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Madkour, VP for Carrier Networks Solutions & Marketing, gave the added. Towerco operators enable carriers to optimize resources
keynote speech at the event. He said, "At the TowerXchange Meetup, by offloading non-core functions to dedicated tower companies,
Huawei showcased its vision to meet carbon neutrality targets by allowing them to focus on the customer experience. In recent
delivering green energy solutions to tower customers. Huawei years, the sector has picked up pace in MENA with ongoing tower
is open to extending its collaboration with tower companies to sale processes or under consideration in Saudi Arabia, Jordan,
help them achieve their goals." Nitin Joshi, Digital Power Solution Iraq, Bahrain, Tunisia, Oman, and Pakistan. Additionally, a new
Expert, ME Digital Power, joined the "Energy Focus Session: Energy towerco license is being awarded in Egypt, and ESCOs are now
Strategies for Advanced Telecom Markets" roundtable. He noted, active from Pakistan to Morocco. The market is unlocking new
"Huawei Digital Power's innovations will help tower companies opportunities, and new players, both regional and international,
deliver green energy to advance sustainability efforts and help are taking control of MENA's 279,852 towers, with utilization of
overcome high power demand due to the rise of new technologies. less than 15% from them. TowerCo operators highlighted that
Huawei solution will also help monetize site power, particularly in their business build-up is based on long-term investment, and
non-grid areas." Amr Farouk, Senior Business Architect, Carrier they need to have a sustainable and innovative solution balanced
Network Business Group Middle East, took part in a roundtable between reasonable cost, applicability, and good business case.
titled, "Data Focus Session: Monitoring and Controlling New The shift comes amid a heightened focus on driving co-locations
Tower Portfolios". He said, "Huawei has end-to-end closed-loop and operational efficiencies and implementing best practices
capability and experience in digital transformation and intelligent from across the globe in the sharing and optimization of passive
operations with full scenario solutions, including digital site infrastructure. Huawei's expertise in powering the most advanced
management & planning, digital engineering and digital operation 5G networks globally brings new value to towerco players. Further,
and maintenance. The capability was built on the digital platform Huawei's site power products, such as the Advanced Hybrid Power
and software application site digital twin, ISDP, Neteco and Autin." solution, offer an integrated, industry-leading AI hybrid power
"Huawei will cooperate and support towerco companies to achieve technology and intelligent self-adaptation to maximize energy
business success through higher operation and maintenance efficiency and optimize power supply architecture. The solution
efficiency, increase revenue and lower total cost of ownership is specifically adapted to meet customers' needs for a simplified,
(TCO) by leveraging its digital transformation capabilities," Farouk intelligent, and reliable power supply.

Huawei Establishes Academy to Develop Talent Ecosystem in Bangladesh

Chinese telecom giant Huawei has established an academy in Bangladesh to to the students and teachers." Majumder said
equip young learners with industry-fit skills and develop an information and they are delighted to collaborate with Huawei
communications technology (ICT) talent ecosystem. The academy was established for establishing this ICT academy. He said this
in collaboration with one of the country's leading educational institutions academy will contribute significantly to the
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). The journey of the existing curriculum of BUET as well as help
"Huawei BUET ICT Academy" with around 250 students started on Wednesday the aspiring learners to develop themselves by
following an inauguration ceremony at its campus in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka. acquiring hands-on experience and get insights
Zunaid Ahmed Palak, Bangladeshi state minister for ICT, was present at the into the industry. Pan said Huawei is also happy
ceremony as the chief guest while Pan Junfeng, chief executive officer of Huawei to extend this project to Bangladesh. Driven by
Technologies (Bangladesh) Ltd, and Satya Prasad Majumder, vice-chancellor of the idea "We're in Bangladesh, for Bangladesh,"
BUET, among others, attended the event. In his speech, Palak said, "We've seen Huawei ICT academy will strive for excellence
what the features of Huawei BUET ICT Academy are and how it will be beneficial through collaboration of young learners with
academics and industry experts. The academy
has been established as a non-profit education
program where the learners will be provided with
training and learning solutions to meet the needs
of the ICT sector, according to Huawei. Another
major intention of this academy is to create a
talent ecosystem for the ICT sector, the company
said, adding the participants will be given a
chance to communicate with more than 3,000
instructors from around the world. According to
a Huawei statement, there will be 83 certification
programs on 19 different subjects as per the
current plan. The course and certification will be
coordinated by Huawei Authorized Information
and Network Academy, it said. Huawei said it has
more than 1,500 such ICT academies in over 90
countries around the world.

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