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Competitive position edit

Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, is the world's second-largest telecom equipment maker[1] and China’s largest telephone-network equipment maker.[2] As of 2008, Huawei ranked first in terms of global market share in the mobile softswitches market,[3] tied with Sony Ericsson for lead market share in mobile broadband cards by revenue,[4] ranked second in the optical hardware market,[5] stayed first in the IP DSLAM market,[6] and ranked third in mobile network equipment.[7] In 2009, Huawei was ranked No. 2 in global market share for radio access equipment.[8] In addition, Huawei was the first vendor to launch end-to-end (E2E) 100G solutions, enabling operators to establish enhanced ultra-broadband networks, improving their service and simplifying their network architecture.[9][10]

According to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on 27 January 2009, Huawei was ranked as the largest applicant under WIPO's Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), with 1,737 applications published in 2008. Overall, the total number of international patent filings under WIPO's PCT for 2008 represents the highest number of applications received under the PCT in a single year and China improved its ranking by one place, to become the sixth largest user of the PCT, with 6,089 filings.[11] As of February 2011, Huawei has applied for 49,040 patents globally and has been granted 17,765 to date.[12]

Sales edit

Huawei's global contract sales for 2006 reached USD$11 billion (a 34% increase from 2005), 65% of which comes from overseas markets.[13][14] By the end of 2008, global contract sales of Huawei Technologies, China's largest telecoms gear maker, jumped 46 percent to USD$23.3 billion.[15] Huawei experienced sales exceeding USD$30 billion in 2009,[15][16] and global sales increased by 24 percent to 185.2 billion yuan in 2010.[17]

Recognition edit

Huawei Technologies was one of six telecom industry companies included in the World's Most Respected 200 Companies list compiled by Forbes magazine in May 2007.[18] In December 2008, BusinessWeek magazine included Huawei in their inaugural list of "The World's Most Influential Companies".[19]

In 2010 Fast Company ranked Huawei the fifth most innovative company in the world.[20] The same year, Huawei received three honors at the Global Telecom Business Innovation Awards including "Green base station innovation", "Wholesale network innovation" and "Consumer voting innovation" awards with Vodafone, BT and TalkTalk, respectively.[21] In 2010 Frost & Sullivan recognized Huawei as the 2010 SDM Equipment Vendor of the Year[22] and in the contact center application market with the 2010 Asia Pacific Growth Strategy Leadership Award.[23] On 29 July 2010, Huawei was recognized by British Telecom with Best in Class 21CN Solution Maturity, Value, Service and Innovation award, for its innovation and contribution in 21CN and Next Generation Access project.[24] Also in 2010 The Economist recognized Huawei with its Corporate Use of Innovation Award.[25] In May 2011 Huawei won two awards at the LTE World Summit 2011 for “Significant Progress for a Commercial Launch of LTE by a Vendor” and “Best LTE Network Elements.” As of May 2011, Huawei has deployed over 100 SingleRAN commercial networks, which are capable of evolving into LTE, and of those that have deployed SingleRAN networks, more than 40 operators have announced the launch or the imminent launch of distinct LTE services.[26]

References edit

  1. ^ "Chinese telecom firms fight for rights". China Daily USA. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Huawei Climbs 'Food Chain' in Cisco Enterprise Challenge". Businessweek. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Mobile Softswitch 2008 Update: Big Growth, New Value". InStat. 16 May 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Recession isn't holding back mobile broadband subscribers". Infonetics Research. 17 March 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  5. ^ Morris, Anne (November 2008). "Hanging On" (PDF). Total Telecom. p. 18. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  6. ^ "China's appetite for broadband services creates world's largest broadband aggregation hardware market". Infonetics Research. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  7. ^ "Huawei Secures Large Telenor Contract in Norway". Norway.cn. 5 November 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  8. ^ Donegan, Michelle (18 April 2011). "Huawei Profits Climb 30% in 2010". Light Reading Europe. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  9. ^ "Huawei Launches World' s First End-to-End 100G Solutions" (Press release). Huawei. 30 September 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  10. ^ "Huawei unveils world's first E2E 100 G solutions". Zycko. 1 October 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  11. ^ "Global Economic Slowdown Impacts 2008 International Patent Filings". World Intellectual Property Organization. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  12. ^ "Huawei's Open Letter to the US". Light Reading. 24 February 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  13. ^ "Huawei Sales Hit $11B". Light Reading. 6 February 2007. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  14. ^ "Huawei Sets Bumper Sales Target". Light Readin. 3 April 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  15. ^ a b "UPDATE 1-China Huawei 08 contract sales up 46 pct at $23.3 bln". Reuters. January 7, 2009.
  16. ^ "China's Huawei Gained Sales Of Over USD30 Billion In 2009". China Tech News. 5 January 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  17. ^ "Huawei 2010 Profit Gains 30% on Higher International Sales". Bloomberg. 17 April 2011. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  18. ^ "World's Most Respected Companies Complete Rankings". Forbes. 21 May 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  19. ^ McGregor, Jenna (11 December 2008). "The World's Most Influential Companies". Businessweek. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  20. ^ "Huawei ranked 5th most innovative firm". Financialexpress.com. 2010-03-27. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
  21. ^ "Innovators honoured in 2010 GTB Awards". Global Telecoms Business. 7 June 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  22. ^ "Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Huawei as 2010 SDM Equipment Vendor of the Year". Frost & Sullivan. 27 September 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  23. ^ "Exemplary Best Practices in Asia Pacific Honoured". Frost & Sullivan. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  24. ^ "Company Profile". Huawei. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  25. ^ "Telecommunications leads the way in Corporate Innovation | Economist Conferences UK". Economistconferences.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
  26. ^ "Huawei Wins Two Awards At LTE World Summit 2011". EFY Times. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
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