Ericsson and China Mobile sign strategic agreement to cooperate on Internet of Things
January 12 2017 - 1:00PM
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Ericsson and China Mobile sign strategic
agreement to cooperate on the Internet of Things as part of China
Mobile's Big Connectivity strategy
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The Ericsson Device Connection Platform will be
used to manage Internet of Things connections and provide a unified
and consistent service for global customers
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China Mobile expects to serve 200 million
connected devices by 2017
Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) and China Mobile
Communication Co., Ltd. (China Mobile) signed a strategic agreement
to cooperate on the Internet of Things at the China Mobile Global
Partner Conference in Guangzhou, China, on December 20, 2016.
The two companies aim to start in-depth
cooperation to manage connections efficiently, provide a consistent
service to global enterprise customers and to explore new Internet
of Things markets.
China Mobile will use the Ericsson Device
Connectivity Platform to streamline the process for provisioning,
as well as deploy services to capitalize on new business
opportunities. With the Ericsson platform, China Mobile will be
able to integrate resources of roaming partners and offer global
enterprise customers reliable connectivity based on service level
agreements. Other benefits include a common and unified approach to
customer portals and selection of access network.
Yuejia Sha, Executive Vice President, China
Mobile, says: "China Mobile expects to have 200 million IoT
connections by 2017. We stick to the strategy of open cooperation
with our partners for win-win results. China Mobile strengthens the
collaboration with global leading enterprises of advanced platform,
application and intelligent hardware to drive the rapid development
of our industry, and provides superior applications and services to
our customers."
Chris Houghton, Head of Region North East Asia,
Ericsson, says: "We are very proud to be selected by China Mobile
as a strategic partner for Internet of Things. These types of
applications will also help promote the development and deployment
of 5G technology. We look forward to supporting China Mobile and
developing this business while accelerating large-scale deployments
of Internet of Things across the world."
The Ericsson Device Connection Platform was
launched in 2008. It is used by more than 24 operators and supports
1,700 industry customers. Ericsson also works together with the
Bridge Alliance and the Global M2M Association to realize the
vision of a seamless customer experience with worldwide coverage
and superior quality of service for Internet of Things
applications.
NOTES TO EDITORS
For more information on the Ericsson Device
Connection Platform, please refer to the following webpages:
Ericsson Device Connection Platform
https://www.ericsson.com/ourportfolio/products/device-connection-platform?nav=productcategory002%7Cfgb_101_973
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