As a service brand of China Telecom for internet access and applications, the CHINANET is not only able to provide narrowband, broadband and private line access modes, but also to provide the "Xinshitong" (new video communications) and "V-Net" and IDC applications for customers.
Narrowband access: It means that a customer can dial a special designated phone number to access to the CHINANET to enjoy such services as the account registration, calling party paying charge, card online and ISDN dialup online, etc.
Broadband access service: China Telecom is providing various wire and wireless broadband access facilities. The wire access mainly include: the "ADSL network express", LAN broadband communications, while the wireless access include the WLAN, ADSL+WLAN and the LAN+WLAN, single access or combined access modes. Through a "Broadband Express" program, China Telecom has been cooperating broadly with various sectors to jointly cast the broadband service industry chain, aiming to provide customers with richer and more perfect broadband services and to realize rapid service development of its own.
V-Net: This is a unified brand for China Telecom's Internet application services. By utilizing China Telecom's network and customer resources in the network, taking the advantages of "one point access can enjoy whole-network service", "one-point authentication can enjoy a whole network pass" and "one-point settlement can benefit the whole network", the V-net concentrates lots of contents and applications provided by SPs and provides customers with rich and colourful content and application services such as movies, education programs, games and other entertainments. The V-net is customers' "one-stop broadband information and entertainment center". Meanwhile, the V-net can serve as a payment means to enable customers pay all of those they should pay conveniently and quickly.
IDC (Internet Data Center): In order to meet service requirements from the broad masses of customers, China Telecom has set up in many places of this kind of centers which have occupied dozens of thousands square meters and are operated and maintained by some special professionals. At the same time, China Telecom has set up four backbone IDCs in Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Xi'an respectively, which can provide one-stop services for domestic and overseas group users, ICPs, ISPs and ASPs and the services include: main machine management under trusteeship, whole machine lease and value-added services, etc.
