China's Highway of Information and Communication Technology

by Yu, Jiang; Li-Hua, Richard

• ISBN13: 9780230553750
• ISBN10: 0230553753
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-02-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Based on first-hand information obtained from Chinese and Foreign enterprises and institutions in the Chinese ICT industry, this book presents a comprehensive analysis of the evolution of Chinese ICT industrial sector. It especially analyses the strengths, weaknesses, and threats facing both the Chinese enterprise and western multinationals.

Author Biography

Richard Li-Hua is an Associate at Global Higher Education Consortium (GHEC) and Director of China Programmes at Salford Business School, Salford University, UK.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures	p. viii
Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Emerging ICT superpower in the world	p. 1
Cooperation focus between the Western world and China	p. 3
Role of the ICT industry in the national economy	p. 4
China for 2010 and beyond	p. 6
Significance for study	p. 7
Aims and objectives	p. 11
Summary	p. 12
Pragmatic Development of the ICT Industry	p. 13
Introduction	p. 13
China National Information Infrastructure (CNII)	p. 15
The rise of the telecommunication service industry	p. 17
Ever-changing service industry structure	p. 19
Dealing with the digital divide	p. 21
The equipment manufacturing sector	p. 22
Building the domestic handset industry	p. 26
The survival of the software industry	p. 27
The semiconductor industry	p. 31
Next e-commerce giant?	p. 33
Business to Consumer (B2C)	p. 35
Business to Business (B2B)	p. 35
The future	p. 36
The future model	p. 36
Summary	p. 37
Institutional and Regulatory Environments in ICT Sectors	p. 39
Relative roles and policy framework	p. 39
Western experiences	p. 41
Transformation in major developing countries	p. 42
Regulatory structure and main regulators	p. 43
Policy intervention in IP telephone diffusion	p. 47
SARFT: an important center	p. 51
A case of regulatory conflict: IPTV in China	p. 52
The context of WTO entry	p. 55
Judicial institutions	p. 58
Comparison study with Indian	p. 59
Discussion	p. 60
Summary	p. 62
A Wireless China	p. 65
A miracle story?	p. 65
Standardization and the technology of different generations	p. 66
The evolution of China's mobile telecom industry	p. 68
Indigenous innovation: China's 3G standardization	p. 74
PHS and WLAN	p. 81
A future wireless China?	p. 86
The Rise of Indigenous Firms: Emerging Global Stars	p. 89
Introduction	p. 89
Huawei	p. 91
Lenovo	p. 99
TCL	p. 102
Spreadtrum: semiconductor star	p. 104
SINA.com	p. 108
Alibaba: e-commerce pioneer	p. 115
Summary	p. 119
MNCs: Competitors or Partners?	p. 121
Attractiveness of China	p. 121
China strategy of MNCs	p. 123
Operation in China: flourishing manufacturing	p. 124
Operation in China: silent service	p. 126
Beyond manufacturing	p. 128
Embedding in China's innovation system	p. 130
Some remaining challenges	p. 131
Ericsson's Chinese journey	p. 133
Nokia in China	p. 135
IPR issues	p. 137
Future implications for MNCs	p. 137
Summary	p. 139
From Imitation to Innovation: Future Trends	p. 141
Introduction	p. 141
What is technology?	p. 143
Explicit knowledge and tacit knowledge	p. 145
Appropriateness and effectiveness of technology transfer	p. 146
From imitation to innovation	p. 148
A technology superpower through indigenous innovation?	p. 151
Setting the scene: indigenous innovation	p. 154
Establishing international competitiveness through innovation	p. 157
Creating competitiveness in the ICT sector	p. 158
The debate on China' technology strategy	p. 160
The catching-up process in the telecom sector	p. 165
Strategically integrating new product development (NPD) activites	p. 169
Attempts to link technology and business strategy	p. 171
Capturing high-end value from emerging technology	p. 172
Ambition for 2020 and beyond	p. 176
Challenges	p. 177
Summary	p. 177
The Road Ahead	p. 179
Introduction	p. 179
Reconsidering the role of government	p. 180
Universal service	p. 182
Leveraging e-commerce for national competitiveness	p. 183
Local players or global stars?	p. 184
Continues innovation with Chinese characteristics	p. 185
Approaching the frontiers of technology and business	p. 187
Bibliography	p. 189
Index	p. 199
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