At present Siemens is very much involved in making this prophecy become reality as the company is working with two Chinese fixed-line carriers: China Telecom Corp and China Netcom Group Corp. Both are preparing for the advent of mass-market IPTV, although to date 20 Chinese cities (and 150,000 customers) have witnessed IPTV trials by Siemens.
Senior executives in Siemens believe that the years of sluggish performance in fixed-line technology have started to climb at about 10%, as against the 5% of the fixed-line market as a whole. In part this is down to IPTV, a new high-tech service in itself, backed-up customisation possibilities, consumer willingness to pay for IPTV, and the presence of other major players.
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