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

partners, we have greatly advanced the development 
of 5G industry applications, such as 5G in smart coal 
mines, smart grids, and smart manufacturing. We were 
granted multiple awards in China’s 3rd Blossom Cup 
5G Application Contest.
Our cloud core networks stand out for their 
convergence, stability, agility, and intelligent 
capabilities. Our differentiated and fully convergent 
5G Core (5GC) and Single Voice Core (SVC) solutions 
make it easier for carriers to evolve to 5G, build large-
scale 5G networks, and explore new opportunities in 
5GtoB.
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  Huawei has developed the industry’s only fully 
convergent core network that supports 2G, 3G, 4G, 
5G NSA, and 5G SA. We are supporting large-scale 
commercial 5G SA networks of Chinese carriers. 
Our Single Voice Core is a simplified voice network 
that supports the cloudification of circuit switched 
(CS) networks, and drives a boom in voice over LTE 
(VoLTE) and smooth evolution towards voice over 
NR (VoNR). This network lays the foundation for 
new service experiences of 5G voice.
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  We have built highly stable core networks by 
way of cloud-native architecture, stateless design, 
intelligent flow control, and network-level N-way 
redundancy for hot standby and disaster recovery 
across data centers. We are supporting China 
Mobile’s disaster recovery switchover in large 
regions serving tens of millions of users, and have 
assisted carriers in building ultra-large networks.
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  We have launched a series of one-stop 5G multi-
access edge computing (MEC) and public network 
integrated non-public network (PNI-NPN) solutions, 
helping carriers quickly expand their presence in 
5GtoB and also supporting multi-city network 
sharing, on-premises campus networks, and many 
other deployment scenarios. The 5G MEC solution 
supports plug-and-play to allow for agile service 
provisioning within two hours.
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  We have launched an autonomous driving network 
solution for cloud core networks based on iMaster 
MAE-CN, and streamlined the continuous delivery 
and continuous testing (CDCT) process with an 
orchestratable workflow engine to release versions 
more agilely. Our intelligent engine and knowledge 
graphs can quickly demarcate cross-layer faults on 
telecom cloud and enhance the competitiveness of 
intelligent telecom cloud solutions.

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Cloud & Computing
As cloud computing technologies mature and become 
more widespread, computing power and AI will 
be as easily accessible as water and electricity. AI 
combines massive data and computing power with 
industry know-how to catalyze new experiences for 
consumers, new applications for individual industries, 
and a reshuffle of entire industries. New connectivity 
technologies mean that high-speed, low-latency 
networks now provide universal coverage and 
connect almost everything. Furthermore, innovative 
combinations of connectivity, AI, cloud, and computing 
with industry applications are making it possible to 
inject intelligence into all scenarios.
Ubiquitous Cloud and Intelligence for All 
Scenarios
Huawei’s cloud and computing strategy is “one cloud” 
(HUAWEI CLOUD), “two wings” (one is computing; the 
other is data storage & intelligent vision), and “two 
engines” (general-purpose computing & intelligent 
computing). In 2020, we announced a new goal: 
Provide ubiquitous cloud and intelligence for all 
scenarios.
Intelligence for all scenarios means that new ICT 
technologies, particularly cloud, AI, and computing, 
will be deeply integrated with industry know-how to 
make intelligent applications that bring intelligence 
to cities, enterprises, and industries. They will improve 
the management of cities, raise standards of living, 
boost enterprise productivity, and make industries 
more innovative. Intelligence for all scenarios means 
that municipal authorities will have access to detailed, 
comprehensive predictive analytics, and the ability to 
coordinate public services, enabling fully systematic 
urban management. Enterprises will have a more 
open environment for innovation, enabling them to 
go intelligent, optimize their business processes, and 
introduce new business models, ultimately boosting 
core competitiveness and innovation. At the individual 
level, intelligence for all scenarios means easier access 
to smarter and scenario-based services, and improved 
quality of life. We are making ongoing efforts to make 
this happen.
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  Cloud services: Leveraging Huawei’s more than 30 
years of experience developing ICT technologies 
and serving government and enterprise customers, 
HUAWEI CLOUD is committed to innovation and 
more inclusive technology. HUAWEI CLOUD was 
the first in the industry to propose the idea of 
Cloud Native 2.0 which will help enterprises move 
from “ON Cloud” to “IN Cloud”. This transition 
will allow enterprises to connect new and legacy 
capabilities so that they co-exist and function 
together. HUAWEI CLOUD provides stable, reliable, 
secure, trustworthy, and sustainable cloud services. 
Our goal is to create fertile soil for the intelligent 
world to flourish by enabling applications and data.
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  Computing: We are committed to providing 
diversified computing power with Kunpeng and 
Ascend, with a focus on architectural innovation. 
We remain committed to our computing ecosystem 
strategy of open hardware, open-source software, 
and partner enablement, and continue to develop 
the computing industry and the ecosystem around 
it.
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  Data storage and intelligent vision: Huawei 
provides customers with converged, intelligent, 
and open infrastructure for every step of the 
data lifecycle, from storage and computing to 
management and utilization. We help companies 
unlock the full potential of data by maximizing the 
value per bit and reducing cost per bit.
Cloud and Intelligence Empower the Intelligent 
Hub and Intelligent Twins
The digital economy is becoming the main force 
driving economic growth. A wave of companies are 
going through digital and intelligent transformations. 
Going intelligent will remain a priority for enterprises 
over the next five to ten years, but to make it 
happen, the underlying technical architecture needs to 
support end-to-end processes. Huawei has provided 
the Intelligent Twins reference architecture for 
governments and enterprises seeking an intelligent 
upgrade. Intelligent Twins combine connectivity, AI, 
cloud, and computing technologies with industry 
applications; they are perceptive, conscious, actionable, 
and evolvable.
The Intelligent Twins reference architecture consists 
of four layers: intelligent interaction, intelligent 
connectivity, intelligent hub, and intelligent 
applications. At the center of the intelligent hub is 
HUAWEI CLOUD which is made up of one cloud 
infrastructure and three platforms for application 
enablement, data enablement, and AI enablement. 
The AI enablement platform is called ModelArts. It 
simplifies and automates the entire AI development 
lifecycle and its management. By integrating industry 
know-how and expert experience into AI development 

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suites and industry workflows, ModelArts offers 
templates to speed up the development of intelligent 
applications for our partners and developers.
HUAWEI CLOUD: Create Fertile Soil for the 
Intelligent World to Flourish by Enabling 
Applications and Data
In 2020, HUAWEI CLOUD continued innovating and 
advancing technology for all. As we helped industries 
go intelligent, we saw improvements in our cloud 
service capabilities and market share and became the 
world’s fastest growing major cloud service provider.
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  Increased capabilities
HUAWEI CLOUD has launched more than 220 
cloud services and 210 solutions, and earned 
over 80 industry-recognized security certifications 
worldwide. HUAWEI CLOUD works with more than 
19,000 partners and has brought together 1.6 
million developers, and over 4,000 applications 
have been launched on the HUAWEI CLOUD 
Marketplace.
HUAWEI CLOUD’s customers span many sectors, 
such as Internet, government, manufacturing, and 
finance. The China Cloud Services Market Q4 2020 
report released in March 2021 by Canalys ranked 
HUAWEI CLOUD second in China with a market 
share of 17.4%.
HUAWEI CLOUD operates 45 availability zones 
with partners in 23 regions around the world. More 
than 4,000 customers in 150 countries and regions 
are using HUAWEI CLOUD Stack for their digital 
transformations and intelligent upgrades.
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  Fueling intelligent upgrades of industries 
through technological innovation
HUAWEI CLOUD has built a technical architecture 
that consists of one cloud infrastructure powered 
by the QingTian architecture; three enablement 
services (i.e., application enablement, data 
enablement, and AI enablement); and four 
connectivity services based on industry scenarios. 
This architecture can deliver the benefits of the 
latest advances in technologies to all industries.
The three enablement services for industry 
digitalization operate in a coordinated way to help 
governments and enterprises connect the physical 
and digital worlds by enabling applications and 
data.
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  Application enablement: HUAWEI CLOUD 
ROMA offers capabilities that span the 
entire application lifecycle, from application 
development, hosting and governance, to 
multi-dimensional O&M, convergence and 
integration, and asset management. In addition 
to modernizing the development of government 
and enterprise applications, ROMA also helps 
connect industry ecosystems.
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  Data enablement: HUAWEI CLOUD DAYU helps 
government and enterprise customers capitalize 
on their data by managing them across four 
dimensions: business scenario, management 
system, data methodology, and the technical 
platform FusionInsight Lakehouse. FusionInsight 
Lakehouse allows customers to build logical 
lakes, real-time lakes, or offline data lakes using 
a single architecture, so that an enterprise or a 
municipal authority can put all of its data into 
a single lake. HUAWEI CLOUD GaussDB can 
handle transactions and online analysis in real 
time; it provides reliable and efficient storage, 
processing, and analysis for the massive data 
generated by government and enterprise 
applications.
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  AI enablement: Our one-stop AI development 
platform ModelArts combines backbone models, 
federated learning, intelligent model evaluation/
diagnosis, and high-performance AI computing, 
greatly reducing model training costs. In 2020, 
we released the industry’s first full-lifecycle 
knowledge computing solution, enabling 
enterprises to build their own knowledge 
computing platforms and integrate AI with 
industry know-how.
A robot dog, with AI capabilities powered by HUAWEI CLOUD 
ModelArts, that can conduct intelligent inspections in factories

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  Redefining hybrid cloud
HUAWEI CLOUD provides hybrid cloud capabilities 
for government and enterprise customers through 
the hybrid deployment of public cloud, HUAWEI 
CLOUD Stack, and HUAWEI CLOUD Edge, enabling 
their intelligent upgrades. HUAWEI CLOUD Stack 
is a cloud infrastructure used in customers’ local 
data centers. It enables customers to carry out 
local O&M or to use online O&M services. Built 
on HUAWEI CLOUD, the hybrid cloud solution 
combines the strengths of both public cloud that 
allows for fast innovations and private cloud that 
is manageable and controllable. As a result, it suits 
the organizational structure and service processes 
of governments and enterprises, while from the 
user’s perspective, it functions as one cloud.
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  Leading Cloud Native 2.0
HUAWEI CLOUD was the first to propose the idea 
of Cloud Native 2.0. Enterprises are moving from 
“ON Cloud” to “IN Cloud”, that is, from simply 
deploying applications on the cloud to deploying 
cloud native functions into their services and 
developing services based on a cloud architecture. 
Cloud Native 2.0 connects new and legacy 
capabilities so that they co-exist and function 
together, allowing for high resource utilization, 
agile applications, as well as intelligent, secure, 
and trustworthy services. In 2020, HUAWEI CLOUD 
released a Cloud Native White Paper, the Cloud 
Native 2.0 Landscape, and action plans. Along 
with the Cloud Native Computing Foundation 
(CNCF) and the China Academy of Information and 
Communications Technology (CAICT), Huawei also 
launched a global cloud native organization called 
Cloud Native Elite Club, which will help to enrich 
the cloud native industry.
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