The centralized support system of China Mobile’s (00941.HK; CHL.NYSE) southern base started operation formally on December 24, representing the telecom operator’s capacity of centralized IT support and management have been upgraded.
The system supports not only China Mobile’s domestic operation, but also offers IT support to its subsidiary in Hong Kong and Pakistan.
The IT support system offers high-quality services via centralized construction, operation and maintenance of network and support system, centralized procurement of equipment and materials, and centralized management of finance, which greatly reduced costs of the carrier. Therefore, the open of China Mobile southern base’s global IT support system is of great importance for it to reinforce the business operation.
China Mobile’s network operation, maintenance and management capacity will be transferred into a competitive service product, and the southern base will offer service outsourcing to overseas telecom operators.
Industrial experts held that the oversea remote monitoring model and the development idea of outward exploitation of China Mobile’s southern base made significant contribution to China Mobile’s development on oversea market and the improvement of the system management experience of the foreign subsidiaries.
Source : http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/3737530

