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Index
China’s Highway of Information and Communication Technology
Contents
List of Tables and Figures
Preface
Western management versus Chinese philosophy: a 21st century perspective
1 Introduction
Emerging ICT superpower in the world
Cooperation focus between the Western world and China
Role of the ICT industry in the national economy
Pillar industry in the national economy
Strategic industry fundamental to national security
Driving force for innovation
Core industry underlying informatization and new economic growth patterns
China for 2010 and beyond
Significance for study
Aims and objectives
Summary
2 Pragmatic Development of the ICT Industry
Introduction
China National Information Infrastructure (CNII)
Objectives of CNII
The progress of CNII
Internet and broadband service
The rise of the telecommunication service industry
Ever-changing service industry structure
Dealing with the digital divide
The equipment manufacturing sectors
Building the domestic handset industry
The survival of the software industry
The semiconductor industry
Next e-commerce giant?
Business to Consumer (B2C)
Business to Business (B2B)
The future
The future model
Summary
3 Institutional and Regulatory Environments in ICT Sectors
Relative roles and policy framework
Western experiences
Transformation in major developing countries
Regulator structure and main regulators
From MPT to MII
Broader government administration
Policy instruments
Policy intervention in IP telephony diffusion
SARFT: an important center
A case of regulatory conflict: IPTV in China
The context of WTO entry
Judicial institutions
Comparison study with India
Discussion
Summary
4 A Wireless China?
A miracle story?
Standardization and the technology of different generations
The evolution of China’s mobile telecom industry
Pure monopoly period
Competitive period
Pure duopoly period
The popularity of SMS
Towards 3G and beyond
Indigenous innovation: China’s 3G standardization
April 2001–February 2004: verification and development
February 2004–March 2007: industrialization
March 2007: enforcement and further evolution
Leading to 4G
PHS and WLAN
Characteristics of the emerging innovation
Facilitating market demand, carriers and equipment manufacturers
Policy design and implementation
The consequences of diffusion
A future wireless China?
5 The Rise of Indigenous Firms: Emerging Global Stars
Introduction
Huawei
Profile of Huawei
Entry into globalized competition
Global ambitions and upgrading
Painful restructuring
Future strength
Lenovo
Domestic Success
New Lenovo at the global stage
Strategic fit between complementary organizations
TCL
Spreadtrum: semiconductor star
SINA.com
Business overview
Market opportunities
SINA.com online
Strategic relationships
Content partnerships
Application and service partnerships
Technology infrastructure
Alibaba: e-commerce pioneer
Value creation of Alibaba activities
Personalized and customized services in Alibaba
Payment and delivery phases
Summary
6 MNCs: Competitors or Partners?
Attractiveness of China
China strategy of MNCs
Operation in China: flourishing manufacturing
Operation in China: silent service
Beyond manufacturing
Embedding in China’s innovation system
Some remaining challenges
Regulatory barriers
Information barriers
Resource barriers
Coordination barriers
Commitment barriers
Ericsson’s Chinese journey
Evolution of Ericsson’s Chinese business
Manufacturing Network Layout
NEC: the hub
Nokia in China
IPR issues
Future implications for MNCs
Summary
7 From Imitation to Innovation: Future Trends
Introduction
What is technology?
Explicit knowledge and tacit knowledge
Appropriateness and effectiveness of technology transfer
From imitation to innovation
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5 and the creation paradigm
A technology superpower through indigenous innovation?
Setting the scene: indigenous innovation
Establishing international competitiveness through innovation
Creating competitiveness in the ICT sector
The debate on China’s technology strategy
A vehicle for pursuing generic competitive strategies
Collaborative arrangement of technology strategy
No technology strategy without risk
The catching-up process in the telecom sector
Technical cycle theory
The catching up process in the telecoms sector
Strategically integrating new product development (NPD) activities
Attempts to link technology and business strategy
Capturing high-end value from emerging technology
Ambitions for 2020 and beyond
Challenges
Summary
8 The Road Ahead
Introduction
Reconsidering the role of government
Universal service
Leveraging e-commerce for national competitiveness
Local players or global stars?
Continuous innovation with Chinese characteristics
Approaching the frontiers of technology and business
Bibliography
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