Beijing Netcom Signs Olympic Media Transmission Deal

April 24, 2007
Beijing Netcom has signed with Deutsche Presse Agentur for the German company to use Beijing Netcom's network to broadcast Beijing Olympics to European countries.

This is the first foreign media to sign with Beijing Netcom on communications services for the upcoming games.

Zhao Jidong, general manager of Beijing Netcom and vice president of China Netcom, the parent company of Beijing Netcom, disclosed that during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Beijing Netcom will provide broadband transmission service for re-broadcasting service providers and media across the world.

Beijing Netcom has already constructed a special VIP network for the Olympic Games and the network has extended to North America, Europe, Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia.