As more people like to communicate using WeChat or Weibo, analysts and insiders are offering their respective opinions on how traditional telecommunications companies can cope with intense competition.
CRI's Xu Fei has more.
Tencent's Wechat has become a major tool for instant communication.
Statistics show that the number of WeChat users has already exceeded 300 million.
But according to analyst Lu Jingyu, who works for i-Research Consulting Group, a leading company focusing on in-depth research related to China's internet industry, SMS messages will not be quickly replaced by Over-The-Top services such as Wechat or Weibo private messaging.
"The short messaging service wil
