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strong industry policies that will enable social value,
economic development, and provide enhanced
service experiences to consumers across the region.
Huawei's 5G conference, held for the third consecutive
year during the Leaders' Summit under the theme
“Unleash 5G potential, build a better world”, an integral
part of the Summit, was led by Mr. You Qianwen, VP
of Huawei Middle East, and Mr. Wang Su, VP of Carrier
Network Business Group Marketing at Huawei Middle
East.
Mr. Anjian, President of Carrier Networks Business
Group at Huawei Middle East, added: “The ICT
industry is the foundation and cornerstone of
socioeconomic restoration today. Quite simply, 5G
brings agility, productivity, security, and intelligence
to all industries. Moving forward, stakeholders
should work on five different aspects to realize
5G momentum for consumers, enterprises, and
governments. This includes a focus on technology
innovation, ecosystem amplification, standards
unification, business exploration, and growth-
oriented collaborative policy. In the post-pandemic
era, multi-level collaboration will be the only way to
navigate through tough times.”

leverage cloud environments for future efficiency.

Mr. Ryan Ding, Executive Director of the Board
and President of Carrier Network Business Group
at Huawei, noted: “Despite the unprecedented
challenges we are facing, governments, regulators,
and operators across the globe have spared no
effort to maintain social stability, protecting peoples’
livelihoods and helping the entire society fight against
COVID-19. The applications of 5G will speed up
enterprise digitalization in the Middle East and greatly
stimulate the economy. The Middle East in particular
is already expected to become a reference in 5G
commercialization around the world, and together,
we have ensured the normal utilization of network
services during the pandemic. Looking ahead, Huawei
has the responsibility and confidence to work with
operators, partners, and vertical industries to achieve
5G business success—promoting the development of
the 5G ecosystem to help enterprises to improve their
competitiveness.” Earlier, Charles Yang, President of
Huawei Middle East delivered the opening keynote
during the Summit, emphasizing the outbreak has
led to increased demand for ICTs, and meeting that
demand will require new forms of public-private
partnerships based on open collaboration, supporting

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