Founded in 1987, Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications

Building a Fully Connected, Intelligent World

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2020 Annual Report
 
       
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Ubiquitous Connectivity
We are entering a fully connected, intelligent world. In 
this world, connectivity is the foundation of everything, 
and the right to be connected is vital. Connectivity 
is the driver of productivity in digital society, 
where ubiquitous gigabit networks provide massive 
connectivity, ultra-high bandwidth, and ultra-low 
latency for homes, data centers, campuses, and cities.
For mobile and home users around the world, Huawei 
teams up with carriers to provide gigabit 5G networks 
as well as gigabit fixed networks and Wi-Fi networks 
for homes.
In the enterprise and government markets, Huawei 
works with partners to deliver all-scenario intelligent 
connectivity solutions that provide ultra-broadband, 
deterministic experiences, and hyper-automation.
Huawei continues innovating to provide cutting-edge 
gigabit connectivity technologies that work in any 
scenario and over any medium. These technologies 
include 5G core (one core and cloud-native 
architecture), simplified 5G, best-in-class Wi-Fi 6 
technologies, intelligent and lossless data center 
networks, 400G/800G optical transmission, optical 
cross-connect (OXC), and intelligent optical network 
terminals (ONTs).
Huawei applies AI to individual network elements, 
local network orchestration, and universal network 
management. The company uses cloud services to 
achieve hyper-automated network O&M management, 
and builds intelligent connections that offer 
deterministic experiences to better meet the needs of 
industrial scenarios.
Huawei provides global customers with a range of 
intelligent connectivity solutions, including intelligent 
5G connections, distributed access networks, premium 
private lines, and intelligent cloud-network solutions.
Pervasive Intelligence
The world is entering an intelligent age where 
networks will not just connect things but will also 
connect intelligences. Computing power is the core 
enabler of the digital economy. Diversified computing 
is widely recognized to benefit all, through economic 
gains like efficiency improvement and cost reductions 
as well as social gains like sustainability and energy 
conservation. Huawei is committed to providing the 
ultimate computing power through ongoing innovation 
in technological architecture and engineering. As part 
of this effort, the company will continue opening up 
its hardware, making its software open-source, and 
pursuing shared growth with partners.
Data is a core asset in the intelligent world, and data 
volumes will explode as more and more things and 
devices become smart. Many industries will need 
massive intelligent storage to handle this explosion of 
data. Huawei’s converged, intelligent, and open data 
infrastructure helps break down silos between storage, 
databases, and big data systems. Huawei’s data 
management engine enables customers to integrate 
and optimize every step of the data lifecycle, from 
storage and computing to management and utilization. 
This helps maximize the value per bit and reduce cost 
per bit to unlock the full potential of data.
The cloud is reshaping the way people acquire digital 
capabilities. The cloud is as important for intelligent 
transformation as electricity was for the electrification 
revolution of the 20th century. The cloud is critical 
digital infrastructure that underpins the intelligent 
world. Huawei is innovating at every level of the cloud 
technology stack, and delivers public cloud services 
and hybrid cloud solutions that stand out for their 
excellent value, availability, and data security. Huawei 
itself focuses on platform services and capabilities. 
Through AI enablement, data enablement, and 
application enablement, Huawei speeds up innovation 
in industries and simplifies application development. 
With ecosystem partners, Huawei aims to drive digital 
transformation and intelligent upgrade in all industries.
Personalized Experience
The physical and digital worlds are converging, and 
the process is speeding up. Mass production is giving 
way to mass customization, leading to greater business 
innovation, collaboration across ecosystems, and a 
richer user experience.
Using new technologies like AI and cloud, 
businesses can better understand their customers’ 
needs and innovate with greater agility to craft a 
more personalized experience. Coordination and 
collaboration across industries will drive innovation at 
scale.

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In our user-centric intelligent world, usage scenarios 
and experiences are evolving. The boundaries between 
products and services continue to break down, with 
many converging scenarios, including home, travel, 
office, entertainment, and fitness & health. Soon 
all content and services will travel with users for 
a completely seamless, holistic experience. Smart 
collaboration between software and devices will give 
users an intelligent experience anytime, anywhere. At 
the same time, developments in natural interaction and 
machine learning will take the service quality of smart 
devices to a whole new level. Smart devices will be able 
to better identify, understand, and respond to users’ 
needs across different scenarios throughout their day, 
paving the way for a truly personalized experience.
Huawei will continue working closely with partners 
in its software, service, and hardware ecosystems to 
systematically integrate existing technologies and 
innovate to better serve consumers. The company is 
committed to its Seamless AI Life strategy that focuses 
on five scenarios: smart office, fitness & health, 
smart home, easy travel, and entertainment. Through 
HarmonyOS, Huawei Mobile Services (HMS), the 
smart assistant Celia, and HiLink, Huawei continues 
empowering its ecosystem partners to provide 
consumers with a superior intelligent experience across 
all scenarios.
Digital Platform
Many industries are embracing intelligent upgrade now 
that digital transformation has reached new levels. 
From video data and industrial data to personal data 
and consumption data, all data is coming from more 
sources and in more forms and is becoming more 
fragmented. Powerful digital platforms are needed to 
integrate this data.
New technologies in connectivity, cloud, AI, computing, 
and industry applications are converging to support 
comprehensive intelligent connections between 
people, things, and information at multiple levels. 
These technologies will help industries expand their 
traditional boundaries, and enable governments 
and enterprises to expedite intelligent upgrade. 
Enterprises will have to adapt their business 
strategies, organization, processes, marketing, services, 
manufacturing, and R&D to cope with changes. To 
do so, enterprises need to synergize cloud, networks, 
edge, and devices to build an open, powerful 
digital platform with multi-dimensional perception, 
all-domain collaboration, accurate judgment, and 
continuous evolution. With cloud as the foundation 
and AI at its core, this digital platform helps users 
accumulate industry know-how, rapidly innovate their 
core business processes, and quickly iterate to respond 
to new competition and changes in their business 
environments.
A digital platform is one of the core engines 
that drives success in digital transformation. New 
information technologies can make organizations 
more efficient through intelligent management of their 
physical assets like buildings, factories, production 
lines, and utilities. At the same time, advanced 
digital technologies in connectivity, cloud, AI, and 
computing can change the way organizations operate 
and create new business models. This is the process 
of digital transformation and intelligent upgrade. 
An organization’s IT systems and the corresponding 
operational methods combine to form a digital 
platform.
Together with its ecosystem partners, Huawei provides 
innovative technologies, products, and solutions that 
help its customers build open, secure, flexible, and 
easy-to-use digital platforms. With its digital platform, 
Huawei assists customers in crafting their own 
intelligent solutions, and enables industries to navigate 
digital transformation and intelligent upgrade. 
Huawei’s digital platform is injecting new momentum 
into the digital economy.

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2020 Annual Report