Play By (Unconventional) Rules
I can't help but laughing after reading the following that is reported on today's Telecommunication World Net (通信世界网, cww.net.cn):
Nowhere in the article was the word IPTV mentioned, but it is obvious to everyone who is familiar with China's IPTV development. The article also says that the system will be put into use by end of October. How can they build (and test) such a system in less than two months? There is only one possibility: they started the project many months ago and didn't announce it until now, i.e., when it is almost done.
Short translation: UTStarcom the Sole Winner in Bidding for the (Communist) Party-construction Project By Anhui Telecom. The project will connect 30,000 villages in the province so that the party members can study the Party's policies offsite. I guess the local Broadcast and Television Bereau won't stop such a politically important project, will they?UT斯达康独家中标安徽电信党建项目 在刚刚结束的安徽电信党员远程教育平台项目招标中，UT斯达康公司的奔流（RollingStream）综合解决方案凭借整体优势，从众多的竞争厂家中脱颖而出，独家承建安徽电信党员远程教育系统。该项目将于今年10月底正式投入使用。这是UT斯达康的奔流（RollingStream）系统继在北美、日本、印度、拉美、欧洲，以及国内哈尔滨、上海、福建、浙江、广东等地赢得多个商用和实验部署后，再一次在竞争激烈的市场上被运营商所采用。... ... 安徽电信党员远程教育系统预计将开通全省3万个行政村，提供10个实时电视频道，三天时移，以及6000小时的点播视频服务。安徽电信党员远程教育平台所带来的示范效也应必将推动其他省份党建项目的开展。
Nowhere in the article was the word IPTV mentioned, but it is obvious to everyone who is familiar with China's IPTV development. The article also says that the system will be put into use by end of October. How can they build (and test) such a system in less than two months? There is only one possibility: they started the project many months ago and didn't announce it until now, i.e., when it is almost done.
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