SIM Card 17 3 Hong Kong – Tai Fook Power3G Finance Portal 18-19 NWT – NetTalk Redefines Digital Telephony 20-21 CSL – Hong Kong’s First “Easy Conference” Service 21-22 ITAHK Corner 23-24 Provider, NWT has led a new page hottest songs and keep track with of local music industry since it latest infotainment by simply diallaunched NWTmusic.com in Decem- ing “Ô909” through NetTalk. ber last year. This integrated music INTERNET & TELECOM ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG Page 1 Continued New World Telecommunications Ltd NWTmusic.com has now gained tremendous support from vices such as MP3 players, pocket PCs and digital multime- 10 record labels to add their music pieces into the library dia devices for not more than three times, and burn each of NWTmusic.com. The 10 record labels include Universal piece up to three times to CDs. Music, Go East Entertainment, EMI, Gold Label, Music Nation, What’s Music Int’l, Cinepoly Records, Silly Things, Sharing Room (上載灘) East Asia and 89268. Designed to enable amateur singers and composers to share their music online via streaming technology. There is NWTmusic.com combines the power of broadband, music no limit to the kind of music to be uploaded, from acapella, and radio broadcasting to deliver a collection of music, en- instrumentals, solo performance, duet to band music. Each tertainment contents and consumption. It aims to promote uploading costs HK$10. legal music downloads and bring online surfers experiences of compelling, diversified music. Other Entertainment Features Through partnership with Metro Radio, two popular DJs Richer, More Exciting Online Music Experience Wayne Kwok and Brian Leung will share with music lovers Simply by registering as a member of NWTmusic.com for their reccommended music lists of “best dowload”, putting free, music lovers can now enjoy the following thrilling on- their radio shows online. Adding more fun to NWTmusic. line music services at their fingertips: com is its E-a-Song service (e首新歌), which allows Music Downloads NWTmusic.com currently stores 200,000 songs in its library, offering the wide spectrum of melodies to cater to diversified tastes of music lovers, ranging from Rap, Blues, Rock n’ Roll, to R&B, Jazz, Classical and Folk, together with an extensive selection of Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese and Korean pop songs. Pricing at HK$10-12 for each song, subscribers can download a track sized 6MB in 256K bit rate WMA format. NWT employs Advanced Digital Rights Management technology to enable subscribers to download music onto PCs, then replicate to portable de- INTERNET & TELECOM ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG members to send songs from the “Metro New Songs Favourite Hits”, accompanied with electronic cards and voice greetings by the popular artists, to their beloveds. Sending a E-a-Song costs only HK$8 each. Secure Payment System Highly-protected payment methods with credit cards and PPS are available at NWTmusic.com. To ensure subscribers’ privacy and protect their personal data including payment details, the platform has deployed advanced SSL technology to protect valuable customer information from unauthorized access. Page 2 Diyixian Wins Superbrands Award of Hong Kong 2005 Quality Services and Brand Awareness Endorsed By Diyixian.com Diyixian.com Ltd., Greater China’s largest IP VPN "The recognition of Superbrands award is a great mo- service provider, proudly announced that it has been tivation for us to pay continuous effort for improve- awarded Superbrands of Hong Kong 2005. It is a sig- ment. To maintain the brand that Diyixian has estab- nificant recognition of Diyixian's quality services and lished these years, we have laid out direction of fu- strong brand awareness when they celebrate their ture development," Lap Man added. fifth anniversary. Diyixian will further develop its core services into Superbrands is an independent arbiter of branding, three main streams, which form a "golden triangle of who has presence in 25 countries worldwide, including communication". the United States, United Kingdom, Singapore and are “Network Infrastructure”, i.e. connectivity serv- China etc. The winner selection criteria of Super- ices like VPN, “Real Time Communication”, like Video brands award are stringent. To qualify as a winner, a Conferencing, VoIP and IP Telephony, and “Managed brand should make achievements in Market Domi- Security Service”, like IPS and Managed Firewall. nance, Customer Loyalty, Longevity, Overall Market These three areas of services are designed to provide Acceptance and Goodwill. a far-reaching, uninterrupted and safe environment The three vertices of the triangle for its clients’communication and business operations. "It's fantastic to receive the prize. I’d say thank you to the clients who support us over the past five years. "We believe that it has very positive effects in build- Their continuous support energizes us to make im- ing our brand. Once again, I'd present our thankful- provements." said Lap Man, CEO of Diyixian. ness to Superbrands Council, since they have let us have an excellent birthday gift to celebrate our 5th In fact, Diyixian’s market acceptance has grown sig- Anniversary," Lap Man said. nificantly. In the very beginning, Diyixian’s major target clients are from manufacturing segment. As reputation grows, enterprises from other segments, like retail and utilities, are attracted to deploy Diyixian’s products and services. Today Diyixian is serving over 3,000 VPN connections for company with world-class reputation and global brand awareness in the Greater China region. This is believed to be one of those major reasons for Diyixian to be named “Super” in the region. INTERNET & TELECOM ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG Page 3 Diyixian Unveiled ONEVPN Product Strategies Differentiated Products tailor-made for specific needs of different market segments By Diyixian.com Diyixian.com Ltd., Greater China’s largest IP VPN serv- ONEVPN Enterprise and ONEVPN Corporate are both ice provider, announced a revamp of their latest prod- enterprise level IP VPN solutions. ONEVPN Enterprise uct strategies, so as to enhance their well established is a regionwide state-of-the-art service delivering brand and achieve better product segmentation. Quality of Service (QoS) with Multiprotocol Label Switching Technology. ONEVPN Enterprise targets Diyixian has recently been crown one of the Superbrands of 2005 in Hong Kong. Their branding strategies have been significantly endorsed. To further enhance their brand and products, Diyixian has revamped their product strategies. Diyixian will branch their core businesses into three mainstreams, namely Network Infrastructure, Real Time Communications and Managed Security Service, which form a "Golden Triangle of Networks and Communications". Network Infrastructure represents connectivity services, including IP VPN services. This is the foundation to build Real Time Communications and Managed Security Services. Significance of IP VPN services grows rapidly in recent years. Diyixian is now serving customers of various scales in the Greater China region. “Our experience with these customers tells us that we have to provide targeted services to individual market segments. As a result, we re-brand our IP VPN service to be “ONEVPN”. Under the “ONEVPN” umbrella, there are three tailor-made services for different market segments” said Lap Man, CEO of Diyixian. ONEVPN is further divided into three streams: multinational corporate and enterprises looking for stability, performance and scalability. ONE VPN Corporate delivers a cross-border private IP network, which suits best Hong Kong SMEs with presence in the region. Since ONEVPN Corporate is compatible to many kinds of broadband connection, it can easily be deployed to several highly diversely located offices. As the name suggests, ONEVPN Retail provides a cost-effective, one-stop central management for the WAN infrastructure of retail businesses with hundreds of branches or offices within the same region. "By providing IP VPN with clear position, our clients can choose the service which provides the best cost effectiveness to them," said Lap Man. In order to communicate these product strategies, Diyixian held a Business Partnership Workshop to brief their partners on August 4, 2005. Moreover, Diyixian launched a new business partner program with improved incentives and enhanced revenue potential. "With revamped strategies and business partnership program, we are looking forward to further enhance our brand, not only in Hong Kong, but also in the Greater China region," said Lap Man. ONEVPN Enterprise, ONEVPN Corporate and ONEVPN Retail. INTERNET & TELECOM ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG Page 4 What’s the fuss about “Cat 7”? By ADC Communications Hong Kong Ltd If you want to strike fear into the heart of your local In using UTP, cost savings were made in two areas. cabling installer you need go no further than mentioning Firstly, the products themselves contained less materi- “Cat 7”. If you want to strike fear into the heart of als, and therefore were less expensive. Secondly, the your CFO you need go no further than mentioning a ca- installation practices were faster and required no bling infrastructure at triple the cost. There is a great grounding and bondling. This lowered installation and amount of misinformation in the marketplace about material costs dramatically. Which in turn, increased “Cat. 7”. This article answers some exaggerated claims the uptake of networking solutions within the enter- and seeks to bring facts into the discussion. prise sector. HISTORY TODAY Why did we start using Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) The past often helps to predict the future. Knowing cable in the first place? Up until the late 80’s network how Ethernet has evolved in speed by a factor of 10 we cabling solutions were somewhat proprietary and shield- can then safely assume that the next leap would move ing of these network solutions was commonplace. If the industry to 10Gbps over UTP. This already became you’ve been around the industry for a few years you’re a reality with fibre, in 2002, as a backbone technology. bound to have encountered some of these systems i.e. In the design and implementation of networks we are 10Base 5 50Ohm coaxial (Thick Ethernet), 10Base taught to ensure backbone speeds are 10 times greater 2 50Ohm coaxial (Thin Ethernet), IBM Type 1, 2 and 6 than that of our typical telecommunications outlet (TO). (token Ring) etc. Whilst these solutions offered bene- Today 4 pair Gigabit Ethernet (1000BaseT) is the de- fits in their own right it was quickly realized, that they fault standard transceiver, outselling 10/100Mbps solu- were “over engineered” for what was really needed to tions in NIC and switch port sales. support LAN’s. This brings us to the question of which copper cabling A good example of the above would be distance. 10Base solution will support 10Gig to 100m. Cat. 6 was meant to 5 and 10Base 2 offered lengths of 500m and 185m re- offer “future proofing” for such an event. Unfortu- spectively, for the transport of 10Mbps. Limitations in nately it did not! The IEEE 802.3an 10GbaseT Working length were quickly realized to be within 100m from the Group in 2003 identified deficiencies within Cat 6 that workstation back to the telecommunications rooms prohibited it use for 10Gig to the full identified defi- (today’s BD’s and FD’s). Lengths of 200 to 500m were ciencies within Cat. 6. That prohibited its use for 10Gig deemed overkill for most buildings horizontal runs. This to the full 100m. In doing so, this opened up Pandora’s coupled with the cost benefits of installing UTP cables Box to supporters of “Cat. 7” Class F. as we progressed made a great amount of engineering and economic sense. INTERNET & TELECOM ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG Page 5 Continued ADC Communications Hong Kong Ltd So what is this magical cabling solution in “Cat. 7” that “U beaut” 10Gig Switch, BUT they must install “Cat 7”, can support 10Gpbs? It’s not only shielded but the at triple the cost? Or that the customer’s current shield is triple-screened! It looks conspicuously similar Cat.6 solution can be used for 55m and Augmented Cat to IBM Type 6 cable of yesteryear. Hold on… . Does 6 can be installed to run the full 100m at lower cost, this mean the supporters of shielded solutions got it typically only a 30% increase over current Cat.6? It is right? a barrier to market for switch manufacturers if the customer is required to upgrade their existing cabling Not exactly! Remember that four letter word “COST”. to support the implementation new technology. This was the primary driver within the IEEE 802.3an 10GBaseT Working Group (now a Task Force) that So where do you think this leaves the supporters/ drove them to identify why Cat 6 would not work for suppliers of “Cat. 7”? They’ve actually come up with the full 100m and target specifications for the cabling some pretty creative marketing. industry to develop a new UTP solution that would work i.e. Augmented Cat.6. For one, they are saying that Augmented Cat. 6 requires additional skills beyond Cat. 6. This is simply not The IEEE 802.3an 10GBaseT Task Force is made up true. Augmented Cat. 6 is Cat. 6, only engineering to primarily of active hardware members, the makers of mitigate the effects of Allen Crosstalk. As long as the chipsets, protocols and the boxes that house them. manufacturers instructions are followed the time and It’s worth nothing that these members are not there skill to install the solution are the same. for the equitable distribution of technology, but rather as representatives of their companies, inter- They are also saying that the size of the cable is ested in selling technology. This drove the development “about 8mm OD”. This is also not true. ADC KRONE’s of the new form of Cat.6. To simplify, take advantage version of this cable has a 6.70mm OD. This is still well of the good characteristics within Cat 6 and Augment/ below that of “Cat. 7”. Change the parameters that are deemed to need improvement. Another argument in support of “Cat. 7” states that “you can split the pairs to save money”. I found this Fortunately, the cabling industry meet the challenge in particularly entertaining considering that Gigabit developing an Augmented Cat.6 solution that can be Ethernet, much less 10Gig, requires all 4 pairs to work! used for the full 100m deployment of 10Gps. Barriers If this were done you would be left with a network of Alien Crosstalk and Insertion Loss were met that supported 100baseTX Ethernet at a maximum. through clever engineering and innovation to allow UTP You might as well be installing old Cat. 5 UTP. One sup- cable to yet again offer a cost effective means of porter of “Cat. 7” was even bold enough to suggest transporting high speed data. that you can install a single “Cat. 7” cable instead of a 3 Cat 5e cables to the same location? The only logic in With the above in mind do you think companies that doing this would be that a single “Cat. 7” cable would sell switches would like to tell their customers that cost you as much or more than 3 Cat. 5e cables! they can run 10Gig using their new hot off the press INTERNET & TELECOM ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG Page 6 Continued ADC Communications Hong Kong Ltd “Cat. 7” cabling solutions do have a place in the market. while at the same time offering that next tenfold leap in Otherwise customers would not be buying them. They of- Ethernet that its Cat. 6 predecessor could not. This is all fer excellent protection from EMI and some enhanced done on an unshielded Twisted Pair Solution that in- security over UTP solutions. That being said, the existing stallers are already eagerly embracing, and customers are market share says it all. Gone are the days of endless IT buying! funding. CFO’s are asking hard questions regarding where funding is spent and rightfully so. In order to make 10Gig infrastructures a viable reality, a cost effective solution needs to be deployed with the longest timeline to obsolescence, as well as a justifiable return on investment. Augmented Cat. 6 offers the ability to deliver 10Gig, to the full 100m distance of its Cat. 5e/6 predecessors, New Version of Star Mobile By New World Mobility NWM partnered with Emperor Entertainment Group (EEG) to launch a brand new version of Star Mobile, providing even richer mobile infotainment and features for young mobile users. The new Star Mobile Prepaid SIM card pack and recharge coupons are available at $100 each. Star Mobile newly added contents: Star Mobile TV drama: Featuring the bloopers of EEG’s idols, NG shots in the Press ’n Talk with your favorite idols: Applicable to users who have subscribed to both the Star Mobile and Press ’n Talk services only, the first 10 filming of the Star Mobile TV drama, the drama show’s users who reply to the “Press ’n Talk with idols” promo- color wallpapers, ringtones and connecting tones of the TV tional SMS each month will have a chance to talk directly drama original lyrics. with the idols through Press ’n Talk! In early October 2005, Star Mobile users had the privilege to chat with Twins. Those who have successfully registered to this feature will be charged a $1 registration fee and actual Press ’n Talk service usage. “Behind-the-scenes videos”: Providing exclusive access to private videos of your favorite EEG idols, including interviews, commercials and behind-the-scenes rehearsal clips. INTERNET & TELECOM ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG For more details on the new version of Star Mobile, please visit any NWM shops, call our 24-hour customer services hotline (178 178) or visit New World Mobility website at www.nwmobility.com Page 7 PEOPLES Mobile Data Service $128 Unlimited Usage – The Best Solution for Mobile Email By China Resources Peoples Telephone Co Ltd PEOPLES “Mobile Data Package” and “Data Service $128 "Mobile Data Package" Plan” offer 1-year unlimited data usage at only $128 can enjoy unlimited data us- per month. By using a smartphone or connecting a age in the first 12 months, PDA / notebook computer to handset, sending emails while first-time subscribers and downloading attachments can be done anytime, to $68 or $98 "Mobile Data anywhere without worrying about the usage. Stay on- Package" can enjoy double line 24 hours a day at absolutely no extra charges. data usage in the first 12 months. PEOPLES Mobile Data Package PEOPLES Mobile Data Package is available to all PEOPLES voice service plan subscribers at monthly fee $68, $98 or $128. From now until 31 October 2005, first-time subscribers to During promotional period, purchase of O2 Xda II mini will get up to 2 months’ service fee waived and attractive handset rebate. Free Data Usage 12-month Bonus Usage Monthly Fee Thereafter Charge (per KByte) 500KB ---- $5 $0.02 $68 Mobile Data Package 5MB 10MB $68 $0.01 $98 Mobile Data Package 10MB 20MB $98 $0.01 $128 Mobile Data Package 50MB Unlimited $128 ____ $5 Mobile Data Package PEOPLES Data Service Plan PEOPLES Data Service Plan subscriber uses a separate SIM card and does not require subscription to any voice service plan. Customers can even enjoy a rich array of goodies which includes free local voice airtime, call forwarding package, Mobile TV video / MMS and unlimited intra-network SMS. Monthly Fee $68 $98 $128 Free Usage 12-month Usage Offer 50MB 10MB 10MB 20MB - Thereafter Usage (per Kbyte) $0.01 50 MB Unlimited ____ Data Usage Free Local Voice Airtime $0.01 100 min ($1/min thereafter) Free Call Forwarding Package Included Additional Offer Free Mobile TV Videos / MMS (First 12 months) Free SMS INTERNET & TELECOM ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG 40 60 60 Unlimited Intra-network SMS Page 8 3 Hong Kong launches the hottest LG Fashion Phone Pioneers “Instant Viewer” feature, allowing you to stay in touch with the latest information with just one “click” By 3 Hong Kong 3 Hong Kong launches the latest LG Fashion Phone, phone launched in Hong Kong, exclusively presents by which is set to be a big hit among Hong Kong’s trend- 3 Hong Kong. The new LG Fashion Phone comes in setters. three colours, catering to the discerning needs of fashion lovers and trendsetters: Tokyo Black, Paris The full-featured LG Fashion Phone pioneers a brand- Green and Milan Silver. new “Instant Viewer” feature, allowing users to access the latest video contents instantly from the video The LG Fashion Phone features with 1.3 megapixel ro- icons that appear on the handset screen with just one tatable camera with flashlight, providing vivid video “click” on the video mobile phone. In tandem with the and image capturing. It also supports Bluetooth con- launch, nectivity, 256MB TransFlash external memory card, 3 Hong Kong is also debuting a special 1 “Fashion Pack” offer at HK$1,680 , which includes a qual-band and features with a 260K main colour dis- new LG Fashion Phone, a 256MB Transflash memory play and a 65K colour external display. This video mo- 2 card and free videos provided by fasiontv for the bile phone is also equipped with all the advanced video first three months. mobile functions, including video conferencing, video calling, audio/video streaming and video messaging. It Just one “click” to access the latest video contents also supports POP3 & iMAP4 email access, MP3, Java with the new “Instant Viewer” feature application download, MP3 ringtunes, video ringtunes The new LG Fashion Phone pioneers the innovative and 72-chord polychromic ringtunes. “Instant Viewer” feature, which allows customers to ________________________________________ view the six teasers on the handset screen free of 1 charge. With just one click on any of the teaser, customers will be able to gain easy access to the latest video contents. What’s more, all the teasers will be updated daily and rotated automatically to bring greater convenience to customers. Customers who subscribe to $183 monthly plan can purchase the LG Fashion Phone at HK$1,680 ($300 prepayment and 15-month contract). In addition, customers to purchase an additional 3G video mobile phone will be entitled to a 256MB Transflash memory card with 8 fashion clips pre-downloaded. While stock lasts. Pls contact 3Shop for further enquiry. 2 Limited to the first 1,000 video clips per month. Customers will be deducted one M from the monthly plan for thereafter usage. Offer valid until Dec 31, 2005 The new LG Fashion Phone – hottest choice for trendsetters The exclusive launch of the LG Fashion Phone means that 3 Hong Kong’s video mobile phone selection has grown to include 24 models, available in 46 colours. The LG Fashion Phone is the seventh LG video mobile INTERNET & TELECOM ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG Page 9 Continued 3 Hong Kong Fabulous HK$1,680 “Fashion Pack” offer for the LG special mobile number portability rebate offer amount- Fashion Phone ing to HK$900 and be able to purchase the new LG The new LG Fashion Phone is available in all 3Shop Fashion Phone for only HK$780. starting from now. On purchasing the new model, all customers on a HK$183 monthly plan3 can enjoy the The “Fashion Channel” captures the latest fashion fabulous “Fashion Pack” offer for just HK$1,680, trend which includes a LG Fashion Phone and free videos of 3 Hong Kong’s “Fashion Channel” captures the latest the fashion channel for the first three months. For fashion shows from internationally renowned fashion those who purchase a LG Fashion Phone or any other brands, such as LV, Gucci, Giorgio Armani, Marc Jacob 3G video mobile phones will be entitled to a free 256 and Yves Saint Laurent and many more, allowing cus- MB Transflash memory card, with ten preloaded Fall/ tomers to stay in touch with the hottest fashion items Winter fashion clips from top fashion brands including and news with their fingertips. Gucci, Giorgio Armani, Fendi, Miu Miu, Missioni and _____________________________ Max Mara etc. Customers switching to 3 will receive a 3 Customer is required to sign a 15-mth contract Pricing for LG Fashion Phone Monthly Plan Handset Price Triple MNP Rebate $123 $1,980 (Prepayment: $0) $450 $183 $ 263 $383 $ 533 $1,680 (Prepayment: $300) Rebate: $20 x 15 instalments $1,380 (Prepayment: $600) Rebate: $40 x 15 instalments $980 (Prepayment: $1,000) Rebate: $66 x first 14 instalments and $76 for the last instalment $0 (Prepayment: $0) Rebate: $132 x 15 instalments INTERNET & TELECOM ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG $900 $900 Customers are required to sign 15-month contract $900 $900 Page 10 CSL 1O1O Launches New Horse Racing and Football Channels Customers can now view horse racing live broadcast and fabulous video clips of every English Premier League match via their mobile phones anytime, anywhere By Hong Kong CSL Ltd CSL 1O1O has introduced the new “Horse Racing Channel” and “Football Channel” to further enrich its 3G infotainment content. Customers not only can access a Daily. For horse racing lovers, they can even download colour wallpaper of their racing heroes and famous horses from the 70s onward. wide array of multimedia content from 1O1O News, Finance and Entertainment Channels, but also enjoy intelligently organised horse racing and football information via CSL’s pioneering “Integrated 3G” network and their 3G or video phones. Enjoy horse racing live broadcast from 1O1O “Horse Racing Channel” With the new “Horse Racing Channel”, 1O1O customers can now view live broadcast of every horse race held at Happy Valley and Shatin race courses via video streaming and their 3G handsets. They can also access video archive and all-round horse racing information, including race card information, odds, results and dividends, exclusive commentary and betting tips from the renowned horse racing expert Apollo Ng, etc, making it easier for them to place their bets. Get fabulous video clips of every English Premier League match from 1O1O “Football Channel” automatically The new “Football Channel” offers real-time football news and exciting content to bring customers closer to their favourite football leagues. It covers match schedules and results of all football leagues and championships from around the world, including the English Premier League (EPL), Italian Serie A, Spanish Primera Division, German Bundesliga, J. League, FIFA World Cup Qualifying Matches, UEFA Champions League, etc. In addition, 1O1O customers can watch video clips of each goal as well as half time and match highlights of every EPL match. Together with the new “EPL Express Service – Auto Video Alert” feature, customers can keep abreast of the latest EPL news without missing out on the excitement! 1O1O “Horse Racing Channel” also enables customers to obtain the latest racing news from Ming Pao and Apple INTERNET & TELECOM ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG To find out more, please call the 1O1O Service Hotline at 2888 1010, or visit our homepage www.CSL1010.com. Page 11 Continued Hong Kong CSL Ltd 1O1O “Horse Racing Channel” and “Football Channel” Monthly Packages (Unlimited access) Content Mobile Multimedia Services Package Non-Mobile Multimedia “Horse Racing Channel” $28* $38* “Football Channel” $28* $48 Services Package * Including unlimited browsing of all video and text content (except Apollo Ng's Betting Tips), and enjoy our Live Video Broadcasts (charged at Video Call minute rates). Star Mobile TV Drama “ 飛越大長針“ By New World Mobility NWM joined hands with Emperor Entertainment Group The Star Mobile TV drama was released in two epi- (EEG) and TVB to produce a comic version of the popu- sodes, scheduled to broadcast on two consecutive Fri- lar Korean drama 「大長今」. The two 30- minute TV day nights on TVB Pearl. Home audiences who partici- dramas 「飛越大長針」 starring teen idols such as pated in the accompanying SMS game even had the Nicholas Tse, Joey, Twins (Sa and Gil), Kenny, Isabella chance to win prizes valued at over $60,000! and Boy’z (Stephen and Dennis), started with Sa and Stephen being accidentally transported back in time to As a token of appreciation to all the cast and staff who ancient Korea, where they had a series of adventures participated in making this drama series into a big suc- with Kenny and Isabella. cess, a celebration luncheon was held on September 28 Over 600 Star Mobile users and fans of the idols had at the New World Renaissance Hotel, unveiling the attended the live filming of the Star Mobile comedy in drama’s record TV rating of 21 points for the timeslot when it was broadcasted. Tseung Kwan O TVB City. Not only did NWM users get to meet their idols and catch all the exclusive behindthe-scene actions and bloopers, high usage customers were exclusively invited to take a group photo with all the EEG stars! INTERNET & TELECOM ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG Page 12 Wharf T&T Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary Thriving to Scale New Heights By Wharf T&T Ltd Established in 1995, Wharf T&T Limited commemoth rated the 10 anniversary of the company and hosted a Wharf T&T is devoted to continue thriving with superb services and innovative solutions to meet the ever- cocktail reception at Conrad Hotel to celebrate this changing customer’s needs. “We are able to achieve great occasion. that because we have established over the years an unwavering commitment to continuously upgrade our Over two hundred guests gathered at the cocktail reception to celebrate Wharf T&T’s 10 th network and services not only to deliver competitive anniversary. The products at competitive prices to businesses and honourable presence of Mr. John Tsang, Secretary for consumers but also to deliver top notch service quality Commerce, Industry and Technology is the limelight of for mission critical applications of our prestigious the celebration. His participation and precious remarks customers in the business community.” Mr. Ng said. on the local telecommunications market during the celebration was certainly a highly illuminating and Wharf T&T’s strategic repositioning which took place in memorable experience for the guests. 2003 and 2004 had proven successful amidst the tough environment followed by the Government’s decision to “Wharf T&T was one of the pioneers to join the local withdraw Type II interconnection by mid-June 2008 fixed telephone market in 1995, and has progressed by that sparked a revolution in the telecommunication mar- leaps and bounds in the past ten years… … Wharf T&T ket with fast convergence of voice, data and multime- has established itself as a key player in the communica- dia. To cope with the emerging challenges in the new IP tions industry in Hong Kong during the past decade. In era, Wharf T&T has accelerated the transformation of the decades to come, with continued investment in in- its TDM-based network to a state-of-the-art IP net- frastructure and services, we look forward to Wharf work which enabled the launch of innovative services to T&T taking the communications industry in Hong Kong address customers’ ever demanding needs. IP-based to even greater heights.” Mr. Tsang said. services such as SUPERTONE BROADBAND service and DIGITAL HOMELINE service have achieved rewarding re- Mr. Stephen Ng, Chairman and CEO of Wharf T&T, re- sults. The DIGITAL HOMELINE demonstrates the success marked at the reception, “Today signifies an important of Wharf T&T’s strategic partnership with i-CABLE by milestone not only in Wharf T&T’s development, but creating an edge through upgraded services and expedi- also in the liberalization of the telecommunications tion of network coverage primed by i-CABLE’s Hybrid market in Hong Kong. Wharf T&T was one of the Fibre Coaxial (HFC) network. The company will continue pioneers to break the industry monopoly in 1995 to to roll out the Next Generation Network IP infrastruc- bring choice and innovation to Hong Kong customers in ture aiming for an anticipated growing demand and ag- the last decade.” gressive penetration to the market. While enjoying the fruits of its runaway success, INTERNET & TELECOM ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG Page 13 Continued Wharf T&T Ltd After a decade of striving to excellence, Wharf T&T multimedia are fast converging. We understand that has established a solid customer base of over 500,000 the challenges in this market will be substantial, but fixed lines, accounting for over 13% market share with the opportunities would be no less abundant. Wharf network covering over 95% of the whole territory. T&T’s success is underpinned by the support of all of our business partners and customers. Looking ahead, Mr. Ng concluded, “Looking ahead at the next decade, Wharf T&T will continue to do our very best to serve we our customers and to scale new heights.” see a challenging telecommunications and decade regulatory with the environment undergoing enormous reform where voice, data and On the left - Mr. Stephen Ng, Chairman & CEO of Wharf T&T On the right - Mr. John Tsang, Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology INTERNET & TELECOM ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG Page 14 CSL One2Free Launches the First-ever Mobile Album in Hong Kong Customers can now exclusively download Leo Ku’s pre-release album in full to experience the excitement of “One touch for all exclusive music fun” By Hong Kong CSL Ltd CSL One2Free has introduced the first-ever mobile album in Hong Kong lately, setting a new trend in local music industry. The pioneer service not just enables One2Free customers to download the “Full Song” of Leo Ku’s pre-release hits, but also his entire album before its official release to the market through their handsets anytime, anywhere. Customers can now be the first to experience the excitement of “One touch for all exclusive music fun”! Ritchie Ma, General Manager, One2Free Marketing at CSL said, “Music content and downloads are always the most popular mobile services in our One2Free service portfolio. We are pleased to team up with EMI and Gold Label Entertainment to introduce the first-ever mobile album in Hong Kong, enabling One2Free customers to exclusively download all of Leo Ku’s full songs with their handsets before the release of his latest album. This creates mutual benefits for both companies as we jointly create breakthroughs and lead the mar- Be the first to download all full songs of Leo Ku’s kets in the mobile and music industries.” pre-release album Andy Lai, General Manager, Gold Label Entertainment Limited said, “We are pleased to cooperate with One2Free to provide music lovers with full album downloads via mobile phones before an album’s official release to this market. One2Free is very successful in its market segmentation. The collaboration enables us to reach our target customers and extend our market. We believe that mobile phones, a new promotional channel, One2Free customers, via a pioneering “Integrated 3G” network, can exclusively download all full songs of Leo Ku’s latest album before its official release on to the market by accessing “Music Channel” through WAP with their handsets or visiting One2Free’s homepage, www. one2free.com. The “Full Song” download service not only allows them to be the first to enjoy Leo’s album, but they also help to set a new trend in local music. will become one of the most effective and popular platforms for music promotion.” INTERNET & TELECOM ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG Page 15 Continued Hong Kong CSL Ltd Get Leo Ku’s exclusive content through One2Free Enjoy more music fun with One2Free 3G “Music 3G “Music Channel” Channel” Customers can also access the new “Leo Ku’s Specials” In addition to downloading Hong Kong’s first mobile on One2Free 3G “Music Channel” to enjoy other exclu- album, One2Free customers can enjoy more music fun sive content like video clips of Leo’s interviews and with One2Free 3G “Music Channel”. the making of the music video, MP3 ringtones, Poly- get the latest information from “Daily Highlight”, view phonic ringtones, “RingMaster” connecting tones, Col- the hottest music videos at the “MV Zone”, know more our Wallpaper and MMS downloads. Together with about their favourite singers on the “Stars’ Page”, the new “Leo Mobile Blog”, customers can check out view “903 Music” interviews and “Concert Footage”, as Leo’s messages, look out for his latest news, share well as check the latest “Pop Charts” etc with just one opinions with his fans in Chatroom, and even provide touch. instant responses by accessing WAP with their handsets! They can choose to join Leo’s Fan Club and exchange information with other fans by visiting One2Free’s homepage. Customers can To find out more, please call the One2Free 24-hour Sales Hotline at 29722 123, or visit our homepage www.one2free.com. Individual Charges of One2Free 3G “Music Channel” Mobile Multimedia Services Package Pay as you go Full Song Download 20C +$10 $12 MP3 Ringtone 20C +$15 $17 Polyphonic Ringtone 10C +$12 $14 $2 - $9 + 1 SMS $3 - $10 Item Monophonic Ringtone “RingMaster” Connecting Tone Preview MV Download $5/song (Valid for 30 days period) 10C $1 30C + $12 $14 MV Zone / Artists’Favourites/ Fans Recommendations / Concert Footage $3/per clip Free^ 903 Music Interviews Colour Wallpaper 10C +$10 $12 ∧ Data transport charge during promotional period: $1/audio clip; $3/video. INTERNET & TELECOM ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG Page 16 PEOPLES Stored Value SIM Cards Comprehensive range of products and services caters different customers’ needs By China Resources Peoples Telephone Co Ltd PEOPLES Stored Value SIM card comes in a wide range PEOPLES Stored Value IDD & Roaming Card – Innovative of face values and features, provides customers the most Roaming Tariff versatile mobile services that require no deposit and con- Save up to 76% roaming tract binding. rate when making call abroad with the PEOPLES PEOPLES Local Talk Stored Value SIM Card - Great Stored Value Available in Two Choices Roaming Card. The newly PEOPLES Local Talk Stored Value SIM Card is launched roaming tariff organizes charges into 6 world available in two face values: $78 and $48. Cus- zones with flat rates for receiving calls, making calls to t o m e r s w h o activate the card between now and 31 De- HK/China zone, making calls to the visiting zone and calling cember 2005 will be able to enjoy bonus stored value and other zones. Making calls to China while roaming will be pay as low as $0.144 per minute. charged the same rate as to Hong Kong. Roaming Zone Greater China Asia Incoming Call Calls to HK/ Greater China (per min.) (per min.) $8 $6 Value IDD & Local calls (within the same zone) (per min.) Calls to other zones (per min.) $6 $20 $8 $8 $6 $20 $8 $7 $7 $20 $13 $9 $6 $20 America $15 $15 $15 $20 Rest of World $25 $25 $25 $25 Australia & New Zealand Europe / Middle East & Africa Applicable to GSM1800, GSM dual-band and tri-band, and From 1 October to 31 December 2005, besides the normal quad-band mobile phones, the PEOPLES Stored Value IDD extra stored value bonus, an extra $5 will be given when & Roaming Card equips with International Call Forward customers use PPS to refill $100 or more for the first time Service and allows customers to forward all their calls to in a calendar month. an overseas fixed-line or mobile number, and enjoy even more savings. Mobile Number Porting to PEOPLES Stored Value SIM Cards Convenient & Flexible Refill Methods PEOPLES Stored Value SIM Card provides customers the utmost flexibility and convenience in refill. Various refill methods ranging from traditional refill voucher to newly launched PPS are tailored to suit different customers’ needs. They can even enjoy up to 33% of extra stored value no matter which refill method they use. INTERNET & TELECOM ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG Requiring no handling fee, other networks' customers can transfer their numbers to any PEOPLES Stored Value SIM Card and enjoy the privileged offers that PEOPLES designed for its customers. Page 17 3 Hong Kong and Tai Fook Launchthe “Tai Fook Power3G Finance Portal” Pioneering Hong Kong’s First One-stop Mobile Securities Trading and Real-Time Video Financial Information Services via 3G Video Mobile Phones By 3 Hong Kong 3 Hong Kong, a subsidiary of Hutchison Telecommunications highly interactive, enabling Tai Fook customer service rep- HK (“3 Hong Kong”) and the largest mobile operator in Hong resentatives to answer customers’enquiries face to face. Kong, has joined hands with Tai Fook Securities Group Limited (“Tai Fook”), one of the leading brokerage firms in Real-Time Video Market Commentary and Financial Hong Kong, to announce the launch of the “Tai Fook Pow- Information er3G Finance Portal” – the territory’s first one-stop mobile “Tai Fook Power3G Finance Portal” brings real-time video securities trading and real-time video financial information commentary from professional market analysts who are services via 3G video mobile phones. part of the senior management of Tai Fook’s Research Team and Futures Department. Mr. Marco Mak, Mr. Andrew Starting from today, customers can access the “Tai Fook To and Mr. Eric Lo deliver “Market Focus” and “Weekly Hot Power3G Finance Portal” under the “Finance Channel” of the Picks”, sharing their analyses on stocks before the market 3Grid with their 3 video mobile phones, to enjoy the con- opens every trading day. At the end of each week, they venience of mobile securities trading, and receive the lat- round up and recommend new investment portfolios, allow- est daily and weekly market commentary, stock analysis, ing customers to capture every investment opportunity. market insights, warrant and IPO news. What’s more, customers can also manage their trading accounts any time via Comprehensive and Professional Market Information the portal with their 3G video mobile phones. Apart from real-time financial information by video, the portal also provides financial news and other securities in- Secure and Reliable Mobile Securities Trading formation on “Warrant Watch”, featuring market commen- Tai Fook customers can be fully confident about trading se- taries and warrant recommendations from major warrant curities through their 3G mobile phones. “Tai Fook Power3G issuers. To keep investors abreast of market conditions, Finance Portal” adopts highly-secure encryption technology “News” and “Insight” give the latest financial news and to protect the data privacy of customers. At only $28 per daily stock picks before and during trading hours. 1 “IPO month , customers can enjoy unlimited securities trading, Watch” provides information on companies to be listed, en- get real-time quotes2, manage their Tai Fook trading ac- suring investors won’t miss out on any new investment op- counts and also make fund transfers. portunities. Hong Kong’s First “Video CS” Interactive Video Cus- ______________________________________ tomer Service in the Finance and Securities Sector 1 Riding on 3G capability, the portal pioneers the first-ever interactive video customer service in the finance and secu- Customers must have Tai Fook’s on-line securities trading account to trade on Tai Fook Power3G Finance Portal 2 Customers must have Tai Fook’s on-line securities trading account with real-time stock quote service rities sector, namely “Video CS”. The “Video CS” service is INTERNET & TELECOM ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG Page 18 Continued 3 Hong Kong Customers Enjoy Special Promotional Offers trading account customers with 3-3G- phones will also To celebrate the launch of the “Tai Fook Power3G Fi- be entitled to 10 times GoPoints7 for all securities nance Portal”, 3 customers can enjoy all text informa- trading when subscribing to the Tai Fook Power3G Fi- tion and mobile securities trading free of charge until 3 December 31, 2005 (from an original price of $28 per month). Starting from today until October 5, 2005, 3 customers who register mobile securities trading services at Tai Fook will be entitled to commission-free trading through the portal for the first 20 trades, or for $2,000,000 worth of securities transactions— whichever comes first4. In addition, Tai Fook securities trading account customers who subscribe to 3 Hong Kong’s 3G services at any 3Shop under MNP on or before October 5, 2005, can enjoy the very attractive offer of purchasing the LG nance Portal securities trading service. ___________________________________________________ 3 3 customers may access and subscribe to the Tai Fook Power3G Finance Portal at “Finance Channel” under 3Grid via their handset 4 Cannot be enjoyed in conjunction with other offers 5 Offer is applicable to new customers only and cannot be enjoyed in conjunction with other offers. Handset offer at $988 + prepay $1000 and MNP customer can get additional $900 rebate. Customer who subscribes to LG 8180 is required to subscribe to $183 service plan and sign a 18-mth contract. Customer who subscribes to Sony Ericsson K600i is required to $263 service plan and sign a 18-mth contract 6 Only customers with Tai Fook on-line securities trading account can enjoy the offer. Customers will forfeit the free service offer if they terminate the Tai Fook Power3G Finance Portal securities trading service during offer period. Cannot be enjoyed in conjunction with other offers 7 Customers must sign up for eServices of Tai Fook to accumulate GoPoints. To register, please visit www.taifook.com 8180 and Sony Ericsson K600i 3G video mobile phones at only $885 , as well as a 12-month free Tai Fook Power3G Finance Portal securities trading service6 (from an original price of $336). Existing Tai Fook securities Tai Fook Power3G Finance Portal Service Charge: Services Charge Securities Trading $28 per month Video CS Basic Video Minutes Charge from tariff plan Market Focus M+$3 per video clip Weekly Hotpicks M+$3 per video clip Weekly Hotpicks M per audio clip and T per text Insights T per text News T per text IPO Watch T per text INTERNET & TELECOM ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG Page 19 N W T ’s Redefines Digital Telephony By New World Telecommunications Ltd Following the successful launch of NetTalk last November, create a unique feature, Follow-me. NetTalk breaks the New World Telecommunications Ltd. (NWT) has taken fur- boundary between traditional PSTN and PC by enabling cus- ther stride in redefining the digital telephony with Net- tomers to talk with PSTN network and between PC and Talk, which combines voice, fax and music on a single plat- PSTN numbers. It allows customers to make calls anytime, form of communications on IP networks. An array of new anywhere using any media. innovative services, including web fax, personalized ringtone and online call management, has been added to Net- 2) Web Fax Talk. Web Fax allows customers to receive faxes in webmail NetTalk has revolutionized not only traditional voice com- and cost-saving solution to fax communications, but also munications, but also overhauled the definition of digital privacy for customers to view, store and retrieve their per- telephony by providing the trinity of quality voice service, sonal faxes on the Internet anytime, anywhere. fax transmission and music entertainment, along with a comprehensive range of value-added services. This enables customers to enjoy the ultimate in communications capability, flexibility and mobility. boxes. This provides not only an environmentally-friendly 3) Music entertainment with Personalized Ringtone and NetSing909 Personalized Ringtone More than simple communications, NetTalk iCommunicator “Being a pioneer in next generation telephony, we always enables customers to enjoy music by setting up personal- strive for excellence when meeting and exceeding our ized ringtones among different groups of callers; this is a customers’ needs. We believe that it’s time to go beyond unique and novel experience in the world of VoIP. Custom- pure voice service. It’s time to go for true digital teleph- ers can now save their favourite music files in WMA, MP3 ony, which combines the reliability of traditional phone or WAV formats as ringtones for their NetTalk iCommuni- service with the flexibility and diversity of the Internet. cators. Up to 1,000 different personalized ringtones are We can now add innovative services to an otherwise ‘boring’ accommodated in each NetTalk iCommunicator phone book. phone. In other words, NetTalk redefines digital telephony, What’s more, by simply clicking on a special button on the which provides such exciting services as web fax and music, updated version of NetTalk iCommunicator, customers will in addition to voice communications, at the price of tradi- be diverted to www.NWTmusic.com to surf all the latest tional phone service,” said York Mok, Vice President, Mar- music industry news. keting of NWT. NetSing909 By converging voice and data with music, NetTalk provides NetSing909 delivers a unique music channel to NetTalk the following unrivalled benefits for its customers: iCommunicator users. It expands the enjoyment of online music and voice communications, enabling all music lovers to 1) Voice Service with Follow-me listen to NWTmusic.com’s hottest songs and keep track of Offering better functionality and features than traditional the latest infotainment updates by simply dialing “Ô909” phone service, NetTalk Voice Service and iCommunicator through their NetTalk iCommunicators. INTERNET & TELECOM ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG Page 20 Continued New World Telecommunications Ltd “With the compelling benefits offered by NetTalk, we believe that this appealing service package will be enthusiastically embraced by customers who are looking for advanced, innovative and feature-rich integrated communications services. NetTalk Digital Telephony is definitely the best choice for your daily communications,” Mok added. CSL 1O1O Launches Hong Kong’s First “Easy Conference” Service on a Mobile Platform Enableing conference calls of multiple numbers with a BlackBerry handheld Greatly enhances communications efficiency and saves roaming charges By Hong Kong CSL Ltd CSL 1O1O Conference” has launched service in Hong Kong’s September first 2005, “Easy enabling customers to make a conference call involving up to eight phone numbers while on the move. 1O1O customers can now enjoy the service using their BlackBerry wireless handheld for a truly mobile business advantage. Not only do they experience enhanced communications efficiency, In addition, the participants and their numbers will be recorded automatically as new groups after each conference call, so there is no need to enter individual phone numbers again for future conference calls. Connect multiple numbers at one time to save roaming charges 1O1O provides high quality and flexible roaming service. they also save on roaming charges! Pre-defined conference groups enhance communications efficiency The “Easy Conference” service enables customers to connect with multiple numbers during roaming* and only one roaming call will be charged. The new “Easy Conference” service provides a simple and user-friendly mobile conference solution. 1O1O customers Compared with normal conference call services, roaming charges are greatly reduced. can simply pre-define the conference call list, so setting up a conference call involving up to eight phone numbers while on the move is straightforward. Customers can add or drop participants at any time during the conference call to enjoy greater flexibility. INTERNET & TELECOM ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG Page 21 Continued Hong Kong CSL Ltd Enjoy “Easy Conference” service with a BlackBerry wireless handheld Comprehensive solutions with BlackBerry In addition to the new “Easy Conference” service, 1O1O BlackBerry from 1O1O is a popular mobile email solution among corporations and business professionals. 1O1O customers can now enjoy the “Easy Conference” service with the BlackBerry 7100g™ and BlackBerry 7290™ wireless handheld. No registration is required for this also provides the innovative BlackBerry “EmailFax Service”, which enables customers to receive faxes via their BlackBerry handheld and also to send emails and attachments to any fax machine. Customers can also chat instantly with business partners and friends with service. Customers can simply download the software the new BlackBerry Messenger Applications. at 1O1O’s website and enjoy the service immediately. To find out more, please call the 1O1O Sales Hotline at 2988 1010, or visit our homepage www.CSL1010.com. Remarks: *Customers will be connected to a GPRS network when initiating calls using the “Easy Conference” service. 1O1O “Easy Conference” service charges Place for Initiating calls Connecting Charge Airtime Charge Additional Charge Hong Kong - Overseas GPRS roaming charge Total airtime used for the conference group (numbers connected x airtime used) $8 / 30-min interval Roaming Charge One roaming call charge Remarks: IDD charges will apply when calling non-HK numbers. Example: Mr Chan, a 1O1O customer, initiated a “Easy Conference” service call in Shenzhen with three Hong Kong numbers for 45 minutes. Connecting Charge GPRS Roaming Charge: $0.14 Airtime Charge Additional Charge Roaming Charge 45 mins x $6.49 (per 45 mins x 3 numbers = 135 min roaming charge mins will be deducted from $8 x 2 intervels = $16 for receiving call) = voice package $292.05 Total Charge $308.2 Cost without using “Easy Conference” service will be: $ 742.5 45 mins x 3 numbers x $5.50 (per min roaming charge for making call) Cost savings INTERNET & TELECOM ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG $434.30 (58% Savings) Page 22 I T A H K C O R N E R What’s Up The winners were: The Fixed-Mobile Convergence Forum - Mr. Kenichiro Shirokuchi, KDDI Hong Kong Ltd The Fixed-Mobile Convergence Forum was held suc- Longest Drive cessfully on 22 September 2005 with 400 participants - Mr. Paul Ho, TraxComm Ltd. attended. We invited telecom regulators and industry Best Gross Score experts to give talks and discussions in this forum, fo- - Mr. Dai Ren Fei, China Unicom Ltd. cusing on the regulator's views and future development Best Net Score (Big Prize) of Fixed-Mobile Convergence plus the latest develop- - Mr. Hubert Ng, Hong Kong CSL Ltd. Closest to the Pin ment and licensing framework for Broadband Wireless Access. Group Photo Our Vice-Chairman, Mr. Hubert Chan (1st from right), was chairing the panel discussion. Wireless Mission to Guangzhou & Shenzhen in 2005 ITAHK together with Hong Kong Trade Development ITAHK Golf Challenge Autumn 2005 Council (HKTDC), Hong Kong Wireless Technology In- Our regular ‘Green Meeting’, ITAHK Golf Challenge dustry Association (WTIA) and Hong Kong Wireless Autumn 2005, was held on 13 October 2005 at the Development Centre (HKWDC) will organize a busi- Norman Course, which is rated as one of the highest ness delegation to Guangzhou and Shenzhen to foster difficult index in Asia, at the Mission Hills Dongguan partnership with the Mainland wireless players and to Golf Club. present the latest development in Hong Kong. This Our participants showed their accurate golfing strategy on that day and got good results. INTERNET & TELECOM ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG mission trip will be held on 9-11 November 2005. Page 23 Continued ITAHK Corner The 1st Hong Kong Wireless Technology Excellence Venue: Ballroom, 3/F, Sheraton Hotel, TST, Kowloon Awards Discounted price to ITAHK Member: HK$850 TThe 1st Hong Kong Wireless Technology Excellence Awards (HKWTEA) was organized by Hong Kong Wireless Call for Paper Technology Industry Association (WTIA) & Hong Kong Next Submission Date Productivity Council (HKPC), and ITAHK was one of the supporting organizations of this event. Over 80 applications had been submitted for the award. Judging criteria were based on applications originality and innovation, func- th 19 January 2006 Tentative Circulation Date 25th January 2006 The New Services & Products Bulletin offers excellent tionality and design, market performance, competitiveness opportunities for its members to exchange new informa- and effectiveness as well as technical excellence. The tion. Paper should not be more than 1000 words and no winners for HKWTEA were formally announced on 14 Oc- commercial advertisement is allowed. You are highly en- tober 2005. The winners of the Gold Awards were: couraged to submit more photos or graphics in jpeg for- Enterprise Solution PCCW Limited - PCCW Convergence - Prioritize Plus 3G Application Cherrypicks - Intelligence Content Management System TeleEye Holdings Ltd. - TeleEye 3G Mobile Video Surveillance Solution Mobile Game Mobile Gamer Limited - Kungfu Mahjong mat to attract viewing. Please submit your paper by email to [email protected]. ITAHK has the sole right to decide whether to publish the article. For any enquiry, please contact ITAHK. Tel: (852) 25042732 Fax: (852) 2504 2752 Email: [email protected] Website: www.itahk.org.hk Manager: Elky Chan Admin Assistant: Cookie Ko Mobile Entertainment Zensis Limited - PhotoRite SP Upcoming Supporting / Endorsed Events Please go to the ‘What’s New’ page, http://www.itahk.org. hk/activities/whatnew.html, of ITAHK website for the Telecom InfoTechnology Forum – Conference, “Broadband, Broadcast and Content: Where Does Hong Kong Stand Organizer: The Telecommunications Research Project, the University of HK While every care is taken in compiling this newsletter, ITAHK makes no warranty or accepts no responsibilities for the accuracy or completeness in relation to the information contained in this newsletter or accepts no liability, direct or indirect, for any loss or damage whatsoever and howsoever suffered or incurred by any party. With the use of the information in this newsletter, the customer or any party irrevocably and unconditionally accepts and agrees to be bound by this disclaimer. th Date: 24 November 2005 INTERNET & TELECOM ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG Page 24