At the tide of digital economy, how operators upgrade the sense of business experience for digital consumers and provide differentiated services has become the most considered issue in the industry. Under the theme of "Driving Digital China" in 2018 Hangzhou Cloud Conference, the "Operator Intelligent Transformation Special Event" created by Ali Cloud was held in the morning of September 20th as scheduled in Yunqi Town. As the mission partner of Ali Cloud software service ecology, Hao Whale Cloud Computing Technology Co., LTD. (hereinafter referred to as "Hao Whale Technology") was invited to attend the conference. Vice President and CTO Huang Xianglong delivered a keynote speech.
At the conference, senior executives of well-known operators at home and abroad, overseas business directors of Ali Cloud and ecological partners of Ali operators shared their experiences, strategies and technologies on how to explore the road of digital transformation of operators. Wang Ye Ming, president of Alibaba Cloud International Department, said in the opening speech that in the process of strategic development and ecological construction of Alibaba Cloud operators, on the one hand, we cannot leave the technical advantages of cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence and other aspects, on the other hand, we also leave the help of non-ecological partners. As one of the core ecological Allies of Ali Cloud, Whale Technology shared its exploration and practice of digital transformation in the operator market over the years at the conference. But the link between Whale Technology and Alibaba goes deeper than that.
Long Jue, vice-president and CTO of Hulwhale Technology
Brand upgrading, cloud development needs new forces
Founded in 2003, House Whale Technology (formerly known as "ZTE Soft Innovation") started with intelligent services for operators' data and ranked among the Top20 in the global telecom software industry. With strong research and development strength and technology driven by cloud computing, big data and artificial intelligence, the company provides digital transformation solutions and products and services to telecom operators, governments, enterprises and other industry customers in more than 80 countries and regions.
After nearly two decades of deep cultivation in telecom and government and enterprise fields, Whale Technology has a huge reserve of professional technical personnel and B2B service experience. In 2018, Whale Technology attracted a major investor in the capital circle -- Alibaba Group (" Ali "for short). Under the strategic investment of Ali, Whale Science and Technology has made a series of changes from brand, market to product, and DT technology and products as the core, open a new chapter in the era of data intelligence.
It is reported that this cloud conference for the whale science and technology with a new brand upgrade after the first appearance, a day before September 19, Hangzhou West Lake Expo Museum held the "data intelligence to create infinite possibilities" of the new brand strategy conference. At the meeting, whale science and technology for the first time to the world released a new brand name, image and logo, and officially announced the brand upgrade after the market and product strategy.
Ecological co-construction and intelligent development need partners
At the conference, Huang Xianglong also talked about the strategic cooperation with Ali to the media for the first time. In early 2018, Whale Technology became a mission partner of Alibaba's strategic investment subsidiary and Alibaba Cloud software service ecology. Huang Xianglong said in his speech that for a long time, Ali Cloud has been deeply mining the data value after the deep integration of communication industry and digital economy, and Haojia Technology has formed a precise grasp of the unique demands of operators. In the field of operators, the two sides have a high degree of business cooperation, forming complementary advantages, and jointly to help operators achieve digital transformation as the goal.
Trust comes from synergy. The strategic cooperation between the two parties not only brings capital, talent, technology and management supplement to Whale Science and Technology, but also infuses it with the Internet gene. The multiplier of science and technology has subverted the traditional way of operation support. In 3 years, Haowei Technology will invest 1 billion yuan for the research and development of basic technology and basic theory, and launch three scientific research plans of "AI Laboratory", "Urban Brain Research Institute" and "cloud computing application research and development base", to provide strong support for the rapid landing of innovative technologies and products.
In the construction of operators' digital ecology, the support and feedback of industry partners are indispensable. As the direct beneficiaries of ecology, domestic and foreign well-known operators such as Vodafone, British Telecom, China Telecom and Unicom also shared their innovative attempts in the process of digital transformation.
Ali's ability, digital development needs backbone
Accenture mentioned in the predictive report "Operators 2020: The Road to Digital" that telecom operators are faced with the challenge of traditional growth mode is not sustainable, and as a response, digital transformation has become a hot concept in the global operator field, and almost all the major operators in the world will put digital transformation on the agenda.
Howwhale Technology has its own plan on how to combine Ali's digital transformation to enable better service operators. In a subsequent interview, Huang Xianglong said that in the traditional BSS area, Whale Technology will unveil its next-generation Digital Business Enabling Platform at the Global User Conference, which will enable Alibaba Cloud, Whale technology to the traditional BSS comprehensive cloud and intelligent upgrade and transformation.
When talking about the future vision, Huang Xianglong said that Whale Science and technology will be Ali cloud in the cloud, big data, artificial intelligence and other technology support, become the only company in the industry with rich industry experience, and have the technical support of top Internet companies. In the future, it can help operators to do a good job in the cloud evolution of BSS/OSS systems, better adapt to the trend of digital age and business diversification, and ultimately help global enterprises to realize a new leap to the digital economy.
