Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson,commonly known as Ericsson,is a Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications company headquartered in Stockholm. The company sells infrastructure,software,and services in information and communications technology for telecommunications service providers and enterprises,including,among others,3G,4G,and 5G equipment,and Internet Protocol (IP) and optical transport systems. The company employs around 100,000 people and operates in more than 180 countries. Ericsson has over 57,000 granted patents.
The People's Republic of China possesses a diversified communications system that links all parts of the country by Internet,telephone,telegraph,radio,and television. The country is served by an extensive system of automatic telephone exchanges connected by modern networks of fiber-optic cable,coaxial cable,microwave radio relay,and a domestic satellite system;cellular telephone service is widely available,expanding rapidly,and includes roaming service to foreign countries. Fiber to the x infrastructure has been expanded rapidly in recent years.
A wireless LAN (WLAN) is a wireless computer network that links two or more devices using wireless communication to form a local area network (LAN) within a limited area such as a home,school,computer laboratory,campus,or office building. This gives users the ability to move around within the area and remain connected to the network. Through a gateway,a WLAN can also provide a connection to the wider Internet.
DISH Network Corporation is an American television provider and the owner of the direct-broadcast satellite provider Dish,commonly known as Dish Network,and the over-the-top IPTV service,Sling TV. Additionally,Dish offers mobile wireless service,Dish Wireless. On July 1,2020,Dish acquired prepaid service Boost Mobile and intends to add postpaid service as well in the future. Based in unincorporated Douglas County,Colorado,the company has approximately 16,000 employees.
PCCW Limited is a Hong Kong-based information and communication technology (ICT) company.
Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) is a standard way to send messages that include multimedia content to and from a mobile phone over a cellular network. Users and providers may refer to such a message as a PXT,a picture message,or a multimedia message. The MMS standard extends the core SMS capability,allowing the exchange of text messages greater than 160 characters in length. Unlike text-only SMS,MMS can deliver a variety of media,including up to forty seconds of video,one image,a slideshow of multiple images,or audio.
BNP Paribas is a multinational universal bank and financial services holding company. It was founded in 2000 from the merger of Banque Nationale de Paris and Paribas,formerly known as the Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas. With 190,000 employees,the bank is organized into three major business areas:Commercial,Personal Banking &Services (CPBS),Investment &Protection Services (IPS) and Corporate &Institutional Banking (CIB).
Lenovo Group Limited,often shortened to Lenovo,is a Chinese multinational technology company specializing in designing,manufacturing,and marketing consumer electronics,personal computers,software,business solutions,and related services. Products manufactured by the company include desktop computers,laptops,tablet computers,smartphones,workstations,servers,supercomputers,data storage devices,IT management software,and smart televisions. Its best-known brands include its ThinkPad business line of laptop computers,the IdeaPad,Yoga,and Legion consumer lines of laptop computers,and the IdeaCentre and ThinkCentre lines of desktop computers. As of 2021,Lenovo is the world's largest personal computer vendor by unit sales.
A value-added service (VAS) is a popular telecommunications industry term for non-core services,or,in short,all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. However,it can be used in any service industry,for services available at little or no cost,to promote their primary business. In the telecommunications industry,on a conceptual level,value-added services add value to the standard service offering,spurring subscribers to use their phone more and allowing the operator to drive up their average revenue per user. For mobile phones,technologies like SMS,MMS and data access were historically usually considered value-added services,but in recent years SMS,MMS and data access have more and more become core services,and VAS therefore has begun to exclude those services.
Silicon Image is a provider of semiconductors for the mobile,consumer electronics and personal computers (PCs). It also manufactures wireless and wired connectivity products used for high-definition content. The company’s semiconductor and IP products are deployed by the electronics manufacturers in devices such as smartphones,tablets,digital televisions (DTVs),other consumer electronics,as well as desktop and notebook PCs. Silicon Image,in cooperation with other companies,has driven the creation of some global industry standards such as DVI,HDMI,MHL,and WirelessHD.
The mobile web refers to mobile browser-based World Wide Web services accessed from handheld mobile devices,such as smartphones or feature phones,through a mobile or other wireless network.
The telecommunications industry in China is dominated by three state-run businesses:China Telecom,China Unicom and China Mobile. The three companies were formed by restructuring launched in May 2008,directed by the Ministry of Information Industry (MII),National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the Minister of Finance. Since then,all three companies gained nationwide fixed-line and cellular mobile telecom licenses in China. In 2019,all three telecoms were issued 5G national licenses.
Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) is a technical standard for accessing information over a mobile wireless network. A WAP browser is a web browser for mobile devices such as mobile phones that use the protocol. Introduced in 1999,WAP achieved some popularity in the early 2000s,but by the 2010s it had been largely superseded by more modern standards. Almost all modern handset internet browsers now fully support HTML,so they do not need to use WAP markup for web page compatibility,and therefore,most are no longer able to render and display pages written in WML,WAP's markup language.
Mobile entertainment comprises a range of activities associated with mobile electronics. The definition is both somewhat subjective and in continual development,but can include purely leisure activities,communications,and activities which could also be defined as commerce (shopping).
On-Device Portals (ODPs) allow mobile phone users to easily browse,purchase and use mobile content and services. An ODP platform enables operators to provide a consistent and branded on-device experience across their broadening portfolio of services and typically provides on-device catalogs of content for purchase,deep links to WAP portals,customer care functionality and rich media services such as full track music,TV and video.
Novarra was a mobile internet software company founded in 2000 and based in Itasca,Illinois,United States. It created web-based services such as web internet access,portals,videos,widgets and advertising for mobile devices. Novarra provided access to the internet and other services through wireless handsets,PDAs and laptops and sold directly to operators,mobile handset manufacturers and internet brand companies. In 2010,Nokia acquired 100% of Novarra's shares.
Changyou.com Ltd. operates online games,primarily massively multiplayer online games,in China. Originally a division of Chinese Internet company Sohu,Changyou was spun off and went public in 2009 through a variable interest entity (VIE) structure based in the Cayman Islands. The company claims it was operating independently of Sohu as early as 2007.
NetDragon Websoft is a Chinese company that develops and operates massively multiplayer online games in addition to making mobile applications. The company debuted its first product in 2002.
Link Motion Inc,formerly NetQin and NQ Mobile,is a multinational technology company that develops,licenses,supports and sells software and services that focus on the smart ride business. Link Motion sells carputers for car businesses,consumer ride sharing services,as well as legacy mobile security,productivity and other related applications. Link Motion maintains dual headquarters in Dallas,Texas,United States and Beijing,China. A Court Receiver,lawyer Robert Seiden,was appointed over Link Motion in February 2019 in the United States in the federal district court in the Southern District of New York by Judge Victor Marrero. The Receiver removed Wenyong “Vincent”Shi as chairman and chief executive officer,and replaced him by appointing Mr. Lilin “Francis”Guo.
HKT Limited,also known as Hong Kong Telecom,is one of the largest telecommunications companies of Hong Kong. It has a dominant position in fixed-line,mobile,IDD and broadband services in Hong Kong. HKT Group is a subsidiary of PCCW since 2000,after it was acquired from Cable &Wireless plc.
