China Mobile, Alibaba Cloud, and ZTE Secure GLOMO Award for Telecommunications Innovation
Barcelona, Friday, 7 March 2025.
The collaboration of China Mobile, Alibaba Cloud, and ZTE won the coveted GSMA GLOMO ‘Open Gateway Challenge’ award, highlighting their pioneering capability exposure solution that revolutionizes mobile payment networks.
Groundbreaking Integration of Network and Payment Technologies
The award-winning solution, announced on March 6, 2025, demonstrates significant advancement in telecommunications infrastructure by integrating China Mobile’s world’s largest Open Gateway platform with Alibaba Cloud’s fintech capabilities [1]. This collaboration has resulted in the successful development of Quality on Demand (QoD) API, based on CAMARA API standards, with China Mobile and ZTE being the first to complete 63 technical tests and achieve commercial deployment [2].
Enhanced Payment Experience Through Network Optimization
The solution specifically addresses challenges in mobile payment processing by leveraging China Mobile’s CT middleware platform and QoS Acceleration Capability [3]. When users attempt payment transactions in areas with poor network coverage, Alibaba Cloud’s API dynamically enhances wireless network performance, significantly reducing transaction times and failure rates [1][3]. This integration with Alipay, one of the world’s largest online payment platforms, demonstrates practical application in real-world scenarios [2].
Industry Recognition and Future Implications
The GLOMO Awards, evaluated by over 260 international analysts, media professionals, and industry experts, represent the highest recognition in the mobile industry [1]. This achievement comes during the Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona, Spain, which runs from March 3 to March 6 [4]. The winning solution showcases Alibaba’s robust financial performance, with current financials showing an EPS of $2.56 and a healthy debt-to-equity ratio of 0.6 [5].
Strategic Roadmap for Innovation
Looking ahead, China Mobile has committed to expanding its collaboration with industry partners to develop more advanced APIs and pioneer new application scenarios [1]. This initiative aligns with the broader GSMA Open Gateway framework, which aims to standardize network capability access globally [2]. The partnership’s success particularly highlights Alibaba Cloud’s growing influence in the ICT industry, positioning it favorably for sustained growth in the digital transformation landscape [5].