The first Wimax Network has been testing in few Internet Cafe's in Beijing.
According to the latest report from China Internet Network Information Centre, the number of Internet users in China has reached 210 million at the end of 2007 and is likely to surpass United States this year. There are as high as 33.9% of net citizen regularly make use of Internet cafe's as their main venue to assess to the Internet. There are over 120,000 licensed Internet cafe's in China with a minimum of 100 PC each - meaning a network of over 12 million PC and it covers 70 million net citizens.
Mobizone has spotted an opportunity in this large internet cafe population, and has established a free of charge network, revenue share with content, model with internet cafe operator. By providing virtually unlimited bandwidth capacity to Internet cafe free of charge, Internet cafe operator can earn a share of revenue from gamers who spend money in online game at their cafe. The Chair-lady of China internet cafe association Ms Wu Yan said," Mobizone network is a trump card for internet cafe operators. Internet cafe's will now be able to share revenue with online game operators, and it is in their best interest to co-work with game companies to promote and provide best services to end users.