CTE Manufacturing Guide

Get ahead with interconnected manufacturing

Manufacturing is more challenging than ever as globalisation continues. Competition no longer takes place only on the domestic market, but all over the world. Instead of pure export, expansion is an important success factor for many manufacturing companies. The China-APAC region with its tremendous market potential is of high interest for many European companies.

requirements. The prerequisite for this is connectivity. Only with sufficient network performance can the potential of digital solutions be fully exploited and production downtimes avoided. With the support of China Telecom (Europe), you can build a secure, efficient and reliable digital infrastructure in Europe as well as in China- APAC region - or sustainably improve your existing systems. You can choose from our large portfolio of solutions and have it the single invoice or broken into different cost centres with varying currencies. All of this contributes to the overall quality of your infrastructure. To ensure that you also feel secure on your digital channels, you can also rely on advice and support for all regional matters that need to be clarified. In this way, we enable you to drive forward your manufacturing company in every respect with the right technology and telecommunications- making it fit for today and into the future to fully compete globally.

Voice Solutions

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and Managed Services

To help you easily connect with both your multinational teams and global partners anywhere, anytime, there are voice solutions from China Telecom (Europe). Our voice solutions are ideal for businesses that require a simple and efficient communications infrastructure. With our state-of-the-art soft- switch technology and a variety of intelligent platforms, we offer cost-effective options for internal and external exchanges. For example, we can connect your corporate phone network to the outside world. Via IP telephony, you can communicate with your locations in China-APAC at low cost and in the best quality. With our Global Virtual PBX service, you can even reach your colleagues in Asia simply by dialing an extension number. No additional hardware is required. At the same time, you increase productivity in your company, as your employees can be reached more quickly and, for example, last-minute instructions can be passed on efficiently. You can also rely on the cloud. Our cloud conferencing service allows you to participate in calls from anywhere in the world - with almost any landline phone, mobile phone, SIP terminal or PC terminal and independent of the telecommunications network. Beyond this, we are working with large multinationals to ensure their solutions like Microsoft Teams work anywhere their team members are including mainland China.

China Telecom (Europe) is your external IT team. We offer a unique combination of specialist hardware and software expertise and a comprehensive portfolio of connectivity solutions. In doing so, we design and manage your digital infrastructure, help you plan high- tech premises and handle all your company‘s IT needs. Our ICT services are available in over 72 countries, including key APAC locations such as mainland China and Hong Kong. So, you can focus on your core manufacturing business while utilising a strong technology and telecom partner coming out of China-APAC region. Take advantage of our Managed WAN service, as an example. We help you connect multiple network sites in Europe and China-APAC region to save costs, respond to changing network conditions, and prioritise business- critical applications; to enable just-in-time production and ability to turn orders around quickly. Other services include intelligent building system services to automate the management of your production facility, customer premises equipment management - which ranges from hardware maintenance and upgrades to software configuration changes to planning and execution of digital infrastructure projects - and more.

Becoming more digital means becoming more efficient

To ensure that expansion and on-site operations succeed without any problems, it is essential to make intelligent and targeted use of digital technologies. Because Industry 4.0 is more than just a buzzword. The applications, tools and solutions that fall into this category can give companies in the manufacturing industry real advantages and ensure long- term competitiveness. The Internet of Things in particular offers a wide range of applications and opportunities for automating, digitising and optimising your company.

Take full advantage with China Telecom (Europe)

For a successful use of new technologies, it is important to have suitable hardware and software that can meet the high

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