China Internet Connectivity Promotion Alliance established in Beijing

On October 31, the inaugural meeting of the China Internet Connectivity Initiative and the 4th China Internet Connectivity Promotion Forum were held in Beijing. The old leader of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Guo Yanyan, honorary president of the China Communications Enterprise Association, and Gao Xinmin, vice chairman of the China Internet Association, unveiled and delivered speeches for the establishment of the China Internet Connectivity Initiative. More than 300 representatives from well-known companies in the automotive, communications, and IT industries and experts and scholars from major research institutes attended the conference.

In order to echo and implement the strategy of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to promote the deep integration of the two, the People's Posts and Telecommunications News Agency has been devoting itself to promoting the development of car networking in recent years. In July 2010, the newspaper company first proposed the concept of “car networking” in the industry. Under the support and guidance of relevant departments, it successfully held the third China Car Network Promotion Forum and received extensive attention and recognition from the industry. In the past year, with the significant increase in mobile bandwidth, the innovation and development of the next-generation Internet, the acceleration of autonomous satellite navigation systems, and the convergence of emerging information technologies such as the Internet of Things, cloud computing, and big data, car networking has come from In the new stage of the development of "In-car network" to "Workshop network", there is an urgent need for cross-industry and cross-industry cooperation and exchange and collaborative innovation. To this end, under the joint appeal of all parties, the People's Posts and Telecommunications Newspapers united with dozens of key enterprises, scientific research institutes, and social organizations related to car networking to jointly initiate the establishment of the "China Internet Connectivity Promotion Coalition."

The alliance has received strong support from China Internet Association, China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, and China Communications Enterprises Association. China Telecom, China Mobile and China Unicom have three major telecom operators, BAIC Group, GAC Group, and JAC Automakers. China Putian , Astronautics and other solution providers and equipment providers and a number of well-known automotive information service companies as co-sponsors, actively participated in the preparations for the establishment of the alliance, more than 50 car networking related units to apply for ** alliance. After several months of preparations, the Alliance officially held the inaugural meeting and held an unveiling ceremony on October 31st. The old leader of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Guo Yanyan, honorary president of the China Communications Enterprise Association, served as honorary chairman of the Alliance, and Gao Xinmin, vice chairman of the China Internet Association, became a member of the Alliance. Vice Chairman, Wu Songning, editor-in-chief of the People's Posts and Telecommunications News Bureau, is the chairman of the Alliance. After the alliance is established, it will focus on the central task of promoting the development of China's car networking, build a platform for exchanges and cooperation among coalition members and related parties, and focus its work on trend research, standard formulation, and promotion.

Guo Yanyan pointed out in his speech that the Vehicular Network integrates the most typical parts of industrialization and informatization and becomes the best combination of deep integration of the two. With the in-depth development of the car network, it is of great significance to all parties involved in the industry. The first is to bring rare opportunities for the industrial upgrading of the automotive industry, the second is to open up a vast blue ocean market for the information and communication industry, and the third is to play a huge role in energy conservation and emission reduction, improving the efficiency of road operations, and reducing traffic safety accidents. The fourth is to provide new opportunities for the independent innovation of China's strategic emerging industries. Guo Yanyan emphasized that after the reform of the major department system, the automobile, communications, electronics, IT, frequency allocation, and standard setting involved in the car networking were all under the supervision of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, which brought a rare institutional opportunity for the development of the car network in China. .

Gao Xinmin said in his speech that the current Internet is showing three turning points. First, under the impetus of emerging technologies such as mobile Internet, Internet of Things, big data, and cloud computing, the Internet has become ubiquitous and intelligent. Second, the Internet is The virtual world represented represents the fusion and integration of the physical world. The third is the transition of the Internet from consumer to productive. From the experience of German Industry 4.0, the automobile will be a key area for China's development of productive Internet. Automobile companies should increase the integration of automobile production processes and the Internet, accelerate technological innovation and product innovation, especially business model innovation.

Ye Shengji, deputy secretary-general of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, said that the development of the car network has brought a revolutionary impact to the development of the car industry. It has fully promoted the transformation and upgrading of China's automobile information service industry, and has become a powerful driving force for the automotive industry revolution, and it has also become China's automobile industry. Industry is an important starting point for moving from big to strong. As an application of the Internet of Things in the transportation field and the development direction of the next-generation intelligent transportation, the Internet of Vehicles can effectively improve the basic contradiction of social transportation.

The 4th China Internet Connectivity Promotion Forum was held in the same period. The Forum set up two major summits: “front loading and collaborative innovation” and “post-installation market and application innovation.” Experts and scholars from various fields, such as automobile manufacturers, telecommunications operators, and solution providers, offered suggestions and discussed industrial trends together. , Sharing innovative ideas, heated discussions and effective results.