Europe's digitalization is accelerating with Huawei's help – Huawei's collaboration with European partners to develop an "ecosystem" that will accelerate the pace of digitalization, announced William Xu, Huawei's Chief Strategy Marketing Officer, during the 3rd Huawei European Innovation Day, held on Monday, June 15, 2015, in Munich (Germany).
The event, attended by representatives of telecommunications operators, think tanks, government agencies and media, served as a platform for discussion on the development of the sectoral ecosystem in Europe as well as specific issues such as Industry 4.0, smart cities, wearable technology and the Internet of Things (IoT).
“Huawei can help Europe accelerate digitalization, in terms of equipment, infrastructure and applications, and we are working closely with customers, partners and research institutes to achieve this,” said Mr. Xu.
With its leading expertise in scientific research and industrial production, Europe is in a position to develop “smart” equipment and lead the world in industrial digitalisation. European organisations, such as the “Mobile and wireless communications Enablers for 2020 Information Society” (METIS) and the “5G Infrastructure Public Private Partnership” (5G PPP), will continue to lead the development of next-generation communication standards.
"Huawei's Industry 4.0 strategy can be summarized as a 1-2-1 strategy," said Mr. Xu, and explained that "The first '1' refers to a single unified IoT platform. The '2' refers to two access modes - wired and wireless - via switches, Wi-Fi or eLTE. The last '1' refers to LiteOS, Huawei's IoT operating system.".
Since 2006, Huawei has established 19 innovation centers with European operators, such as Deutsche Telekom, British Telecom, and Vodafone, to research future networks and new services, as well as to improve user experience. In addition, Huawei is working with automakers, such as Audi, to promote applications for the Internet of Vehicles. In addition, it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Industry 4.0 with the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, an applied research organization based in Germany, and is working with SAP to launch IoT and Industry 4.0 solutions in the transportation, oil and gas, and construction industries.
At the event, Mr. Xu also announced the launch of a strategic partnership with Vodafone, the largest international provider based in Europe, to explore the global ICT enterprise market. The synergy includes the joint development of solutions for new products, indoor network coverage, machine-to-machine module design, safe cities, IoT and cloud data centers.
Huawei has been operating in Europe for 15 years, upgrading the region's industrial ecosystem and contributing to its innovative efforts. The company has 18 R&D Centers in 8 European countries, dealing with wireless networks, microwaves, microchips, engineering, mathematics, design and more. Huawei also works closely with more than 700 partners and 120 academic institutions in Europe.
Since its founding in 1987, Huawei has invested at least 10% of its annual turnover in innovation, research and development every year. Last year, the company spent $6.6 billion on research and development, representing 14% of annual sales and a year-on-year increase of about 30% compared to the previous year. Over the past ten years, Huawei has invested more than $30 billion in research and development.
Source: zougla.gr
