Companhia de Telecomunicações de Macau S.A.R.L. (CTM, subsidiary of CITIC Telecom) and Tencent Holdings Limited, a leading provider of internet value added services in China (“Tencent), co-organized “CTM x Tencent TENNOVATION” in Macau, aiming to promote the infrastructure development of “Digital Macau”, solutions involved AI, Big Data and Cloud service were demonstrated, envisaging to facilitate enterprises and brands to advance business development by innovative technologies.

TENNOVATION is first held in Macau, besides of introducing latest products, live demonstration are available for representatives from various enterprises and brands to experience how innovative technologies can improve both B2B and B2S ecosystem, including image recognition, smart retail, digital marketing platform and JOOX music content services.

Ebel Cham, Vice President, Commercial of CTM, said in her speech that to cater the development projects of “Digital Macau”, CTM has been fulfilling investment commitment in network infrastructure, committed to integrating network advantage with technologies of IoT, data center and cloud computing, as to actively explore smart applications that caters the need of different sectors. Last year, CTM and Tencent signed a MoU to make Tencent’s cloud technology available to users in Macau, strengthened the collaboration of both parties in the fields of cloud computing, big data, Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI). The collaboration aims to promote the infrastructure development of “Digital Macau”, to create different scenarios for both enterprises and residents in terms of smart applications, bringing people a more convenient and efficient smart lifestyle.

Cham said, the innovative services demonstrated in TENNOVATION, are the comprehensive solutions explored by both parties base on the actual demands of the Macau community, which included one-stop services such as smart conference, unmanned stores etc. Leveraging own resource advantages of network and technology, CTM will continue to establish advanced application platforms for various industries, while connecting various stakeholders to join hands in accelerating the development pace of “Digital Macau”.

Norman Tam, General Manager, Hong Kong and Taiwan Office, Tencent IBG, said, “We are pleased to be collaborating with CTM, Macau’s most scalable telecommunications service provider, to bring TENNOVATION from Hong Kong to Macau. Since signing the memorandum of agreement with CTM last December, we have immediately begun to explore various collaborations in the fields of cloud computing, big data, Internet of Things and artificial intelligence. Each year, we will showcase our latest innovative technologies at our annual TENNOVATION in Hong Kong, aiming to let different enterprises, merchants and brand representatives understand how innovative technologies could drive their business development. Apart from introducing our latest products today at CTM x Tencent TENNOVATION, we have also arranged on-site demonstrations to let the target groups experience how innovative technologies improve the ecosystems of B2B and B2C, as well as how they cater to the consumer journey to enable a more digitalized lifestyle experience for Macau citizens, continuously promoting the development of ‘Digital Macau’.”