Dec 24, 2020| JD Technology

JD Cloud & AI partners with Beijing Life on Industry Digitalization

Martin Li

by Martin Li

JD Cloud & AI will partner with insurance company Beijing Life to advance digitalization in the insurance industry, based on a cooperation agreement signed by the two parties.

The cooperation will regard cloud services, AI, Internet of Things and community health services.

JD Cloud & AI will provide safe and reliable basic cloud services including the public, private and hybrid cloud, helping Beijing Life build its fundamental cloud computing platform.

The application of AI technologies is expected to digitalize the insurance company’s whole business chain.

In addition, JD will use its supply chain to help Beijing Life upgrade its community health service business.

(bjllihao3@jd.com)

Sep 6, 2021| JD Technology

JD Helps CIFTIS Create Digital Show, Again

Ling Cao

by Ling Cao

For the second year in a row, JD.com helped support online exhibitions and services for CIFTIS (China International Fair for Trade in Services), the world’s first comprehensive exhibition in trade and services held from Sept. 3 – 7 in Beijing.

In 2020, JD Technology was the official technology services provider for the event, providing support for exhibitions, events and meetings. This year JD’s services have expanded to become the fair’s global partner.

Combining cloud computing, AI, IoT, big data and 5G, JD helped to promote cloud-based digital integrated online and offline exhibits, which break the limitations of time, space and language. As a result of JD’s technology, other participants in the fair are also able to host exhibitions online.

In addition to creating the infrastructure for digital exhibits, JD.com is also participating in the fair, showcasing its own capabilities in open infrastructure, high-efficient digital and intelligent supply chain, as well as technology innovations.

For example, JD Cloud is presenting its cloud based solutions for trade and fairs, finance and more. Based on energy conservation practice from JD Cloud’s data center in eastern China, JD Cloud has won a green development case study award from the CIFTIS.

JD Logistics is also displaying a series of robots and digital supply chain solutions for partners at the fair, and JD Health is showcasing the Family Doctor program, as well as a medical examination robot.

Additionally, JD Technology is showcasing its practice in e-CNY with services in supply chain, applications and technology. JD has expanded the solution into a business-to-business application, and brought it to the show for the first time.

Lei Xu, President of JD.com shared, “JD is a new type of enterprise based on the real economy, which has played its role in driving the integration of the digital economy and the real economy. JD will make its contribution in the dual-circulation economy, as well as accelerate high-quality economic development.”

As of Aug. 29, 4400 enterprises have chosen to attend the fair online only, an increase of 40% YOY.

(ling.cao@jd.com)

Sep 1, 2021| JD Technology

JD Contributes to 5G’s Profound Impact across Industries

Yuchuan Wang

by Yuchuan Wang

During the 2021 World 5G Convention held on August 31 in Beijing, Lei Xu, CEO of JD Retail said that 5G has become a “must,” and the accelerator of industrial development; its technology and applications are profoundly impacting the user experience and the process of industrial development.

JD is playing a significant role in supporting 5G expansion in China. On the one hand, JD has provided operators and 5G device enterprises with industrial support; it is also bringing 5G shopping experiences to customers, and leading the technological innovation of 5G in multiple areas.

In the first half of 2021, sales volume of 5G mobile phones on JD increased 400% year on year. As of the end of August, transaction volume of TVs with 5G network capability increased 100% year on year on JD; and at the same time, 5G routers increased by 120%.

From January to July this year, the number of 5G brands on JD increased by 104% compared with the same period last year, and the number of 5G products increased by 158%, and users increased by 95% during the same time, indicating the development of 5G is experiencing from a quantitative to qualitative change.

JD has built a series of 5G applications in e-commerce and retail scenarios. For example, the company provides AR/VR shopping solutions, livestreaming and cloud shelf solutions based on 5G technology to offline retail partners and more in various industries.

In 2019, JD Logistics put into use China’s first 5G-powered smart logistics park in Beijing. Since 2020, the company has enabled full operation of warehousing robots powered by 5G in a demo lab at a warehouse. It is expected that by the end of 2021, JD Logistics will be able to launch 5G-enabled warehousing robots at scale, and establish standard warehouse, logistics park and 5G smart logistics products and solutions.

At JD Health, 5G is utilized in smart healthcare services. The “family doctor guardian star” smart speaker, integrated with JD Health’s “Family Doctor” telemedicine service program, enables customers to use voice commands to call their designated general practitioner under this program for video or telephone consultations and make face-to-face appointments.

Utilizing 5G, JD’s “Industrial Brain”, which is equipped with sensors and AI algorithms, can help accelerate the time of quality assurance (QA) procedure in the manufacturing industry by nearly 15 times.

JD.com will fully open up its digital technologies and capabilities including 5G technology, and work closely with partners to accelerate the application of 5G into various industries for further growth.

(yuchuan.wang@jd.com)