Huawei is working with European partners to develop an "ecosystem" that will accelerate the pace of digitization, said William Xu, Huawei Chief Strategy Marketing Officer, during the 3th Huawei's European Innovation Day, held on Monday 15 June 2015, in Munich (Germany).
The event, attended by representatives of telecom operators, think tanks, government agencies and SMEs, has been a platform for discussion on the development of the sectoral ecosystem in Europe and specific issues such as Industry 4.0, smart cities, mobile technology and the Internet of Things (IoT).
"Huawei can help Europe accelerate digitization in equipment, infrastructure and applications, and we work closely with customers, collaborators and research institutes to that end" said Mr. Xu.
With its leading know-how in scientific research and industrial production, Europe is able to develop "smart" equipment and lead the world to industrial digitization. European Organizations, such as the «Mobile and wireless communications Enablers for 2020 Information Society» (METIS) and «5G Infrastructure Public Private Partnership» (5G PPP), will continue to lead the development of next generation communication standards.
"Huawei's strategy for Industry 4.0 can be summed up in strategy 1-2-1" said Mr. Xu, and clarified how "The first '1' refers to a unique integrated IoT platform. '2' refers to two ways of access - wired and wireless - via switches, Wi-Fi or eLTE. The latest '1' refers to LiteOS, Huawei's IoT operating system. "
Since 2006, Huawei has set up 19 innovation centers jointly with European providers, such as Deutsche Telekom, British Telecom, and Vodafone, to explore future networks and new services as well as to improve the user experience. In addition, Huawei is partnering with automakers such as Audi to promote Internet of Vehicles applications. In addition, it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for Industry 4.0 with Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, a German-based applied research organization, and is working with SAP to launch IoT and Industry 4.0 solutions in the transport, oil and gas and construction industries.
At the event, Mr. Xu also announced the launch of a strategic partnership with Vodafone, Europe's largest international provider, to explore the global ICT business market. The synergy envisages the joint development of solutions for new products, internal network coverage, machine-to-machine module design, secure 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 Research & Development 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 1987 has been established, Huawei has invested annually at least 10% of its annual turnover in innovation, research and development. Last year, 6,6 spent $ 2 billion on research and development, a figure representing 14% of annual sales and an annual increase of about 30% over the previous year. Over the past ten years Huawei has invested more than 30 dollars in research and development.
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