China mystery left in MSN: Microsoft's VOIP licence-free equity complex

    
Willcar dvr be incorporated into the global MSN Skype, but this was surprised that mainland China has become an exception. Why should MSN left mainland China? Sohu IT analysis, this area is for MSN China joint venture mode, Microsoft's right to operate the Skype and TOM Online, on the one hand, and because Microsoft does not hold a licence VoIP.

Complex ownership and licensing mode

To find the right to operate MSN and Skype in China, you need some history.

In 2005, MSN as we enter the Chinese, in order to adapt to China's policy, Microsoft adopted a jointly established with Shanghai United investment limited vehicle dvr operate Internet business joint ventures, each holding 50%. Since then, MSN China Portal, instant messaging, wireless value added and a wide range of services such as mailbox, later in June 2009, Microsoft's MSN China company structure to quit their search brand--"bing".

Therefore, MSN's right to operate in China is actually held in the hands of joint venture company. After news that stock and the investment to exit, and to sell the shares, but the deal is not reached.

If that stock and investment more as a financial investor, MSN actual operation of the company is in the hands of Microsoft, so Skype operating in China are even more complex.

In November 2004, Skype partnership with TOM Online, exclusive authorized TOM operations simplified Chinese version of Skype. In 2007, Skype and TOM also vehicle dvr set up a joint venture company in China, is responsible for research and development, operational, the Chinese version of Skype for the mainland market, each holding shareholders and 49%.

Despite the May 2011, Microsoft invested $ 8.5 billion acquisition of network real-time voice communication tool Skype, Skype's operations in China authorized to contract may not have expired, this also means that, during the contract period, Skype's operations in China or change is not Microsoft Word.

VOIP with Chinese characteristics

Observers of the Internet in China, MSN does not incorporate Skype in China is the most important reason is that China's restrictive policies on VOIP.

Flying elephant Xiang Ligang, Chief network: "is the core of Skype VoIP, not only can the PC2 (to) to communicate PC voice communications, or PC2 (to) phone. VoIP pilot is one of the few places in China, did not open, no operating licence at Microsoft, integration to the Skype, illegal operation status occurs. China special.

Lubbe look, Senior Internet analyst, said: "China Telecom Mobile operators to always stick with their own sites are not eroded by VOIP Internet phone, TOM Skype is unique, only opened a small estuary, China so far has no consumer-oriented broadband monthly telephone service. ”

According to the People's Republic of China article seventh and Nineth Telecom Management Ordinance provides that business as a VOIP Basic Telecom service license is required. To date, the Ministry only issued to a handful of domestic operators such as telecom national operating license. As a result, be able to "legitimate" only several telecommunications operators to operate Internet phone services, almost all Internet phone companies on the domestic market are "illegal".

In fact, the end of 2010, the Ministry had carried out against illegal Internet Protocolcar dvr telephone, at that time, defined by the Ministry, apart from telecommunications, Unicom, the pilot, and all existing Internet phone on the market is illegal.

"The large number of users of the MSN China, if you import Skype MSN users, use will be larger. Regulators on Skype's operations in China can turn a blind eye, has many MSN users Skype will not sit idly by. "The analysts said.

Ministry of publicity in 2012 things special funds far

    
C114-November 8, mobile dvr the morning news, according to reports from official sources of the Ministry of industry and information technology showed that Ministry and the Ministry of publicity this week a total amount of approximately 500 million Yuan car dvr by 2012 things special funds for the development support project.

This finalists of project including eight items technology research and five big smart area total 149 items, which technology research including UHF and microwave RFID chip, micro and smart sensor, wireless sensor network since group network technology, low power wirelessvehicle dvr sensor node products, real networking data transfer middleware, image video smart analysis and recognition,-oriented industry application mass data of data mining, real networking security grade protection and security evaluation. Five smart fields including industry, agriculture, logistics, transport and medical care.

This year's overall quota of special funds and the same as last year; but the difference is, this year's shortlisted companies number more. Less than 110 last year and this year it has increased to 149,mobile dvr many leading enterprises in the industry such as China Telecom, gruel situation further exacerbated.