Huawei Expands Its Reach with Innovation Across Global Industries

Antonio Grasso
6 min readOct 23, 2024

Article in partnership with Huawei

Before attending GITEX 2024, like many of you, I believed Huawei was primarily a provider for telecommunications companies, but I was wrong. Huawei’s impact extends far beyond telecom, as the company is rapidly transforming into a significant force across various industries. With the rise of digital transformation, Huawei is now active in sectors such as finance, oil & gas, education, healthcare, transportation, and manufacturing, where it is offering tailored solutions to meet specific industry challenges.

This evolution is driven by Huawei’s growing commitment to collaboration, a principle deeply rooted in Chinese culture, where collective effort and harmony are highly valued. By building a strong ecosystem of over 47,000 partners globally, Huawei embraces this collaborative spirit to innovate and deliver custom solutions that are shaping the future of these industries.

This ecosystem allows the company to go beyond its traditional role, demonstrating that cooperation and mutual growth, core elements of Chinese philosophy, are crucial to thriving in the intelligent era.

Now, let’s take a closer look at the details of my experience at GITEX with Huawei, where I had the chance to explore their innovative solutions and witness their collaborative approach in action.

Huawei’s Strategic Evolution Towards Industry-Specific Digital and Intelligent Innovation

Huawei’s evolution highlights its ability to adapt and offer digital solutions beyond telecommunications. The company has made significant strides in providing tailored solutions that address specific challenges across various industries.

This diversification enables Huawei to meet the needs of a rapidly changing digital landscape, positioning itself as a comprehensive technology partner.

Smart Distribution Networks in the Electricity Power Sector

In the energy sector, for instance, Huawei has collaborated with State Grid Shaanxi to enhance the distribution network and improve electricity power reliability. By leveraging intelligent distribution networks and IoT-driven insights, Huawei has helped create a more flexible, efficient, and low-carbon energy system. These innovations enable real-time grid monitoring and more efficient management of distributed energy resources, meeting the increasing demand for smart energy solutions.

AI-Driven Urban Governance Transformation in Smart Cities

In smart cities, Huawei is playing a pivotal role in transforming urban environments. In Futian District, Shenzhen, the company’s AI-powered public opinion platform has revolutionized how local authorities respond to public inquiries, reducing the response time from four minutes to just 50 seconds.

Safeguarding Vital Rail System

Similarly, in South Africa, Huawei’s solution helps South Africa PRASA get on the fast track to digitalization by improving railway operations security and efficiency while enhancing passengers’ traveling experience. Huawei’s optical-visual linkage perimeter protection solution solves actual security problems.

From enhancing e-government services to supporting local industries, Huawei’s solutions are helping drive long-term development.

Building a Global Partner Network to Drive Digital Transformation

As Huawei expands its influence across diverse industries, one constant remains at the heart of its strategy: collaboration with the principle of “shared benefits as a bridge, integrity as a foundation, and rules as a guarantee”. The company’s success in driving digital transformation would not be possible without its strong and ever-growing ecosystem of partners, each of whom plays a crucial role in facilitating industries to adopt new technologies and navigate the complexities of digitalization.

This ecosystem is designed to foster mutual growth. By working closely with partners, Huawei can offer more tailored and scalable solutions, enabling businesses across sectors to unlock new opportunities. From large enterprises to smaller players, the partner ecosystem is the backbone of Huawei’s ability to scale innovation and address specific industry needs.

Enabling SMEs with Accessible and Flexible Digital Solutions

For small and medium enterprises (SMEs), Huawei has introduced lightweight, scenario-based solutions that are easier to adopt and implement. One example is Huawei’s collaboration with BCX to create a flexible cloud management platform that serves over 100 SMEs. This solution allows SMEs to lease or purchase network services, solving operational and maintenance challenges while reducing capital expenditures by more than 20%.

By providing such accessible solutions, Huawei empowers SMEs to embrace digitalization with minimal complexity and cost, ensuring that no business is left behind in the intelligent era.

Empowering Partner Growth Through Huawei’s Comprehensive Support

The rapid expansion of Huawei’s partner network is matched by the company’s deep commitment to helping these partners grow and succeed. Huawei goes beyond providing technology by offering a full suite of end-to-end business enablement services, including critical support in areas such as research and development, sales, marketing, and service delivery, and ensuring that partners can innovate and scale their operations effectively.

End-to-End Business Enablement for Sustainable Growth

On the service front, Huawei works with partners to boost local service capabilities, equipping its partners with the tools and resources necessary to thrive in competitive markets. From product development to new market entry and service enhancement, Huawei’s support ensures that partners are positioned for long-term success. This holistic business enablement strategy has generated significant results, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises.

A prime example is Mastery House, an ICT service provider in Saudi Arabia, which has experienced extraordinary growth thanks to its collaboration with Huawei. Over the past eight years, the company’s revenue has expanded by 16x, underscoring the transformative impact of Huawei’s partnership.

Through access to Huawei’s resources and expertise, Mastery House has strengthened its market position, becoming a leader in the local ICT sector, highlighting the power of Huawei’s partner-driven approach, enabling sustainable growth and fostering continued innovation.

Building a Stronger Digital Ecosystem through Talent Development

Huawei’s partners’ success is driven not only by technology and business support but also by the company’s commitment to cultivating local talent.

Recognizing that a skilled workforce is essential to driving digital transformation, Huawei has launched various initiatives aimed at training thousands of engineers and ICT professionals. Through its ICT Academies, Huawei works closely with universities and local institutions to equip students and professionals with the skills needed for digital and intelligent transformation.

These efforts have already made a significant impact in regions like Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

In Egypt, Huawei’s ICT Academy has trained more than 36,000 ICT engineers and over 1,000 developers, providing them with theoretical knowledge and practical skills.

In Saudi Arabia, more than 32,000 students have received ICT training, and 6,500 professionals have obtained Huawei ICT certification.

These programs ensure that the next generation of talent is well-prepared to meet the demands of an increasingly digital world. These training initiatives play a vital role in fostering a vibrant ecosystem where businesses of all sizes can thrive. The engineers and ICT professionals trained by Huawei are critical to the success of both its partners and customers, as they bring the expertise necessary to implement and maintain cutting-edge technologies.

As Huawei continues to expand its influence across different sectors, its commitment to talent development remains a cornerstone of its strategy to build a sustainable and competitive digital economy.

A Thriving Chapter in Huawei’s Journey

Looking ahead, Huawei’s vision is clear. The company aims to continue expanding its influence by deepening its partnerships and entering new industries.

Rooted in the principles of collaboration and harmony — Huawei remains committed to fostering mutual growth and shared success. By focusing on driving digital transformation and developing local talent, Huawei is poised to play an even more prominent role in shaping the future of industries worldwide.

During my time at GITEX, I saw firsthand how deeply this collaborative spirit and innovative drive shape Huawei’s approach. It became clear that their vision is not just about technology but about creating a more connected, intelligent, and sustainable world — where partnership and innovation lead to meaningful progress for all.

This experience has left me confident that Huawei’s approach will continue to shape industries for the better in the years to come.

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Antonio Grasso
Antonio Grasso

Written by Antonio Grasso

Author, technologist, sustainability advocate | FRSA | B2B digital creator & influencer | Founder & CEO @dbi.srl

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