New Driver for New Retail and FMCG Enterprises –HKT’s SD-WAN Solution

On 16-17 May 2019, China Digital Innovation Expo & CIO Summit washeld grandly in Shanghai.  The summit ledthe trend of technological innovation in China, while providing aninternational and authoritative sharing platform for IT professional in allsectors. Featuring the theme “Digital China, innovative future”, the 2-dayevent attracted hundreds of C-Level decision-makers of enterprises, including CEOs, CTOs, CIOs, CMOsand heads of business innovation, all of who were concerned about the newgeneration of IT technologies. As an outstanding representative of one-stop ICT solution providers, HKT was also invitedto this grand event and delivered a keynote speech “Network transformation ofnew retail and FMCG enterprises” at the “New Retail and FMCG” forum.

In an era of digitalinnovation, enterprises increasingly value network performance and the servicecapability of network operators. These have also become an important benchmarkto measure the basic capacity of network operators. In respect of networkperformance, business owners need to consider indicators such as the number ofnodes, the area of coverage, the stability and security of communication, and thecapability of smart scheduling. In respect of service capacity, enterprises valuethe capacity of one-stop service, and require stronger service support forself-aided establishment and management. In recent years, SD-WAN as a new technology,has witnessed fast growth in industrial application. With the acceptance of SD-WANamong enterprises increasing gradually, many providers have proposed solutions.

In particular, for newretail and FMCG enterprises, in order to achieve new sources of business growth,more demanding requirements have been imposed on the development of IT network.Enterprises need flexible, convenient and more elastic network connections. Inview of this, the SD-WAN solution provided by HKT can simplify networkdeployment, divert traffic of different applications intelligently, and enablesecure and efficient interconnectivity between enterprises and their branchesin different regions easily. No matter what kind of network connection anenterprise uses (e.g. MPLS or Internet), HKT’s solution can enable quickadjustments to the WAN, thereby meeting the need of business expansion. At theNew Retail and FMCG” forum, HKT shared with the guests the unique advantages ofSD-WAN solution: multiple global gateways, high-quality and extensive networkcovering more than 150 countries and regions. HKT not only guarantees security,but also has network connections in major cities in the Greater China Region aswell as overseas, offering high scalability. Centralized management andautomatic configuration and scheduling significantly reduce the time required forservice deployment, thereby helping enterprises enter the market more quicklyand capture business opportunities. HKT’s SD-WAN solution adopts a network-basedapplication traffic diversion technology to divert the traffic of noncritical applicationsto the Internet, thereby utilizing network resources efficiently and reducingcosts. Regardless of the sizes and locations of branches, the solution canensure the continuity of their business, so that new retail and FMCGenterprises are relieved from the concern about problems related to networklatency, etc., and enjoy the best user experience.

Gilbert Mak, VicePresident of China Commercial Business, HKT, making an insightful keynotespeech

Notably, another highlightof the summit was that HKT was awarded the title “Leading enterprise ininnovative network technologies and services” in recognition of its outstandingperformance in areas of network solutions and services. The well-deserved awardwas a testimony of HKT’s strength in network operation.

Representative of HKT(fourth from left) receiving this award