Huawei 2006 Annual Report Download - page 3

Spain: A business traveler accesses the broadband network
from his mobile terminal, and makes an important transaction
across continents and oceans, all in a matter of seconds.
United Kingdom: Enthusiastic soccer fans watch the game live
on their palms/PDAs and cheer excitedly for their teams.
Spring Festival, China: One billion short messages are sent in a
mere two days. One billion well wishes and sincere greetings
are exchanged.
Mecca, Saudi Arabia: After the HAJJ ceremony, millions of
Muslims worldwide turn on their cell phones at the same time
to share their joy with relatives and friends.
Mountainous regions, Pakistan: A mother carefully keys in
the numbers on a cell phone, to talk to her son for the first
time in ten years. Modern communication has transcended
the boundaries that once existed due to physical geographical
factors.
A countryside primary school, Kenya: Excited children gather
before a PC and compete for a click into the far reaching and
amazing world of information.
Communication is changing the world and lives in such a
profound way. We are lucky to have witnessed these exciting
times and to have played a part in the process. At Huawei, every
one of us embraces the vision to enrich life through
communication.
This is a huge challenge. We face a world in which the
development of economy and communication is unbalanced;
the people we serve are living in varied cultures and different
geographical environments.
Our customers face complex and different challenges and
pressures. In places where fixed and wireless broadband
networks are available, people long for richer and more
convenient communication and entertainment experiences.
Operators therefore are planning ALL IP networks which
combine fixed and mobile broadband services. Meanwhile, in
places where communication rates are low, operators need
to realize network coverage at lower cost and higher speed.
More importantly, they need to bridge the “digital divide” and
shorten the distance from developed communications networks
in the shortest possible time, with the help of future oriented
technologies.
To help customers solve these issues is the very reason Huawei
exists. Each and every one of our employees is working hard
every day to accomplish a common mission:
to focus on our customers’ market
challenges and needs by providing excellent
communications network solutions and
services in order to consistently create
maximum value for customers.