Eight billion people will use smartphones and 100 billion terminals will be interconnected via the internet by 2025, according to Chinese ICT multinational Huawei.


Eight billion people will use smartphones and 100 billion terminals will be interconnected via the internet by 2025, according to Chinese ICT multinational Huawei.

CNME Online connects with Mr. Peng Xiongji, General Manager, Huawei UAE, on what Dubai residents can expect to see as a result of investments contributing to the Dubai Smart City Project.
The Huawei TalkBand B1 is the hybrid ‘talk and track’ mobile companion to the MediaPad X1, another latest product from the company, featuring enhanced connectivity through wireless calling and daily activity tracking on-the-go.

The U.S. National Security Agency has hacked into Huawei Technologies servers, spied on communications of company executives and collected information to plant so-called backdoors on equipment from the Chinese networking manufacturer, according to reports published over the weekend.
Huawei has announced that it will build upon its Middle East channel partner network by offering specialised training and technical knowledge to empower its partners to identify opportunities for growth in 2014.

Mobily and Huawei have signed a strategic contract to launch a new Smart Network Initiative within Saudi Arabia with an aim to enhance the overall user experience for Mobily customers.

Etisalat and Huawei have announced the signing of a new agreement that will see the two companies deepen their cooperation in pioneering 5G telecom broadband services over the next five years across the Middle East region.
Huawei has announced the signing of cross-license agreement for an Operations Support System Interoperability Initiative (OSSii) along with Nokia Solutions and Networks (NSN).

Huawei has announced the signing of cross-license agreement for an Operations Support System Interoperability Initiative (OSSii) along with Nokia Solutions and Networks (NSN).

Huawei is reportedly being investigated by the Indian Government over alleged ‘hacking’ of equipment belonging to state-run telecoms firm Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL).

New Vice President for Huawei Device Middle East part of the company’s growth plans for the region in 2014

Huawei has revealed its Ascend Mate2 4G smartphone at CES 2014.

The U.S. International Trade Commission has ruled against InterDigital in a complaint that alleged Huawei, Nokia and ZTE had infringed the company’s patents.

Huawei is set to close 2013 on form after being honoured as Middle East Vendor of the Year at both the Telecom Review Awards and the CommsMEA Awards 2013 for the fifth successive year.

Huawei has used its 2nd Middle East Smart Cities Summit in Doha to highlight the key factors that will drive increased adoption of Smart City infrastructure over the coming three to five years.

Huawei has teamed up with MENA mobile telecoms provider Zain Group to identify customer experience as crucial for the coming year.

With the enterprise market being an important area for Huawei, Enterprise Systems will now distribute the company’s portfolio of vertical solutions focusing on the hospitality and public sectors in the UAE market.

Chinese networking giant Huawei announced yesterday that it plans to spend a minimum of $600 million (£373 million) over the next five years on 5G – the next-generation network that is already being hailed as the successor to 4G.

The Agile Switch S12700 uses a fully-programmable switching architecture, and automatic network deployment and management applications.

Mobile broadband is becoming a key telecoms industry focus in the Middle East, as more and more investments are made into building mobile broadband infrastructures, according to Bob Cai, Vice President, Wireless Marketing Department, Huawei.