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According to the World Economic Forum, experiences across different scenarios. pay even more attention to network energy
by 2030 digital technology could also Our latest 5G RAN portfolio improves consumption. Sites and data centers are
help reduce global carbon emissions by both coverage and energy efficiency the most power-hungry assets in our
15%. Building a green ICT network will not through algorithms, architecture, industry.
only cut emissions and improve power and through software/hardware To support green development models
efficiency. It will help realize significant integration. 5G deployment is also and carbon neutrality, we are continuously
OPEX saving, which is a key target that simplified at sites with limited antenna innovating at multiple levels including
all carriers are pursuing. It is recognized space, and enables operators to utilize equipment, sites, networks, and O&M for
as instrumental for their sustainable fragmented spectrum. Furthermore, reducing costs and improving efficiency.
development and to fulfill their social through joint innovation in more than • At the site level, our latest simplified
responsibility. 5,000 5GtoB projects around the world, site solutions help carriers to lower
unique technologies such as 5G super labor cost, energy consumption and
All these factors require the telecom uplink and 5G+X (AR, remote control, rent cost through lightweight devices
industry to be persistent in innovation etc.) applications are delivered for and compact form factors, using new
across multiple domains. These include on-demand requirements. With our materials and algorithms. Now in our
connectivity, cloud services, industry continuous innovation in RAN, it will latest 5G RAN portfolio, the lightest one
solutions, energy saving and emission continue to focus upon user experience could be carried and installed by one
reduction, and more. On the one hand, and industry demand, to take the person. Furthermore, through algorithms
this innovation will lead to continuously consumer experience to new heights and software/hardware integration, it
reducing costs and improving efficiency. and bring digital to all industries. enables efficient coordination between
On the other hand, it will lead to • Cloud-network synergy: Carriers have 4G and 5G networks for operators,
unprecedented and extraordinary service the unique advantage to be able to which improves network capacity and
experiences for end users. optimize enterprises’ multi-cloud the user experience.
access using the network. Carriers can • At the equipment level, we use
Only by doing both can carriers stand out offer bespoke service requirements to components with higher power
from their traditional telco competitors different organizations based on their efficiency to make hardware platforms
and hyperscalers, setting sail to a new blue size, objectives, and vertical. By doing more energy efficient. With our
ocean. so, they are guaranteeing SLAs for innovative solutions, for example, 5G
various services and improving the user equipment working in low and high
Persistence in ICT technological innovation experience overall. With innovations bands can share a cabinet. As a result,
for vertical digitization in SDN and SRv6, for example, we are less energy is used.
According to a recent FlexEra state of cloud supporting carriers to achieve the four • At the network level, we have launched a
report, 92% of enterprises will choose ‘ones’ experiences for enterprises: ‘one’ multi-band and multi-RAT power saving
multi-cloud/hybrid cloud for access. In the hop to cloud, ‘one’ network for multiple solution. This solution can cut energy
next five years, given the size of the Middle clouds, ‘one’ click to fast scheduling, consumption in wireless networks
East cloud market, carriers’ participation and ‘one’ connection for multiple without compromising network
could increase from USD2.3bn in 2021 to services. performance. When it comes to multi-
more than USD5.6bn in 2025. These kinds • Cloud services: The development band equipment power saving, our goal
of services highly rely on the network’s trend of cloud services has gone from is to make the traditional one-plus-one
guarantee of quality of service. traditional IT services to virtualization, model less than one.
In this regard, carriers possess the natural and now to cloud-native. Together with • At the O&M level, we're now using AI to
capabilities to deploy, run, operate, and developers and partners in the cloud enable more intelligent management
optimize a connectivity network securely market, today we can provide more techniques such as mobile network
and reliably. Meanwhile, governments and than 220 types of cloud services. We intelligent power saving, and intelligent
large enterprises generally trust carriers work with more than 100 local cloud energy optimization for Data Centers
to a higher degree, encouraging more and service partners in all countries across that optimizes heat and power
more carriers to explore opportunities in the Middle East. From NaaS to PaaS, management.
vertical industries. IaaS, and SaaS, we have built a full- More innovations can bring even greater
To match carriers' strategies, Huawei has stack solution to enable the evolution of intelligence and enable digital management
deeply engaged in R&D across multiple traditional IT services in the Middle East for carriers to realize “more bits with less
domains, including: to be cloud-native. watts”, cutting emissions and achieving
• Network: As the cornerstone, the OPEX savings moving forward. Finally,
seamless network is the priority to Persistence in innovation for OPEX saving they can realize a “green network” to
meet industry-oriented connection The launch and expansion of 5G makes implement corporate social responsibility
requirements. We continuously users' traffic consumption at least 5 to 10 and sustainable development.
innovate RAN technology that times greater than 4G, which brings new
facilitates ubiquitous 5G gigabit value but also makes the telecom industry

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