About Huawei
Huawei provides information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. Huawei was founded in 1987. Huawei states its vision and mission as bringing digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world.[3]
Maintaining multiple networks for 2G, 3G, and 4G drove up operators' costs, both CAPEX and OPEX. Huawei introduced SingleRAN in response to that situation. SingleRAN enables 2G, 3G, and 4G radio access technologies to be processed within the same equipment rack. The GSM multi-carrier technology is the key in the SingleRAN solution. In 2008, Huawei installed the first SingleRAN network for O2, a subsidiary of Telefónica, in Germany, enabling O2 to handle both GSM and UMTS on a single network.[4]
Huawei also offers RuralStar. The back-pack sized RuralStar solution can be mounted on regular wooden or steel poles. RuralStar applies wireless backhaul technology that does not require line-of-sight to link to other nodes. A RuralStar node can be built in less than seven days. Since 2017, RuralStar has been deployed in more than 110 networks globally. In rural Nigeria, Huawei teamed up with local carrier MTN to bring connectivity to the remote village of Tobolo. In another case, Huawei connected its RuralStar to a neighboring donor site in just two days.
The OASIS project operates under WWF Italy's 10-year ReNature Italy initiative and brings together the acoustics technologies and conservation knowledge of NGO Rainforest Connection, local WWF rangers, Huawei's cloud and ModelArts AI technology, and the University of Pavia. Huawei developed the SmartBus project to provide children and adolescents aged between 10 and 15 with the information they need to surf the Internet safely. As of the end of September 2022, the Huawei SmartBus had visited more than 300 different schools in eight countries, including Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Spain.[6][7]
Huawei describes a compliance management structure. Huawei's Chief Compliance Officer manages the company's operational compliance. Huawei will continue cultivating a culture of integrity and requires that all employees adhere to the Employee Business Conduct Guidelines (BCG). Huawei requires suppliers to comply with applicable laws and regulations and abide by the Huawei Supplier Social Responsibility Code of Conduct. Huawei pays special attention to partner compliance management, and incorporates compliance requirements into partner management policies and certification systems.
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. states that bribery and corruption damage fair market competition. Any Huawei employee or any other person or entity who acts on behalf of Huawei must comply with Huawei's Corporate Anti-corruption Policy. Huawei requires all of its Partners to comply with the Anti-corruption Policy for Huawei Partners. One of the core principles adopted by Huawei is to abide by all applicable export control laws and regulations. Huawei upholds the core principle of complying with all applicable laws and regulations on economic sanctions, anti-money laundering, and anti-terrorist financing. Complying with applicable privacy laws and regulations is a core principle at Huawei.[4][9]
Huawei on the record