On July 19, Midea Group and China United Network Communications Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "China Unicom") signed a strategic cooperation agreement at the group headquarters in the United States. Liang Baojun, Deputy General Manager of China Unicom, Hao Liqian, General Manager of China Unicom Guangdong Branch, Fang Hongbo, Chairman and President of Midea Group, and Zhang Xiaoyi, Vice President and CDO (Chief Digital Officer) of Midea Group, attended and witnessed the signing.
Since the strategic cooperation in 2010, the cooperation between the two sides in basic communication and information facilities and 5G intelligent manufacturing has achieved remarkable results. With this strategic signing, the two sides will further give full play to their own advantages in the field, focusing on in-depth cooperation in the fields of 5G+ smart home, smart building and information and communication services, marking a new stage and a new journey of cooperation between the two sides.
Before the signing ceremony, the two sides had a discussion and exchange on the in-depth cooperation of 5G+ smart ecological networks in the future. Midea Group introduced Midea's digital exploration process, in the fields of smart home, smart building, smart energy, smart travel, smart healthcare, smart logistics, smart manufacturing, etc., Midea Group will provide exclusive data cockpit and exclusive intelligent decision-making assistant with a unified, reliable, safe and efficient digital base. At the same time, through Midea's digital brain, it provides digital solutions that combine software and hardware for all users.
Fang Hongbo said that the two sides will take this strategic signing as an opportunity to strengthen complementary advantages and strong alliances on the basis of existing cooperation, empower all walks of life with leading digital solutions, and help the transformation and upgrading of national intelligent manufacturing.
Liang Baojun introduced China Unicom's new strategy, new positioning and new layout. He said that China Unicom is constantly transforming and upgrading, and is making every effort to develop in the direction of big connectivity, big computing, big data, big applications, and big security, and looks forward to further deepening cooperation and joint innovation with Midea Group to better serve thousands of households and empower thousands of industries.
Liang Baojun and his entourage visited the "Lighthouse Factory" Midea Dishwasher Shunde Factory and the exhibition hall of Midea Group Headquarters. Both sides pledged to strengthen innovation cooperation in multi-user scenarios, create newer and better benchmark cases in key areas such as 5G+ smart home and 5G+ smart manufacturing, and promote the development of high-quality products and services.
Liang Peng, Vice President of China Unicom's Government and Enterprise Customer Business Group, Wen Ping, Deputy General Manager of China Unicom Guangdong Branch, Liu Xiangyang, CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) of Midea Group and President of the Software Engineering Institute, Li Dong, General Manager of Meiyun Intelligent Digital Marketing Center, Sun Jing, General Manager of Shanghai Meikong Company, Midea's Building Technology Division, and other relevant persons in charge attended the signing ceremony.