When I first heard about Shenzhen-based Tencent during the early 2000s from ICQ managers, Tencent was workingwithChinaMobile to allow PC users to send short messages from PCs to phones, and then via SMS (mobile Short Messaging Service) back again.
The9, established in 1999 as one of the leading game developers and operators in China, has stepped into the mobile internet field and now workingwith major telecom carriers and application distribution channels in Chinawith high speed growth.