Investigate the Investigate the wireless mobile wireless mobile phone market in phone market in

Hong Kong Hong Kong

Lab/Tutorial 5Lab/Tutorial 5

Types of Mobile Internet products and Types of Mobile Internet products and services provide to mobile phone and services provide to mobile phone and

wireless PC/PDA userswireless PC/PDA users PCCW PEOPLES SmarTone Hutchison

telecom(3)

CSL

Telecom ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎

Wifi ◎ ◎ × ◎(Y5 ZON

E)

×

3G ◎ × ◎ ◎ ◎

HSDPA ◎ × ◎ ◎ ◎

GPRS ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎

The costs of these products and The costs of these products and servicesservices

• 3G– PCCW

• http://www.pccwmobile.com/portal/common/plaintext.jsp?fldr_id=5997

– CSL 1010• http://1010.hkcsl.com/jsp/3g_service_and_infotainment/video_call/c

harges_and_subscription/charges_and_subscription.jsp

– 3 HK• http://www.three.com.hk/website/appmanager/three/home?_nfpb=

true&pageid=211101&_pageLabel=P200470391219567710594&lang=chi

– Smartphone• http://www.smartone-vodafone.com/jsp/mobile/prices/monthly_

plans/tchinese/index.jsp

• Wifi– 3HK

• http://www.three.com.hk/website/appmanager/three/home?_nfpb=true&pageid=441001&_pageLabel=P200470391219567710594&lang=chi

– Peoples• http://www.hk.chinamobile.com/

p_vas_wifi_charges_tc.jsp

– PCCW• http://www.pccwmobile.com/portal/common/

multi_section.jsp?fldr_id=6002

The costs of these products and The costs of these products and servicesservices

• HSDPA– $188~ $538

The costs of these products and The costs of these products and servicesservices

The costs of these products and The costs of these products and servicesservices

• GPRS– Smartone

• http://www.smartone-vodafone.com/jsp/mobile/prices/GPRS_price_plan/tchinese/charges.jsp

business associations with mobile phone manufacturers or mobile contents/services

providers.• All mobile service provider have co-

operate with those phone manufacturers.

• If so, what are the collaborative arrangements between the two parties.

• They need sign a contract plan, usually serval month or one year

• How do mobile phone manufactuers and wireless network operators generate income and revenue from (a)mobile phones, and (b) the Mobile Intenet?

Finally