Huawei "Innovation through Technology Synergy... Investing 420 Billion KRW in Partner Talent Development"

President Ryan Ding Delivers Keynote Speech at 'Huawei Connect 2022'

Ryan Ding, President, is delivering the keynote speech at 'HUAWEI CONNECT 2022' held in Bangkok, Thailand on the 20th.

[Bangkok (Thailand) = Asia Economy Reporter Oh Su-yeon] Ryan Ding, President of Huawei Enterprise Business Group, emphasized the importance of maximizing synergy between technologies through collaboration with partners. To this end, he plans to invest $300 million (approximately 417 billion KRW) over three years to help develop partner talent.

On the 20th, Ding delivered a keynote speech titled "Empowering Industry, Creating Value" at 'HUAWEI CONNECT 2022' held in Bangkok, Thailand.

Ding stated, "COVID-19 has changed the way we live, and to prepare for such uncertainties, companies are investing in digital transformation. Last year, the global digital economy grew by 15.6%. The number of companies with digital transformation strategies increased by 42% compared to two years ago. Direct corporate investment in digital transformation is expected to grow by 16.5% annually from 2022 to 2024." He added, "Deep digital transformation helps companies better cope with uncertainties."

Ding emphasized that for companies to advance digital transformation, they must understand industry needs and find technologies to address them. He cited the example of power line inspectors who used to carry heavy loads of up to 10kg and walk tens of kilometers daily. By adopting Huawei’s solar power systems, optical grounding wires, Wi-Fi, and other technologies, they can now conduct remote inspections 80 times faster and more safely from the office.

"Finding technology suitable for the scenario is the way to continuously drive innovation in the industry," Ding said. "Huawei has 100,000 research and development (R&D) engineers. Last year, we invested $22.4 billion (approximately 31 trillion KRW) in R&D, and over the past decade, we have invested $132.5 billion (approximately 184 trillion KRW). Thanks to this massive investment, we have developed many cutting-edge technologies," he emphasized.

Additionally, Ding stressed, "It is difficult to solve complex problems with a single technology. Appropriate solutions always require synergy among multiple technologies."

For example, 3D medical imaging generates 3,000 images at once. The amount of data produced is as large as a two-hour Blu-ray movie, causing difficulties in data processing. To solve this, Huawei introduced a solution combining storage, switches, optical devices, and Wi-Fi 6 to provide safe, stable, low-latency, and high-bandwidth storage and network. Previously, reading 3D medical images took more than a day, but after implementation, doctors can read images directly from the system.

Huawei is also actively developing solutions with partners. Huawei developed an intelligent tunnel emergency management solution with companies providing applications and interfaces. This solution identifies 95% of traffic accidents and 90% of vehicles dangerously overloaded. Ding stated that they have developed over 100 scenario-based products with partners.

Furthermore, Huawei is supporting partner workforce training to maximize synergy. Ding said, "Huawei supports partners with platforms, funding, and talent. We train more than 70,000 personnel annually and develop and verify over 1,000 solutions with partners through OpenLabs. We plan to invest $300 million over the next three years to support partners and cultivate more talent," he emphasized.

Ding noted, "In the first half of this year, Huawei Enterprise Business revenue increased by 27.6% to $8.17 billion. Huawei’s innovation is recognized across many industries. Data communication products have been selected 10 times in three years for the Gartner Customer Choice, and optical transmission and access products have held the No. 1 market share for 13 consecutive years. Storage products have led the Gartner Magic Quadrant for six years." He added, "We will continue to empower the industry with innovative infrastructure and collaborate with partners to create value for customers."

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