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access industry, Huawei focuses on user investment in product R&D provides service scenarios and business models
experience and service requirements in the industry-leading end-to-end solutions. In to enable the entire industry to enter the
F5G era to continuously make innovations addition, Huawei cooperates with operators gigabit all-optical era.
in key technologies. Huawei’s ongoing and other industry partners to explore new

Huawei Maintains Steady Growth in the Enterprise Market in 2019

Huawei has confirmed steady growth in the innovation, industry digitization, and market research firm Dell’Oro Group,
enterprise market, achieving a global sales intelligent development. Moreover, the Huawei ranked No. 1 in the share of the
revenue of USD12.8 billion—up 8.6% year- principle of "Being Integrated" has been well global Wi-Fi 6 indoor AP market, excluding
on-year. Huawei's enterprise business adopted in its enterprise business, so that North America between the third quarters
has become one of the key drivers of the success is shared with partners through of 2018 and 2019, through its provision
company's overall expansion. In the Middle fair, transparent, and simple partner of quality services for customers from
East specifically, the company’s enterprise policies. Huawei also invested 15.3% various sectors such as education, retail,
business group achieved exceptional of its 2019 revenue – or approximately healthcare, and manufacturing. In addition,
results with sales revenue growing 24% USD18.8 billion – back into R&D in line in 2019, Huawei launched CloudEngine
year-on-year, making the region one of the with its long-term investment approach 16800, the industry's first data center
top performers for Huawei globally. As of and commitment to provide technology switch built for the AI era, which has been
2019, more than 700 cities and 228 Fortune innovations. Its total R&D spend over commercially deployed in more than 150
Global 500 companies have chosen Huawei the past decade now exceeds USD$85.9 enterprise data centers around the world.
as their digital transformation partner. In billion. During 2019, Huawei leveraged The three OptiXs, namely OptiXtrans,
addition, Huawei's enterprise business has the synergy among cloud, AI, and 5G to OptiXaccess, and OptiXstar, have been
a network of more than 28,000 partners provide public cloud services and hybrid adopted by over 3,800 companies across
worldwide, which contribute up to 86% of cloud solutions that are stable, reliable and 158 countries and regions. According to
the global revenue of the business group. sustainable. HUAWEI CLOUD has launched a Gartner's report released in September
According to Huawei, the trust of these more than 200 cloud services and 190 2019, Huawei's storage products took up
partners and customers has been essential solutions, while more than 3 million the Leaders’ zone of the Magic Quadrant.
to the company’s success, and Huawei will enterprise users and developers currently Huawei also released two flagship solutions
continue to partner with governments and use HUAWEI CLOUD to develop products for the enterprise market – HiCampus
enterprises to bring digital to every person, and solutions. Using Cloud as the base, and HiDC– by relying on its cutting edge
home and organization for a fully connected Huawei has launched Huawei Horizon technologies in 5G, optical transmission,
intelligent world. Through ongoing R&D and Digital Platform by integrating new ICT Internet Protocol (IP) networking, and AI
investment in new ICT technologies such technologies including IoT, AI, big data, technologies and making collaborative
as 5G, AI, and cloud, today Huawei fully video, converged communications, and GIS innovation across technological domains.
leverages the collaborative advantages of to build a foundation for the future digital Huawei has a wealth of experience in
new technologies to accelerate product world. According to leading independent helping governments and enterprises go
digital. In areas such as smart city, campus,
transportation, energy, manufacturing,
and education, Huawei works with global
partners to roll out innovative solutions
and business models to create new value.
As of 2019, Huawei has partnered with
more than 4,200 service providers serving
over 50,000 customers around the world.
The company has participated in smart
city projects in more than 200 cities across
over 40 countries and regions, as well
as assisting more than 1,000 financial
institutions with digital transformation
in terms of inclusive finance, data-driven
service innovation, and open banking.
Huawei serves more than 170 urban rail
lines in over 70 cities worldwide, striving
to build integrated transportation systems
for global cities. Building on the experience
gained from its own digital transformation,

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