Citizens and residents in Oman are in for a big treat as Huawei is coming with a big bang with their latest technology and phones this year.
Soon people across the Sultanate will be able to get their hands on Huawei Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro and can also expect P40 along with 5G smartphones.
Talking to the Times of Oman, Charles Yang, President of Huawei Middle East said that they started the operation in Oman more than 17 years ago and this year they will be coming up with exceptional technology and smartphones.
“We entered Oman in 2003, so it has been more than 17 years. Throughout this period, we received tremendous support from the local government and telecom customers. We are the strategic partners to both Omantel and Oreedoo and we very much enjoy our collaborative relations with them. As for the enterprise sector, this market is starting to recognise the value and competitiveness of our enterprise solutions and we believe that in the next three years we will see pretty big growth.”
He continued saying that, “What consumers here in Oman can expect from Huawei in 2020, I hope, will be 5G smartphones so that they can enjoy gaming, AR and VR. They will also be able to see the Huawei Mate 30, Mate 30 Pro and P40, and they will also be able to enjoy 5G in smart-ports, smart-airports and many others.”
Despite the challenges posed by a US entity list ban, Yang said that the region remains strategic geography for the company in which it works closely with governments and the private sector to advance security, collaboration, and innovation for the digital era.
According to Yang, Huawei has been leading 5G expansion in the Middle East as part of the first wave of deployments worldwide and will focus on vertical industry, ecosystem, and 5G talent development in 2020. This has been powered by investments of USD4 billion in 5G research since 2009.
In addition to that, Huawei is also bringing its 5G OpenLab concept to the Middle East, providing the local ICT sector with an environment in which it can experience, innovate, and verify the latest 5G applications with operators and partners.
“The downward pressure on many regional economies and even the global market has intensified in 2019 and the start of 2020. All of us need to dig deep into the opportunities presented by digital transformation. Most organisations across the Middle East now recognize the value that can be created by this transformation, and as such, it is a key region for Huawei in terms of technology collaboration, innovation, and developing business models suited to the digital era,” Yang said.
As a result of its R&D investment focus, Huawei has been able to lead the deployment of 5G technologies globally with more than 700 cities and 228 Fortune Global 500 companies having chosen Huawei as their digital transformation partner. As part of its efforts to lead new technology ecosystems, Huawei also recently released its Huawei Mobile Services (HMS) Core 4.0 platform, marking an important milestone for Huawei in building a set of applications and services for its consumer device ecosystem.
Central to its R&D strategy has been a long-term knowledge transfer program to develop talent in the Middle East, for the Middle East, according to Yang. That requires technology leaders working with customers, partners, developers, industry alliances, and standards organizations to build an interdependent ecosystem that fosters shared growth. For its part, Huawei's flagship ‘Seeds for the Future’ programme and annual ICT Competition programme will continue in the Middle East in 2020 and support creativity among ICT students to increase national competitiveness.
Source: https://timesofoman.com/article/2799740/Business/Huawei-coming-up-with-a-big-bang-this-year