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quality, and sensing, while also triggering • Define the technical paths forward and needs and technological developments.
explosive growth in demand for computing standards for F5.5G The white papers also outline key trends in
power and storage. Wang noted, "We must • Quickly reach a consensus on evolution these domains and specify actions that the
continue to work hard if we hope to reach towards Net5.5G company recommends the industry should
an intelligent world. The 5.5G era is an • Define a profile for L4/L5 autonomous take before 2025. Huawei's Chief Strategy
important milestone on this path – one we networks and promote unified standards Architect Dang Wenshuan then took the
cannot miss. In the 5.5G era, we will need • Build an open and diversified computing stage to discuss the contents of the white
ubiquitous 10 Gbit/s experience; intelligent industry for shared success and redefine papers in more detail. He emphasized two
and high-quality compute scheduling; the computing architecture concepts the company would like to pro-
highly autonomous L4 networks; Cloud • Define a storage architecture that meets mote as we move towards 5.5G and even-
Native 2.0 services for enterprises, diversified data processing requirements tually the intelligent world:
and a 10-fold increase of computing • Build a cloud foundation for the intelligent 1. "ICT for Intelligence" which focuses on
effectiveness, storage, and infrastructure world and cultivate a stronger cloud constant innovation and evolution in
energy efficiency." He went on to highlight service industry ecosystem different ICT domains to improve key
Huawei's belief that it will need the support • Adopt a unified NCIe system to help capabilities, and
of customers, ecosystem partners, industry industry save energy and reduce 2. "Intelligence for ICT" which focuses
organizations, and academic institutions to emissions with innovative ICT on the intelligent and architectural
continue evolving and reinforcing digital technologies and solutions. innovation within the ICT industry itself
infrastructure, thereby accelerating the Wang also released Huawei's latest series that will be needed to address challenges
advent of the 5.5G era and intelligent world. of white papers, which are titled Striding like increasingly complex O&M, ensuring
More specifically, he said that industry Towards the Intelligent World. Guided by user experience in diversified service
players would have to come together to: the next steps relating to the eight facets scenarios, and green development.
• Promote the allocation of more spectrum mentioned above, these white papers ex- Addressing these challenges will help us
to accelerate industry development and plore both the opportunities and challeng- make the most of existing and coming
continue exploring new 5.5G use cases es that will be presented to major ICT infra- core ICT capabilities and lead us to the
with greater commercial value structure domains by emerging business intelligent world faster.

Huawei, FTI Partner to Localize Digital Energy Industry in Saudi Arabia

Huawei and First Communications and to the development of the digital energy and contributing to local supply chains in
Industry signed a partnership agreement sector and the localization of its industry, Saudi Arabia. This partnership comes in
for localization and the digital energy which is one of the objectives of the implementation of the agreement signed
industry, on the sidelines of the Local “Rawafed” program of stc, which aims to by STC Group with Huawei during the
Content Forum in Riyadh. Communications transfer knowledge, technology and global “LEAP” conference in Riyadh, and is an
and Information Technology in Saudi expertise from Huawei in cooperation with extension of the initiative to establish a
Arabia, as it was sponsored by the Local “Alawwal”, by supporting it with professional digital energy localization plant to support
Content and Government Procurement manufacturing capabilities and expertise, the data center sector in Saudi Arabia.
Authority to promote and develop local Transferring knowledge to national The recently signed agreement focused
industries. The agreement contributes competencies, providing job opportunities, on Alawwal Company providing the
factory site, while Huawei will rehabilitate
integrated production lines for the factory,
equip offices, a training and production
support center, in addition to warehousing
facilities. The agreement also included the
two sides continuing to discuss future ways
of cooperation in other opportunities for
industrial localization within the Kingdom.
This agreement is a practical step to
support increasing the proportion of local
content, which contributes to achieving the
goals of "Vision 2030", by providing digital
energy equipment locally, which increases
keeping pace with technologies globally in
new local industries, creating an attractive
business environment and supporting
technical innovation, which in turn It will
boost the growth of the digital economy in
Saudi Arabia.
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