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

Delivering both economic and social benefits: 
ICT technologies directly create value, and also 
drive immense indirect value by transforming other 
industries. As they are widely adopted in the industrial, 

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agricultural, financial, and transportation sectors, 
among others, new ICT technologies can help to 
improve organizational and social productivity, which 
leads to even greater social benefits. Huawei is already 
exploring applications of 5G in over 20 industries. 5G 
allows mine companies to achieve safer operations, 
improve working environments, and boost productivity. 
In steel factories, 5G-enabled remote control systems 
free workers from hot and noisy working environments, 
and drive higher efficiency. In precision manufacturing, 
5G can be applied in various scenarios, including 
machine vision and AR-assisted maintenance. It makes 
factories more automated and intelligent and enables 
flexible manufacturing and more efficient production.