ABI is one of the Advance Companies. Advance Companies (Advance) was set up in Hong Kong in 1992, it started with the main business of making use of the fault tolerant computer systems manufactured and provided by Stratus Computer Inc. (a USA Company) to build highly available and multi-functional integrated communications systems for the Telecommunications operators in Hong Kong and China, and also used USA technologies to build voice responses systems for customers. Advance has also been providing consulting and integration services on data communications networks to build advanced data communications networks for the China and Hong Kong customers. Advance is also manufacturing and providing data communications equipment with its own brand name in China.

Advance has been providing consulting services and solution on Telecom Intelligent Network, Network Management Systems, Internet and Internet Security to Hong Kong and China. Advance has invested and participated into Internet and mobile Internet products and services provider business in Hong Kong and China.

Advance is good at e-business, mobile e-business, software development, telecommunications, data communications, consulting, systems integration. Advance provides total solution from design to application, to integration of hardware and software. Advance provides solutions mainly to telecommunications operators, mobile communications operators. Advance has started and headquartered in Hong Kong, and operates offices, companies and services centers directly and through partnership in China.