During China’s twelfth five-year plan, with the already-present business layout of “two networks and four platforms” (i.e. cable TV network, Shanghai information pipeline network, digital home service platform, modern logistics information service platform, financial information service platform, and IDC service platform) as its basis, SII will expand and strengthen the company’s core position within ICT industry chains by emphasizing the construction of the “Smart City” of Shanghai, and by following the company’s strategic guidelines.
1. Next Generation Broadcasting Network
SII will further highlight the expanding effect of the conversion from analog to digital TV and the Next Generation Broadcasting Network (NGB), thus increasing the total value and competitiveness of cable TV networks. With the construction of NGB as the core, SII will increase the provision level of Shanghai Smart City’s infrastructure, realize the goal of “hundred megabytes home access”, complete the integration of suburban cable TV networks, actively advance the digitization of suburban areas, and strive to expand NGB network constructions and its business of value-added applications.
2. Intensive information infrastructure pipeline network
Provided that the company has completed the task of constructing the Shanghai Smart City’s intensive information infrastructure pipeline, SII will fearlessly push forward business innovation, vigorously participate in construction of Shanghai’s public optical fiber network’s business including construction, leasing, operation, maintenance, etc., and strengthen the company’s comprehensive service capabilities in the areas of information infrastructure and data transferring.
3. Smart port services
SII will seize the opportunity of the construction of Shanghai’s four Centers, especially the construction of Shanghai international shipping center. SII will place collection and distribution service system and shipping service system as its main line for highlighting the company’s information resource integration advantage, accelerating the establishment of Shanghai Shipping center’s comprehensive information sharing platform, building an overall framework for “Smart port”, and establishing the competitive advantages of the new smart port’s electronic digital business.
4. Digital home services
SII will actively expand triple-play value added business, drive forward family-oriented smart application, jointly develop high-end IP phone and high-speed internet access, and launch home application services such as home finance, community security, smart housekeeper, etc.
5. Smart finance based on third-party payment services
SII will seize the opportunity of applying for the licenses for third-party payment business centering around the construction of Shanghai’s “four centers” to vigorously drive forward the construction and application & promotion of the third-party payment business platform; SII will build the largest Electronic Bill Presentation and Payment (EBPP) platform in China, popularize the usage of “paperless” electronic bill, and construct a nation-wide custom tax payment system, greatly expanding the business of custom tax payment and its relevant derivative services.
6. Cloud IDC
SII will accelerate the development of facilities from functional to high-end, constructing high-end cloud IDC centers.
