Mobile Interconnect

Private interconnect on the China Mobile network follows the same hub-and-spoke pattern: headquarters at the centre, branches connected over Mobile fiber, traffic never leaving the carrier private network.

For groups with many sites this is cheaper than a full mesh of point-to-point circuits and more secure than public internet links.

China Mobile point-to-point circuits are digital circuits built on PTN or MSTP. MSTP offers finer rate granularity and standard ethernet interfaces, suitable for a transparent high-speed private network. Mobile inherited the former Tietong network and has added its own resources and base stations since, so coverage in Shenzhen and Guangzhou is second only to China Telecom.

Mobile is usually the most price-competitive of the three carriers for circuit transmission and installs quickly, with named maintenance staff assigned to the account. That makes it a good fit for cost-sensitive sites, temporary projects and as a diverse backup path.