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OCTOBER ISSUE
Cable market offers breakthrough for China's digital television market
A breakthrough decision by China's Broadcasting and Television Bureau (CBTB) has been made to separate set-top-boxes (STB) from the pending decision on China's next generation digital TV standard. The future STB will have a smart card cartridge that converts network specific information and service functions to enable manufacturers to provide innovative STBs. (more…)
Little Smart: Today's WLL urban solution, tomorrow's rural market extension.
Xiaolingtong, "Little Smart" in English, has gained wireless local loop market penetration in China over the past five years. Little Smart is not a cutting edge technology. Instead, it is an out of date PHS technology invented by NTT in 1995. However, a declining technology in Japan has found new life in China. (more…)
R&D transfer boosts production in Kun Shan Development Zone
The Kun Shan Economic and Technological Development Zone has made dramatic progress in production and R&D initiatives. This zone is developing, not only because of its state of the art infrastructure, but also due to increasing demand for its global supply chain capabilities. (more…)
Government e-initiatives driving niche networking companies
The Chinese government plans to spend $4.1 billion annually on e-government projects in the next 3-4 years according to the MII. E-government projects focus on routers, switches, gateways, IP telephony and software for security and network management in an attempt to lift the technology level of local manufacturers. (more…)
US$10,000 plus incentives gets you a qualified Chinese EE
Believe it or not, US$10,000 a year can easily compensate a skilled electronics engineer (EE) in China. However, maximizing that $10,000 with added benefits can be critical to your R&D center or sales organization in China. (more…)
Looking for the right Chinese distributors?
Chinese distributors are very fragile. There is no official data of the total number, but the best guess, by talking to the China Electronics Component Association, IC and component vendors and established distributors, puts the figure at about 1350 distributors. There are 3 groups of distributors in China, International (Arrow and Memec), regional (WPG and Excelpoint), and local Chinese distributors. (more…)
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