Neusoft and Nokia Bell Forge Strategic Alliance to Accelerate 5G Adoption in Healthcare and Other Vertical Industries

On June 27, 2018, Neusoft Group and Nokia Shanghai Bell signed a “Letter of Intent for Strategic Cooperation” in Shanghai. According to VCBeat (WeChat official account: vcbeat), this collaboration is expected to facilitate the practical implementation of 5G applications in smart healthcare.

The main areas of cooperation between the two parties include the following three aspects:

1. Jointly promote research on the integrated innovation of 5G and vertical industries, leveraging respective strengths and accumulated expertise in technology and products to form a powerful alliance with complementary advantages. Focusing on key industry applications such as Internet of Vehicles (IoV), smart healthcare, smart cities, and industrial internet, collaboratively conduct research on innovative 5G applications.

2. Jointly advance cooperation on next-generation Internet of Vehicles (IoV) solutions, strengthen the integration of both parties’ 5G networks, IoV platforms, IoV security, IoV terminals, and IoV applications, collaboratively promote the standardization and normalization of technical specifications for related products, and synergistically drive industrial chain aggregation and business model innovation.

3. Jointly promote cooperation on end-to-end smart healthcare solutions. Leveraging their respective platform technologies and product advantages, both parties shall collaborate to advance the integration of end-to-end smart healthcare solutions encompassing 5G networks, platforms, applications, terminals, and operational services, thereby jointly promoting the standardization of related product technologies and the large-scale commercial deployment of these solutions.

With the further development and integration of 5G technology, mission-critical services will span multiple sectors, including healthcare, automotive, and telecommunications. The advancement of 5G will accelerate network communications, making innovative services such as mobile internet, Internet of Vehicles (IoV), and cloud platforms—relying on the network environment as a hub—more convenient and efficient, thereby further optimizing and upgrading various application scenarios.

Meanwhile, 5G technology can also drive the realization of full-process coverage from consumption to production and full-scenario coverage from people to things, rapidly promoting the deep integration of the Internet, the Internet of Things (IoT), and various industries. According to China’s 13th Five-Year Plan Outline, commercial deployment of 5G was scheduled to launch in 2020.

At the “High-Level Forum on the Integrated Development of Wireless Networks and the Healthcare Industry” held in April this year, Sun Ji, Director of the Information and Communications Development Department under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), pointed out that advancing “Internet Plus Healthcare” requires promoting the coverage of telemedicine across all medical consortia and county-level hospitals nationwide, and supporting the deployment of high-speed broadband networks in urban and rural healthcare institutions. It is foreseeable that the integrated innovation between the information and communications industry and the healthcare sector will usher in greater development opportunities. Currently, there are still some key issues亟待 to be addressed in promoting the development of 5G, particularly its integrated applications in the healthcare field.

In response to these issues, Director Sun Ji offered three recommendations: First, prioritize collaborative innovation by pooling the combined strengths of the telecommunications and healthcare industries, strengthening in-depth cooperation among relevant enterprises, industry organizations, and industrial alliances, supporting leading companies and technology-based small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in intensifying R&D efforts for 5G industry applications, and building an open industrial ecosystem and collaborative innovation clusters. Second, launch pilot demonstration projects by thoroughly exploring demands in application scenarios such as remote medical diagnosis, remote surgical treatment, emergency rescue, and health management, thereby promoting the integrated application and widespread adoption of 5G smart healthcare technologies and products. Third, strengthen policy support, explore application models, establish a standard system for 5G smart healthcare, create public testing and verification platforms, and focus on addressing common and fundamental issues in the process of integrated development.

According to VCBeat, Shanghai Nokia Bell Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Nokia Bell”) is the only joint venture among the central state-owned enterprises directly supervised by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council. It is a company with strong R&D capabilities and extensive professional expertise, with its domestic sales and service network covering 31 provinces and municipalities in China, and its international business spanning more than 50 countries and regions worldwide.

Nokia Bell provides end-to-end information and communications technology (ICT) solutions and high-quality services to carrier and non-carrier customers. It is a leader in the development of IP networks, optical networks, fixed networks, and next-generation 5G networks. As a participant and pioneer in the telecommunications industry, Nokia Bell actively supports carriers in advancing their digital transformation and continues to innovate in areas such as 5G and the Internet of Things (IoT).

Neusoft Corporation is a global provider of IT solutions and services, currently offering over 200 business lines and nearly 800 solutions and products. The company focuses on key sectors including healthcare and social security, intelligent connected vehicles, smart cities, and enterprise connectivity, serving more than 10,000 clients. Through years of dedicated development, Neusoft has maintained its leadership position in its core industries.

Notably, it has maintained the No. 1 market share in regional health and hospital informatization for seven consecutive years; its social security business holds a market share exceeding 50%; as a globally leading automotive electronics service provider, it has made in-depth strides into the broader automotive ecosystem through big data, cloud services, AI, and internet-of-vehicles platforms; and it has signed strategic cooperation agreements with more than 20 cities to advance the development of smart cities and healthy cities.

The announcement stated that the strategic partnership with Nokia Bell will be built upon its globally leading 5G end-to-end commercial products and solutions. By leveraging Neusoft’s technical strengths and experience in healthcare cloud, intelligent connected vehicles, and smart cities, the collaboration aims to fully unleash Neusoft’s accumulated capabilities in mobile internet, the Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing, and big data. This partnership will deepen cooperation between the two parties, promote the integrated innovation of 5G with vertical industries, and accelerate Neusoft’s rapid development in business sectors such as healthcare, intelligent connected vehicles, and smart cities, thereby continuously expanding its market share and competitiveness.