PARIS , Nov. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Huawei anticipates that its industry-leading ICT innovations will enable industries across Europe to rapidly achieve green and digital transformation, the company said during the second day of HUAWEI CONNECT 2023 in Paris.
ICT innovations facilitate digital transformation in all industries
Yang Chaobin, member of the board of directors of Huawei and president of ICT Products and Solutions, pointed out how innovations in ICT have reshaped all industries, and the digital economy has now become a new engine of economic growth. After a decade of rapid advances, digital transformation has assumed a central economic role and is projected to constitute more than 54 percent of the GDP of developed states by 2026, significantly improving productivity.
“The second wave of industry digitalization is already underway, including education, healthcare, etc. Europe has a competitive advantage in these industries and is well positioned to open up new opportunities,” Yang said.
Yang went on to say that Huawei will continue to innovate in the ICT space and “advance into the 5.5G era” to address the key requirements of industry digitalization in the next 5 to 10 years. “The digital transformation of industries creates opportunities and challenges. Huawei is committed to developing innovative ICT products and solutions for the 5.5G era. These products feature simplified architecture, superior quality and excellent user experience for data centers , WAN, campus and SMB and more scenarios.”
During the event, Yang also introduced Huawei’s innovative ICT products and solutions to drive industry digitalization in Europe, such as its industry-leading 10GE IP+POL smart campus solution, HUAWEI eKit, and future-oriented data centers.
Huawei has been at the forefront of advanced technologies such as 5G and 5.5G to drive the digitalization of the industry. For scenarios such as data centers, WANs, campuses, and SMBs, the company will increase productivity by achieving ubiquitous 10-gigabit speeds, microsecond-level latency, and agile and reliable data storage for all scenarios.
In conclusion, Yang reiterated Huawei ‘s commitment to working together with industries to promote digital transformation in Europe and facilitate shared success in a digital future.
Huawei Cloud : Accelerating intelligence in Europe, for Europe
Jaqueline Shi , President of Huawei Cloud Global Marketing and Sales Service , gave a keynote speech titled “Accelerating intelligence with Huawei Cloud through everything as a service.” He stated: “The time has come to accelerate intelligent transformation. Huawei Cloud strives to be the cloud of choice for this transformation. We are ready to work together with our customers and partners in their transformation journeys. We strive to generate innovation, generate strong local support and enable the local ecosystem to make ‘In Europe, For Europe’ a reality, to create greater value and build a better future together.”
Dedicated to its strategy of doing Everything as a Service, Huawei Cloud continues to innovate in cloud-native, database and AI, and has made breakthroughs including Pangu models and the next-generation distributed cloud database GaussDB.
In Europe, Huawei Cloud offers cloud services that are reliable, stable and protected by security compliance, privacy protection and deterministic operations. Huawei Cloud also actively contributes to the local ecosystem by supporting local startups, helping Chinese companies enter Europe and helping European companies enter China , creating new value for industries and accelerating intelligence for Europe.
The event also featured talks from guests such as Victor Marcais , Senior TMT Partner at Roland Berger , Géraud de Chantérac, Senior Vice President of Key Accounts at Orange Business and Jean-Hervé Lorenzi, Founder of the Cercle des Economistes and President of Les Rencontres Économiques d ‘ Aix-en-Provence .
This year’s HUAWEI CONNECT 2023 in Paris revolved around the theme ” Accelerating the green and digital transition together .” It brought together global thought leaders, business and technology entrepreneurs and ecosystem partners to share their expert insights and strategies. The slogan is testimony to Huawei ‘s firm belief that the convergence of green and digital transition represents two fundamental trends driving the sustainable development of European industries.
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