ZTE to Build AVS-IPTV Commercial Network with China Netcom Group

As the national audio/video coding and compression standard, AVS is a homegrown intellectual property in China that will enable local providers to save on patent fees imposed by foreign operators. China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII) and CNC have been collaborating to drive industrial implementation of the AVS standard. Trial tests on the use of AVS-IPTV for commercial purposes in Dalian, China started in November last year, establishing a solid foundation for future IPTV developments nationally and internationally.

According to the National Working Group for Intellectual Property Rights Protection in China, AVS is regarded as an important breakthrough in transforming China from a "big producer to a strong producer" in the digital audio and video industry due to the technology's foundation and homegrown nature.

This is the first time that ZTE has collaborated with CNC to establish the IPTV/AVS commercial network. With industry support from several local organizations including MII, CNC, CNC Research Center, Liaoning Netcom and Dalian Netcom, ZTE claims to have achieved optimal performance during the trial testing period thus ensuring future IPTV subscribers to get reliable network services.