China Mobile uses Huawei IoT connectivity platform

Huawei announced the launch of its IoT Connectivity Enablement Platform (CEP) Cloud at the Operation Transformation Forum (OTF) 2018 in Munich.
Huawei Ali ShiHuawei OceanConnect CEP Cloud is an operational connectivity management platform tuned to the requirements of telecommunications providers assisting them in enabling IoT connection+X IoT services for their B2B and B2B2X customers.

The IoT Connectivity Enablement Platform from Huawei offers connection management, quick product launch, efficient operation, and open ecosystem to achieve B2B customer operation, fast service rollout, and operational efficiency to support the rapid growth of IoT services.

Cloud-based deployment ensures flexible deployment options including public Cloud which enables tailoring to carriers technological, cost optimization and service strategies, said Ali shi, president of Huawei Software Business Unit.

China Mobile has selected Huawei IoT Connectivity Enablement Platform to consolidate 31 China Mobile provincial systems into one platform supporting their IoT B2B2x and vertical specific IoT services within China.

China Mobile has leveraged the new platform to grow their IoT connections by over 100 million in under a year, and it is serving in excess of 300 million IoT connections making it the largest telco IoT platform in the world.

Huawei OceanConnect CEP Cloud has supported China Mobile to launch services in 5-7 percent of the previous time taken.

The telecom equipment maker said the platform currently has more than 50,000 industrial partners. China Mobile achieved significant cost reduction, driving from single optimized, agile processes and elimination of 31 provincial systems — powering a near doubling of IoT revenue from 2017 through 2018.

“The CM IoT operation platform jointly developed by Huawei provides a new engine for China Mobile’s digital transformation. Currently, the platform has accessed more than 50,000 industry customers with the number of IoT connections reached over 300 million,” Xu Haiyong, general manager of China Mobile Information Technology.