China Telecom has signed an MoU with Ericsson to jointly build global connectivity for the Internet of Things and offer one-stop global IoT connectivity services to enterprise customers leveraging Ericsson's Device Connection Platform (DCP). The partnership, initially covering a five-year period, will provide IoT connectivity services to China Telecom's enterprise customers globally.
DCP is a cloud-based IoT platform that will enable China Telecom to offer enterprises IoT device deployment and help customers manage IoT products efficiently and flexibly. Leveraging the platform, enterprises will be able to access China Telecom’s network efficiently and can seamlessly deploy and manage their IoT devices globally.
According to Ericsson, global original equipment manufacturers are proposing more specific requirements on IoT, such as a global consistent management platform, simplified interfacing of global operators as well as simple and convenient business support capabilities.
Ericsson claims that its DCP is used by over 20 global operators to provide IoT connectivity services, serving more than 1500 enterprises across 100 countries.
Tongqing Gao, vice president, China Telecom
DCP enables operators to cooperate globally to provide IoT device management, subscription management, network connectivity administration and flexible billing services.
Juntao Zhao, President of Ericsson China
IoT is a rapidly changing area. By 2021, we forecast there will be 28 billion connected devices worldwide, of which 16 billion will be IoT connected devices. These IoT applications will help promote the development of 5G technology.
