CITIC Telecom CPC’s Solutions Day has always been a red letter day in the technology calendar, bringing together ecosystem partners, including Check Point, Fortinet, Green Radar, Kingdee, Splunk, VMware and Veeam, and participants across the ICT industries to discuss key global issues while contributing thoughts and ideas in areas where they all share a common interest.
This year’s theme, “Looking beyond the possibilities’’, puts digital transformation under the spotlight which undoubtedly brings an accelerated paradigm shift in businesses under the new normal. Esmond Li, CEO, CITIC Telecom CPC kick-started the Solutions Day by proudly showcasing their new strategy that fuses Innovation and Intelligence with the latest technologies; the ICT-MiiND strategy.
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It looks like a normal car but the white taxi by the curb has nobody driving it, and communicates with customers digitally to obtain directions and take payment.
Beijing this week approved its first autonomous taxis for commercial use, bringing dozens of the so-called "robotaxis" to the streets of the Chinese capital.
The vehicles can only carry two passengers at a time and are confined to the city's southern Yizhuang area.
The Geospatial Lab (GeoLab) under the Development Bureau was officially opened in July this year. Located at Millennium City I in Kwun Tong, GeoLab is operated by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, occupying an area of 3,000 square feet. The lab has "geospatial" as its theme and is equipped with advanced technology and training facilities to raise the public's interest in spatial data through integration of education, experience and practice. Together with the community, it explores the value and application of spatial data in support of smart city development. Therefore, it bears a great responsibility.
Geospatial data has huge value and great potential. An earlier report issued by the Geospatial Commission of the U.K. stated that private companies realise up to an estimated £11 billion of economic value for the country each year in the form of job creation, air quality improvement, etc. by using geospatial data. However, the report also pointed out that policy-makers often lack understanding of the value of geospatial data and knowledge to apply it, making this valuable data underused or even idle.
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On October 1st – the first day of the ‘Golden Week Holiday’ in China – more than 25 thousand people visited the Universal Beijing Resort. Excited visitors shared video clips and photos through their smartphones, vloggers made the live video streaming, and young people played online games when they waited in long queues. To support all these applications, China Unicom had deployed 36 5G macro base stations and a number of 5G small cells. The 5G system carried over 50% of data traffic over China Unicom’s network in the resort. Meanwhile, dedicated network slices – enabled by 5G Standalone Architecture – were set up for real-time gaming and live video broadcasting to guarantee the user experience. The 5G network can also provide the precise positi
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Manufacturing in Chongqing is undergoing a digital metamorphosis. Its image as an old industrial base of China is rapidly giving way to Chongqing redefining itself as a leader in advanced manufacturing.
Chongqing is steadily realizing its vision of becoming one of China's most important advanced manufacturing centers. But it's not just about being among the best in China. The municipality has its sights set squarely on building three world-class advanced manufacturing clusters in the information and communications technology, automotive and equipment-manufacturing industries. This city is well on its way in deepening the integration of its digital economy with its defining trademark of being a manufacturing powerhouse.