China Mobile Peoples Telephone Company Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the China Mobile (Hong Kong) Limited. PEOPLES is the first PCS operator to launch service in Hong Kong since its inception in January 1997. The Company is committed to substantiate its service pledge "PEOPLES We Care" by putting customer needs at top priority and making sure the new services cater for their specific needs. PEOPLES is a premier provider of a wide range of communication services including mobile voice, wireless data, IDD & roaming, WAP, GPRS, Mobile Internet and Multimedia Messaging Service.
PCCW Limited (PCCW, or the Company) is the largest and most comprehensive provider of communications services in Hong Kong and one of Asia's leading players in Information and Communications Technologies (ICT). Hong Kong's image as a center of technology and business excellence continues to be enhanced by PCCW's award-winning innovation, especially in IP-based business services, New Generation Fixed Line services, broadband pay-TV and Internet-access, media content, large-scale IT solutions, mobility and wireless. Internationally, the Company enables organizations to bring their business to Asia, run operations across the region and take Asian business to the rest of the world. PCCW is developing projects in mainland China and the UK, as well as other parts of the world, and serves a growing number of network operators.
"SmarTone-Vodafone is Hong Kong's leading mobile services company and we lead the way in providing advanced multimedia services. We enrich customers' lives by bringing you closer to what matters to you - a world of greater possibilities and achievements, encompassing:
An intimate world of stronger relationships - feel more!
A richer world of fun and excitement - enjoy more!
A dynamic world of infinite opportunities - achieve more!
As of 31 December 2007, SmarTone-Vodafone was serving a total of 1,108,000 customers in Hong Kong. "
Launched in 1997, New World Mobility ('NWM') offers a wide range of quality, value-for-money GSM mobile services including voice services, customized value-added services and mobile prepaid services. NWM deployed the EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution) network and introduced the Push-to-Talk over Cellular service "Press 'n Talk" in 2004; "Video-on-the-move" video infotainment service in 2005; and "Mobile ESPN" as well as "BubbleTalk" services in June and July 2006 respectively. Hong Kong CSL Limited and New World PCS Limited are wholly owned by the merged entity CSL New World Mobility Group, which was established in April 2006. The major shareholders of CSL New World Mobility Group are Australian telecommunications company Telstra Corporation Limited (76.4%) and New World Mobile Holdings Limited (23.6%).
EMOBILE Ltd. was established in January 2005. Subsequently in November 2005, the Company was awarded a mobile license as a new operator for the first time in 12 years. EMOBILE Ltd. launches the service in Spring 2007, entering the mobile industry with fresh vision. Japanese broadband services lagged behind. However, the introduction of ADSL service led the broadband growth, and Japan achieved the world's highest fixed-line broadband penetration rate. The Internet access shifted from narrowband to broadband, and voice communication shifted from fixed to mobile. The next demand is a seamless Internet access that offers similar speed while using in both fixed and mobile environment. The future trend of telecommunications focuses on “Mobile Broadband”.
Although our businesses extend across a wide range of fields, they all entail the same commitment to the creation of new lifestyles through the IT revolution. As we strive to increase the value of our infrastructure, portals/ platforms, and services and content, we will continue working to leverage synergies and to enhance the enterprise value of the SOFTBANK Group as a whole.
KDDI is the only Japanese information and communication company that comprehensively provides all communications service, from fixed to mobile. KDDI is aggressively working towards realization of the coming Ubiquitous Network Society through its ability to develop leading-edge fixed and mobile communications networks and services to support them and through the ability to carry out technical R&D at a level unsurpassed anywhere.
NTT DoCoMo is not only Japan's premier mobile communications company, but also an influential force in advancing mobile communications technology on a global scale. In addition to providing voice and data communications to millions in Japan, we create global industry standards and groundbreaking mobile services such as i-mode and, most recently, "Osaifu-Keitai", mobile phones with wallet functions. Powered by research and development and our "customer-first" philosophy, we are constantly reinventing the concept of mobile communications and pioneering cutting-edge, cost-effective services that make your life richer and more convenient.
The VimpelCom Group (NYSE:VIP) is a telecommunicatios operator, providing voice and data servicing, covered through a range of wireless, fixed and broadband technologies. The Group includes companies operating in Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Georgia and Armenia, in territories with a total population of about 250 million. The wireless subsidiaries of VimpelCom Group operate under the "Beeline" brand. The VimpelCom Group's license portfolio covers a territory with a population of about 250 million. Geographically it covers 78 regions of Russia with about 140 million people, representing 97% of Russia's population as well as the entire territories of Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Georgia and Armenia.
