Mobile enabled Industrial Transformation: A spotlight on China

Jo Gilbert is a Technical Director at the GSMA. She leads the GSMA Digital Industries activities which brings together mobile network operators, enterprises, and the wider ecosystem to connect the benefits of 5G in the industrial sector.  With a career spanning 20 years in the telecom sector, Jo has supported organisations to harness new and emerging technologies such as identity, IoT, big data, artificial intelligence and 5G.

Dr. Li Lin is the Head of Ecosystem Engagement, GSMA Greater China, leading the close cooperation, continuous innovation and sustainable development of mobile and related industrial ecosystems. Through the GSMA global platform and resource integration capabilities, it is building a joint force with many ecosystem partners to promote the value creation and large-scale application of 5G in vertical industries. Li Lin has 25-year experience in ecosystem cooperation and technological innovation in ICT and related industries between China and the West. Before joining GSMA, he worked in China Telecom, Vodafone Group, Mobike and Huawei for ecosystem cooperation, innovation and industrial development. Li Lin holds a bachelor of Electrical Engineering from South East University China and a PhD degree in Industrial Development Studies from the University of Cambridge.

“Foxconn Industrial Internet (Fii)’s digital transformation emphasizes a strategic “minimum scaling unit”, streamlining manufacturing and business processes. Our approach hinges on automation, business standardization, and a fortified Fii Cloud infrastructure. As we progress, our aim is to establish ‘smart factories’ using real-time analytics and AI, coupled with initiatives to reduce environmental impact, underscoring our dedication to sustainable industry development.” – Baoyang JIANG

“The continuous development and verification of 5G have enhanced our confidence in industrial transformation. More implicational scenarios will be derived in the future. In the next step, we will explore the development ecology of 5G together, shifting from technological success to commercial success.” – Lei JING

“Benefiting from low-cost, battery-free and maintenance-free features, passive IoT has been widely used in many industry sectors. With the LAN architecture, Passive 2.0 realizes large-scale networking and seamless coverage, and can provide services such as automatic massive assets inventory, delivery/entry monitoring, and meter-level positioning, helping enterprises with significant improvement of management efficiency. In the future, Passive 3.0 will be integrated with cellular networks to achieve full lifecycle management throughout the whole process, sectors, and networks.” – Shanpeng XIAO

“The 5G business model development is in the stage of exploring and creating new value for customers. All parties in the ecosystem should pay high attention to build sustainable business models to unleash the commercial value of 5G technology more effectively and bring more growth to digital industries.” – Liurong Wei