China Unicom Group signed an agreement with Huawei on strategic cooperation in the R&D of Internet of Things data transmission modules.

It is the first agreement signed by the parent of China Unicom with terminal makers for the industrial application of the WCDMA technology.

According to the agreement, both sides have reached consensus in the application of 3G operations in the automobile field, which will help the application of Internet of Things data transmission modules in other fields.

China Unicom Group points out that both sides will launch close cooperation in terms of customized technology, service and operational standards in the automobile field, popularizing automotive communications modules in the automotive terminal market.

Previous, China Unicom and Huawei had a successful cooperation partnership. China Unicom and Huawei jointly launched 3G modules.