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16 Letter from the Chairwoman
Flowing water brings energy, vitality, and boundless
potential. The increasing flow of information
around the world is similar in that it enables
humanity to share knowledge, ideas, and wisdom.
As the costs associated with information flow are
constantly reduced and efficiency is significantly
boosted, society becomes more educated and
empowered. This is remarkable progress!
Today, information-based developments penetrate
social-economic activities and nearly every aspect
of our daily life as we embrace an era with massive
data traffic. The new wave of ICT, characterized
by mobile broadband, cloud computing, Big Data
analytics, the Internet of Things (IoT), and social
Letter from the Chairwoman
networking, has further accelerated the integration
of the digital and physical worlds. Billions of
people have mobile devices and tens of billions
of “things” are connected to M2M modules with
ubiquitous broadband access made available by
mobile, fixed, and enterprise networks, generating
copious amounts of data every few seconds. How
can such a massive volume of data be transmitted,
processed, stored, and presented? Huawei builds
highly efficient and fully-connected digital logistics
systems with this purpose in mind.
Innovation connecting everyone
Driven by information-based development, we are
no longer restricted by physical boundaries – our
world is becoming flat. With mobile networks
entering the LTE era, cloud technologies have
made businesses and organizations more efficient,
while individuals can easily find entertainment and
shop, study, and job-hunt through a rich variety of
smart devices.
ICT is the engine that powers innovation
worldwide. We develop innovative technologies
that can provide access to those who don’t have
any, and faster access to those who do. In 2013,
we deployed LTE solutions in over 100 countries
around the world, allowing people to enjoy easy
and fast access to wireless networks. We called
for the industry to add 500MHz frequency bands
to propel the mobile broadband industry forward
and make broadband access available to a wider