| China Telecom and Nortel Networks signed an agreement in Beijing
Tuesday pledging cooperation on next-generation network technology that will give more
flexible and personalized service to network users.
According to the technical cooperation deal between the two telecommunications
giants, they will work together to develop new forms of network service based on new
network technology.
It is foreseeable that the next-generation network will be a comprehensive
multi-media one capable of simultaneous audio-visual and data transmission, in comparison
to the current mode of separate transmission, Leng Rongquan, deputy general manager of
China Telecom, said.
China Telecom expects the cooperation with Nortel Networks to help it become one
of the front-runners in the world telecommunications industry, Leng said.
Robert Mao, president of Nortel Networks (China) Limited, said that the
cooperation between China Telecom and his company will effectively boost technological
advancement and improve use of strategic resources of both sides while increasing market
competitiveness of China Telecom.
China Telecom now has 16.5 million Internet users, and a 75 percent share of the
domestic market.
(Xinhua) |
