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In the era of digital economy, 5G serves thousands of industries though its faster, richer and smarter connection. Based on the profound carrier service capability and rich operation experience of AsiaInfo Technologies (China) Limited (hereinafter referred to as: AsiaInfo Technologies), AntDB database, which originated in 2008, has been successfully implemented in more than 100 projects of China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom and China Radio and Television in 24 provinces across China.

Mobile communications network is supported by AsiaInfo and AntDB data by providing digital services and information infrastructures for over one billion mobile phone users to conduct core transactions, such as daily calls, transaction billing, Internet traffic, etc. In 2021, with the smooth cutover and continuous stable and efficient operation of the accounting database of a provincial company of China Mobile Communications Group, China Mobile's first independent and controllable core accounting database was born. It also marks the successful completion of the "last mile" of end-to-end localization replacement in telecom industry.

AntDB database, a witness to 20 years of changes in the telecom industry

In 2000, two telecom companies, China Mobile and China Unicom, were officially established, indicating the construction climax of 2G network in our contry. This period saw the emergence of the legendary "national" popular phone, Xiaolingtong. With more than 100 million users, the volume of text messages sent by Chinese people exceeded one billion per day.

Database, a data management system, like a digitalized file cabinet, is a cornerstone of storing, organizing and managing all kinds of information system. However, such an important software that is vital to data was monopolized by foreign products for a long time.

When the the battle of 3G communications standard was kicked off,China refused to be left behind and participated actively in international standardization affairs. China Mobile and other operators shouldered the duty to make 3G commercial. At the same time, the demand of developing our own operation systems, chips and database was getting increasingly urgent day by day.

Facing the pressure of mobile Internet, operators set off to build the core of new generation of communication networks in terms of billing and other critical transaction systems. It was a process waiting to be empirically proved,not an either-or certainty, that whether high-tech innovation is guided by leading scholars into the industry or innovative research from industry itself.

As a leading provider of software products, solutions and services, AsiaInfo fully support the information transformation of BOSS system(Business Support Systems for Operators) of China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom, undertaking new infrastructure construction of enormous key transactions,namely bill processing, billing and accounting,customer relationship management,etc.

In 2008, amid emergent situation, AntDB database team shouldered the duty that a series of optimization and design targeting the processing performance and storage mechanism of billing system needed to be done in the times when domestic database was just about to start, and developed AndDB database on its own. That is the origin of AntDB database.