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one of the most important building blocks Security Officer of Huawei Germany, stat- date, Huawei has obtained more than 500
in future Huawei IoT and mobile products. ed: "Kernels are the foundation of system certifications under industry-recognized
Securing CC EAL6+ also shows the dedica- security and privacy. Huawei is commit- cyber security schemes like CC, FIPS, ISO
tion of Huawei to create secure products." ted to ensuring security and privacy in the 19790, PCI DSS, and CSA STAR. Cyber se-
Gong Ti, President of Huawei's Consumer ICT and device domains. Moving forward, curity and privacy protection are Huawei's
BG Software Engineering Dept, said: "The Huawei will continue to comply with the top priorities, commitments that are above
security capabilities of the HongMeng Ker- shared global standards for foundational and beyond any commercial interests. Hua-
nel are now recognized by internationally software and cyber security and ensure wei continues to maintain a solid track re-
accredited certification bodies, reflecting that the security capabilities of Huawei's cord in cyber security, and our efforts have
the fact that the HongMeng Kernel has products continue to meet internationally earned widespread recognition in over 170
reached the highest security level for OS recognized best practices." The CC EAL6+ markets around the world, where we serve
kernels and bringing device and ICT securi- certificate marks a new level of industry more than three billion people. Custom-
ty to new heights." Dr. Michael Lemke, Chief recognition for Huawei's cyber security. To er trust is the most solid testament to the
security and quality of Huawei's products
and services. On the industry front, Huawei
firmly believes that openness and collabo-
ration lead to shared success. We actively
engage with the ICT industry, working with
our peers and industry stakeholders to
share best practices in cyber security and
privacy protection. In 2022, we submitted
nearly 300 cyber security standards pro-
posals to 3GPP and GSMA. Working side-
by-side with stakeholders all along the
value chain, we are innovating together to
bolster the industry's cyber security and pri-
vacy protection capabilities. Together, we
are building a more secure digital world.

Huawei Announces 2023 H1 Business Results

Huawei announced its business results intelligence, and decarbonization, focusing also expanded and advanced its cloud
for the first half of 2023 today. Overall on creating value for our customers and business by opening new cloud regions
performance was in line with the forecast. partners. In the first half of 2023, our ICT in ME&CA as well as growing its digital
In 2023 H1, Huawei generated around infrastructure business remained solid and power business, helping facilitate carriers'
USD 42.9 billion in revenue, with a year- our consumer business achieved growth. shift from energy consumers to energy
on-year increase of 3.1% and a net profit Our digital power and cloud businesses producers and enablers and aligning with
margin of 15.0%. The company's ICT both experienced strong growths, and our government carbon emissions reduction
infrastructure business contributed USD new components for intelligent connected objectives. Further, Huawei has also been
23.05 billion, its consumer business USD vehicles continue to gain competitiveness." keen to push the boundaries in the talent
14.3 billion, its cloud business USD 3.3 In the Middle East and Central Asia (ME ecosystem through its successful CSR
billion, its digital power business USD & CA), Huawei continues contributing programs, such as Huawei ICT Academy,
3.3 billion, and its intelligent automotive to the regional digital transformation Seeds for the Future, ICT Competition, and
solution (IAS) business USD 137.8 goals, developing the ICT ecosystems much more. In the Middle East and Central
million. "I'd like to thank our customers and providing advanced products and Asia, there are 240 Huawei ICT Academies.
and partners for their ongoing support," solutions for carriers, enterprise markets, Huawei has trained over 200,000 ICT
said Sabrina Meng, Huawei's Rotating cloud, digital power, and consumers. With talents and is committed to achieving more
Chairwoman. "I'd also like to thank the its industry-leading innovations, Huawei in collaboration with its partners, while
entire Huawei team for its solidarity and continues to push the deployment of over 46,000 people have obtained Huawei
dedication. Huawei has been investing 5G and has already introduced 5.5G certification.
heavily in foundational technologies to the region in collaboration with
to harness trends in digitalization, multiple regional carriers. Huawei has

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