At the end of last year, Ericsson, China Mobile Shanghai Company, and Mobike completed an industry-first end-to-end application trial based on live cellular IoT network in Shanghai.
The parties has recently signed an MoU to further explore deep collaboration in digital services and accelerate the application of the new IoT technologies as well as global IoT operations.
The partnership is a response to the government’s call for green travel and the “Belt and Road” initiative which aims to improve the overall service level of smart travel and drive the global collaboration and development of the bicycle-sharing industry.
The collaboration include:
- Optimizing the existing IoT solution for bicycle sharing and jointly developing key technologies for the next generation travel. The three parties will pilot the application of the new IoT technologies in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Sichuan, and jointly optimize the end-to-end IoT solution for bicycle sharing, to improve user experience, and to promote the maturing of the bicycle-sharing ecosystem.
- Jointly explore the big data on travel and work together to drive the global collaboration for bicycle sharing. The three parties will promote information sharing and explore smart travel solutions. They will respond to the call of the government’s “Belt and Road” initiative, provide cooperation for the global strategic expansion of Mobike, and jointly develop the one-stop global IoT solution, so as to build a global IoT connection platform that is convenient and easy to use.
- Improve the digital service level in smart transportation. They will work together to develop digital service applications for smart travel and improve the overall digital service level of smart travel.Integrate the best resources of each party and work together to explore business models for co-marketing. The three parties will work together to explore innovative business models such as how to exchange points and how to launch co-branded cards, so as to achieve a win-win result for all.
Wei Bing, Deputy General Manager of China Mobile's Goverment and Enterprise Customer Branch
China Mobile is keen to collaborate with bicycle-sharing service providers and supports the effort of Mobike to launch smart and connected locks, so as to enable the real-time network connection and real-time interaction of bicycles for sharing. By signing the MoU today, we will join hands with Mobike and Ericsson to accelerate the application of the key IoT technologies as well as the global IoT operations and provide green, safe and shared travel services.
Zhao Juntao, President of Ericsson China
In order to promote the application of IoT technologies in a wider range of areas and grow the IoT ecosystem, Ericsson is willing to work together with our long-term partner China Mobile and our innovation partner Mobike to explore new models, to create new opportunities, and to seek a win-win result for all.
