Fetion

Fetion
Developer(s)	China Mobile
Initial release	May 2007
Operating system	Android, iOS, J2ME, OS X, Symbian, Windows, Windows Phone
Available in	Chinese (Simplified & Traditional)
Type	Instant messenger; SMS gateway client;
Licence	Proprietary
Website	www.hk.chinamobile.com/en/data-n-vas/message_n_email/data-n-vas-fetion.html; feixin.10086.cn

Fetion (Chinese:飞信しん, pinyin: fēi xìn, lit. flying letter) was an instant messaging (IM) client developed by China Mobile, a Chinese telecommunications company. It allows users to send and receive SMS free of charge between PCs and mobile phones (in certain conditions^[specify]).^{[citation needed]} China Mobile intends^{[speculation?]} to develop Fetion into a comprehensive communications service which will focus on wireless communications and offer the Internet applications as a complement. D-media Communication Tech (a subsidiary company of Ultrapower Software Co., Ltd) undertakes construction, operation and maintain of Fetion.^{[citation needed]}

History

Shenzhou Taiyue (SZSE: 300002) was originally the only supplier of the outsourcing development, operation and support for Fetion. However, every time the company attempted to renew its contract with China Mobile, it was hit with rumours of insider trading, contract terminations and unstable performance resulting in sharp fluctuations in its share price. China Mobile subsequently put four sub-projects out to tender and Shenzhou Taiyue lost its monopoly.^[1]

Usage

Rumoured to have been called "Femoo" before launch, the product was renamed "Fetion", since in Chinese "Femoo" sounds like the word for "tomb" (坟墓; fénmù) and has negative connotations.^[2] In 2012 the service had around 90 million active users and income of around 300 million renminbi.^[2] Providers of over-the-top content (OTT) have complained that Fetion has failed to address the fee structure changes required to counter competition from other services including WeChat.^[3]

References

^ "独どく享とおる"飞信的てき历史不ふ再さい神州しんしゅう泰たい岳だけ转型谋新突破とっぱ ["Exclusive" Fetion No Longer Seeking Breakthrough on Shenzhou Taiyue Agreement] (in Chinese). Eastmoney.com. 2013-05-09. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
^ ^a ^b 飞信渐被边缘化か运营模も式しき须突破とっぱ [Feitian Must Gradually Overcome Marginalization Issues]. NetEase (in Chinese). 2012-08-20. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
^ 中国ちゅうごく运营商しょう仍延续对抗こう思おもえ维飞信しんじ衰おとろえ败在所しょ难免 [China's Mobile Infrastructure Operator Remains Confrontational: Decline of Fetian Unavoidable]. Sohu (in Chinese). 2013-04-01. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)

External links

Official Site Archived 2012-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
China Mobile Begins Fetion Commercial Service - ChinaTechNews.com
SMS Sender Using Fetion ( PHP Script )
PHP Fetion on Google Code
Fetion protocol plugin for Pidgin, a cross-platform free software IM client

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[1] "独どく享とおる"飞信的てき历史不ふ再さい神州しんしゅう泰たい岳だけ转型谋新突破とっぱ ["Exclusive" Fetion No Longer Seeking Breakthrough on Shenzhou Taiyue Agreement] (in Chinese). Eastmoney.com. 2013-05-09. Retrieved 2014-07-07.

[163Marg-2] 飞信渐被边缘化か运营模も式しき须突破とっぱ [Feitian Must Gradually Overcome Marginalization Issues]. NetEase (in Chinese). 2012-08-20. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)

[Sohu-3] 中国ちゅうごく运营商しょう仍延续对抗こう思おもえ维飞信しんじ衰おとろえ败在所しょ难免 [China's Mobile Infrastructure Operator Remains Confrontational: Decline of Fetian Unavoidable]. Sohu (in Chinese). 2013-04-01. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)

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