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wide Wireless Coverage through innovative solutions into Relay Remote Node (RRN) future generation of Sri Lanka through this
and cost effective solutions such as wireless backhaul, towers into simple initiative,” de Zoysa said. Huawei recently
RuralStar. TECH4ALL believes that for the poles, and diesel generators into clean, unveiled its new addition to the Y series:
world to grow, develop, and transform, green solar energy, reducing the cost by the Huawei Y7P. It is the first device to
everyone is entitled to four basic rights: more than 50%. “Huawei will soon open be launched with Huawei AppGallery,
education, environment, health and a joint Innovation Lab with the University Huawei’s newly launched application
development. Huawei will also work of Moratuwa and Colombo, apart from store, in Sri Lanka. Huwawei considers Sri
on improving Digital Health and Smart continuing with industry training of Lanka to be an important market and has
Education initiatives in Sri Lanka. The partners and Seeds for the Future program, been identified as an entry level platform to
RuralStar solution is all about change. This that Huawei launched in 2016 and has introduce and boost sales volume, Huawei
solution transforms microwave or satellite continued for four years.We will continue Consumer Business Group Sri Lanka, Head
transmission in traditional rural network to help bring in technology transfer to of Products, David Xukai said.

Huawei Enterprise Business Group Unveils New Global Ecosystem Strategy

Ramping up its global technology to motivate partners to pursue more the Huawei ICT Academy Program 2.0 to
ecosystem, Huawei’s Enterprise Business ambitious goals. Driving greater simplicity, develop two million ICT professionals and
Group (BG) recently announced a new Huawei Enterprise BG will release a list of popularize digital skills over the next five
partner development strategy named products that partners can get rebated to years by collaborating with universities.
"Profitability, Simplicity, Enablement, and improve policy transparency, and make This is part of Huawei's digital inclusion
Ecosystem” under which it will cooperate incentive eligibility clearer. It will allow initiative, TECH4ALL. Huawei will set up
with global partners in supporting digital partners to independently apply for and the Huawei ICT Academy Development
transformation programs. By the end of accept Marketing Development Fund Incentive Fund (ADIF), with a total
2019, Huawei had more than 22,000 Sales (MDF) to accelerate the execution of investment of at least US$50 million over
Partners, 1200 Solution Partners, 4200 marketing activities, and make Huawei the next five years. Huawei’s new partner
Service Partners, 1000 Talent Alliance Enterprise BG’s entire business process and ecosystem programs will be supported
Partners, and 80 Investment & Operation visible to partners. For enablement, by continued technology innovations. The
and Financing partners. Frank Shen Surong, Huawei will launch Huawei Certified Pre- company recently announced that it will
Vice President of Partners & Alliances, sales Professional (HCPP) certification for build a new wireless communications
detailed how in 2020 the company’s IP and storage products to help partners product factory in France, for example, to
new enterprise partner ecosystem will gain in-depth knowledge about relevant specialize in 4G and 5G equipment. This
increase support in several areas. In terms products and acquire practical skills. past month Huawei also released its new
of partner profitability, in 2020 Huawei Huawei Enterprise BG has also extended Intelligent Data Center Service Solution to
Enterprise BG will maintain the channel the availability of Marketing Development help customers design, build and operate
partner incentive framework's stability, and Fund (MDF) and Joint Marketing Fund high-reliability, green and intelligent data
expand the scope of partner incentivized (JMF) to support global partners, solution centers. With the aid of AI, the Power
products to include standalone software partners, and carrier partners in their Usage Effectiveness (PUE) can be reduced
as well. Diversified special incentives, business development. Hank Stokbroekx, by 8%-15%.
such as capability rebates and Business Vice President of Enterprise Service at
Incentive Program (BIP) will be introduced Huawei Enterprise BG, also announced

Huawei Releases Smart 8T8R for Flexible Multimode Multi-Sector
Deployment

Huawei released the industry's leading in an advantageous position to address enables networks to provide outstanding
Smart 8T8R solution. This solution capacity issues with less CAPEX and OPEX performance by tapping into the huge
incorporates software-defined antennas in urban areas. Innovative SDA Enables bandwidth across the 1.8 GHz to 2.6 GHz
(SDA), FDD dual-band 8T8R RRUs, and Flexible 4T4R Multi-Sector and 8T8R bands. Three-sector and multi-sector
innovative algorithms. It supports on- Three-Sector Configuration and Smooth coexistence is also supported across
demand multi-sector deployments Evolution to 5G SDA combines Huawei's 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G on a single antenna,
across 2G, 3G, and 4G based on software unique adaptive power sharing and phase helping increase LTE capacity by 1.7
configuration to enable convenient calibration technologies and innovative times. Furthermore, antenna replacement
capacity expansion based on current baseband beamforming mechanism, is not required for capacity expansion
hardware while achieving smooth allowing antenna lobes to be adjusted and evolution to 5G, protecting operator
evolution to 5G. This places operators through software configuration. This investment. The dual-band 8T8R RRU

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