Three operators to carry the number of transfer network trial for one year only about 1% users

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Carrying number transfer network wool. According to the latest data released by the Ministry of Public Information, since November 2010, Tianjin, Hainan Two places to start mobile phone http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/32683.html "> Portability Network pilot work, Domestic successful transfer network users only 58,260, accounting for about 37% of the number of users, the success rate is less than 40%. In the last 8 months, fewer than 10,000 users have implemented the transfer network.

Application for transfer number, success rate is "double low"

According to the data disclosed by the Ministry of Information, Tianjin, Hainan Two transfer network with the pilot for more than a year, a total of 158,631 users have put forward the application of the transfer network, compared to the two places more than 17 million mobile phone users, proposed to carry the application of less than 1% users, and the application success is lower, only 58,260 users to achieve the transfer, Accounted for 37% of the number of applicants. Application of the number of transfer and success rate of double low situation.

The beginning of November 2010, brewing a long time with the transfer network officially in Jin and June two pilot launched, more than a year in the past, the "double low" answer to the test to carry the pilot network slightly embarrassed. If the public is still more enthusiastic in the 6 months before the pilot, and 49,000 users have achieved the transfer, and since the end of May last year to January 31 this year, only 9,000 users have been added to the transfer network, the first half of the pilot is one-fifth, and the number of transfer is much lower than expected.

Flight Imaging Network C EO Xiang said there were two reasons for this: first, the user needs ——— most ordinary users will not increase their own trouble, and operators in price, quality and service levels have advantages, "China Unicom WC D A network fast, its urban network coverage, but the rural network coverage needs to be improved At the service level, China Mobile has done a better job. "The second is that users are generally involved in the package contract plan, short term package is not over, inconvenience to the network."

In addition, competition among operators is also an impediment to the user's transfer network, "operators will not easily let go of customers." "Industry insiders said that although the operator on the surface does not violate the relevant provisions of the transfer network, but in order to attract customers to spare no effort, a variety of promotional activities have been released to attract customers. Chen Jiachun, deputy director of the Ministry of Communications Development, said at a recent news conference that "various telecom enterprises have introduced a number of preferential tariff policies and improved the quality of service." ”

Extended pilot short term hopeless

Will the pilot transfer network be extended?

Chen Jiachun, Deputy Director of Ministry of Communications Development, said in the next stage of the transfer network pilot, the Ministry of Information and related departments "will focus on solving the problems encountered in the test and the situation, to speed up the improvement of the test plan, establish the relevant mechanisms, strengthen the management of the trial, for the scientific development of the next number to carry the policy to prepare. However, he did not disclose whether the pilot area would be further expanded and the timetable for the official promotion of the portability network would be extended.

As for whether the pilot area will be enlarged, xiang that the expansion of the pilot area is difficult and unlikely in the short term. "Portability of the network cost, the effect is not obvious, leading to the government, operators attitude is not positive." "Transfer network involves network system, management system and server to rebuild, the cost is huge, but from the current pilot feedback, the effect of balancing the market and competitive ability is not obvious."

Xiang said that the market for the transfer of the effect of the forecast and the actual gap between the early years of the United States estimated 80 million users to carry the number of transfer network, but in fact only about 8 million, accounting for the expected number of 10%. Wenjie, the first venture securities researcher, said that mobile in the 2G era of the market share of more than 90%, carrying a transfer network to introduce a purpose is to build a balanced and competitive communications market. But from the current 3G market, mobile market share has slipped to about 40%, and bear the task of industrial T-D, so whether to enlarge the pilot scope of carrying number transfer network is still debatable.

Last year, the domestic new 80,000,003 G users, 3G penetration rate of 13%. In the 3G market share distribution, China Mobile accounted for 40%, Unicom and the Chinese telecom each accounted for 30%, showing the trend of pillars.

Industry Review

November 2010, the Ministry of Communications in Tianjin and Hainan two areas to carry out mobile phone number portability Network pilot work, users can apply for free from mobile transfer network to telecommunications or unicom, do not need to replace the previous number. Tianjin is a two-way transfer network, that is, mobile 2G users and telecommunications, unicom between users can turn. Hainan is the implementation of one-way network, limited to mobile 2G users can transfer to the network to telecommunications or Unicom.

The ministry had expected to end the six-month pilot period of the transfer network at the end of May 2011, after which the pilot process continued to be postponed due to various problems that had arisen during the pilot. Ministry of Experts said that the main purpose of carrying a transfer network to improve the quality of service operators, however, during the transfer period, the industry can not automatically transfer text messages, business process complex, market competition, such as the establishment of man-made obstacles, such as the user has a variety of circumstances can not be transferred to the network, the threshold high, conversion costs, such as the promotion of the situation has occurred, these problems, Also poses challenges to the next phase of work.

(Responsible editor: Lu Guang)