VCBeat (WeChat ID: vcbeat) has learned that Hunan Qianshan Pharmaceutical Machinery Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Qianshan Pharma Machinery”), a listed medical device company, recently announced that its subsidiary, Guangdong Qianshan, had signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement with China Unicom’s Foshan Branch. The two parties agreed to establish a strategic partnership in areas such as communication services, product supply, and resource sharing, becoming key partners for each other.
According to the agreement, China Unicom’s Foshan Branch will serve as the supplier of communication services for Guangdong Qianshan, providing comprehensive turnkey solutions in the areas of enterprise management (DingTalk applications, video conferencing), production operations (international dedicated lines, video surveillance), marketing services (call centers, big data platforms), and personal communications. In return, Guangdong Qianshan will fully support the business activities of China Unicom’s Foshan Branch, including facility-wide communications infrastructure, network construction, and corporate group mobile network services for employees.

Smartwatches + IoT + Medical Big Data
Furthermore, both parties willSmart Health Monitoring Watch Project、IoT Capability PlatformandApplication of Big Data in HealthcareCooperation will be carried out in three main areas, including:
For the Smart Health Monitoring Watch project, China Unicom’s Foshan Branch provides embedded SIM (eSIM) technology and network communication services to Guangdong Qianshan, along with a dedicated team and exclusive tariff policies. Both parties will share channel resources for promotion and sales lead generation. China Unicom’s Foshan Branch will leverage its channels, integrate resources, and actively recommend Guangdong Qianshan’s products to higher-level management to facilitate their entry into China Unicom’s internal e-commerce platform.
In terms of the IoT capability platform, China Unicom’s Foshan Branch provided Guangdong Qianshan with technical consulting and guidance on architecture design for its IoT capability platform.
In the application of big data in healthcare, China Unicom’s Foshan Branch has leveraged its own big data capabilities to collaborate with Guangdong Qianshan in developing big data resources, thereby supporting the Guangdong Qianshan Big Data Platform.
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China Unicom Foshan Branch, established on January 10, 2001, primarily operates mobile network services based on GSM, WCDMA, and FDD-LTE standards; fixed-line communication services; domestic and international telecommunications facility services; satellite international leased line services; data communication services; network access services; various value-added telecommunications services; and system integration services related to telecommunications and information technologies.
Established in 2002, Qianshan Pharmaceutical Machinery, as a leading domestic supplier of injection production equipment, was publicly listed on the ChiNext Board of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in May 2011. The company is primarily engaged in the manufacturing, sales, and import/export of pharmaceutical machinery, packaging machinery for medical device equipment, and medical device products. Its products are widely sold in the domestic market and have reached Central Asia, Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South America, and Latin America.
In recent years, Qianshan Pharmaceutical Machinery has been continuously expanding its medical device product portfolio and broadening its industrial layout.Expand medical device business and explore entry into the field of precision management for chronic diseases, successively launching smart hardware devices such as the Qianshan A3 Intelligent Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor, the Q3 Smart Health Monitoring Watch, and blood glucose monitors.In July this year, GVDL licensed Qianshan Pharmaceutical Machinery to design, manufacture, and sell continuous glucose monitoring systems in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand, thereby enriching its product portfolio.
This partnership with China Unicom’s Foshan Branch aligns with Qianshan Medical Machine’s strategic development needs, pioneering a novel product sales model that will facilitate Guangdong Qianshan’s expansion into the smart health monitoring watch market. Meanwhile, China Unicom’s business outlets cover the entire country; if this collaboration proves successful, it could be replicated and promoted in other provinces and municipalities where China Unicom operates, indicating substantial growth potential.