Chengdu Hi-tech Zone: Speeding Up the Mobile Internet Industry

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Chengdu Hi-tech Zone: Speeding Up the Mobile

Internet Industry

PR Newswire

CHENGDU, China, June 26, 2012

CHENGDU, China

,

June 26, 2012

/PRNewswire/ -- The Chengdu Hi-tech Industrial

Development Zone (CDHT) officially announced an acceleration of the mobile

internet industry. Focusing on software platforms and the manufacture and

research of mobile internet devices, CDHT will speed innovation and related

services of mobile internet applications with domestic and global influences,

within which the mobile internet industry can rapidly assemble and grow.

According to

Opinions of Chengdu Hi-tech Zone on Accelerating the

Development of Mobile Internet Industry,

till 2017, CDHT will cultivate more

than 1,000 companies, construct more than 1,000,000 square meters for

innovative industries, attract over 100,000 workers, and realize an industries'

scale of over

200 billion RMB

, of which the income of applications and services

will reach over

50 billion RMB

. Seven measures, including carrier assurance,

special policies, professional services, investment promotion, recruitment

promotion, special funds and marketing publicity, will be implemented for the

fast acceleration of the mobile internet industry.

Approved by the State Council as the communication hub of southwest

China

,

Chengdu

occupies the fourth, ranking, after

Beijing

,

Shanghai

and

Shenzhen

,

concerning the research centers of communication technology and equipment,

allowing the city to play a leading role among the central and western regions

of

China

. Top universities and colleges, such as Electronic Science and

Technology of

China

contribute a huge talent pool; more than 90% of the

mobile internet companies and teams in

Chengdu

settle in the software parks

and incubation centers of CDHT, making it a high-density area for the industry.

An abundance of national service platforms and local information service

suppliers including eStore of China Telecom, myapp of

Tencent

, Central Music

Platform of China Mobile, and others, benefit from upgrades and further

development. Also, "made in CDHT" mobile game and mobile payment

applications have unique strengths in the market, while a series of local start-

ups: Tap4Fun and its Galaxy Empire, and Pinguo Tech and its Camera360, have

made a name for themselves.

The mobile internet industry reflects the traditional compositions of telecom

operators, equipment suppliers, content providers and service support, and will

also extend to other areas of business, finance, logistics, etc. CDHT announced

earlier this month the establishment of an

80 million RMB

governmental angel

investment fund which will primarily support mobile internet start-ups. Applicant

enrollment has commenced.