Huawei is much more than mobile phones, watches, tabletscomputers and headphones. Founded in 1987, this company has become a technological giant not only because your smart devicesbut for its tremendous muscle in ICT infrastructure.
Currently, it has presence in more than 170 countries, serving more than three billion people around the world. One of the reasons that have allowed it to consolidate this leadership is your commitment to R&D: dedicates 25% of its income total research and development, accumulating more than 120,000 active patents, both in your devices area as in their solutions tech.
And they are very clear about what their mission is: digitize people, homes and organizations “to achieve a fully connected and intelligent world.” This vision includes boost connectivitypromote equal access to networks and offer personalized experiences through artificial intelligence.
Proof of all this has been the Huawei Connect 2024an event that every year turns Paris into the epicenter of technology and in which experts, partners and companies from all over Europe come together to discuss what already works and what is to come.
This meeting, which we were able to attend from 20bitsis a demonstration of Huawei’s commitment to digital and ecological transformation and presents annually innovations that promise to improve everyday lifeprotect the environment and enhance the productivity of companies.
Among these innovations, solutions such as MetaStudioa tool to create videos and animations with AI in more than 20 languages in minutes; Flexusa cloud service designed for small and medium-sized businesses, or the technology Multilayer Ransomware Protectioncapable of protecting users against cyber attacks.
Huawei is connecting Europe
“Huawei is in Europe and for Europe”. With these forceful words, Ken Hu, rotating president of the technology company, opened the annual Huawei Connect event in Paris. During its opening, Hu highlighted the company’s presence in the old continent for more than 20 years in areas such as networking, cloud, storage and energy.
The rotating president stated that Huawei has helped connect “more than a third of the European population with high-speed networks.”including many people in the remote and disconnected communities”. Worldwide the figure reaches 90 million people in remote regions of almost 80 countries.
In his opening speech, Hu also highlighted initiatives such as TECH4ALL, which has already trained more than 80,000 people in Europe in digital skills, especially in rural and disconnected communities.
The Paris event, which annually brings together thousands of technological experts, means for Huawei an opportunity to show your advances in technology and the solutions it implements to accelerate double ecological and digital transition in Europe.
That responsibility with the environment is not just words: Huawei Digital Power In 2023, it has meant that its users will generate 997.9 billion kWh of green energy and save 46.1 billion kWh of electricity, which translates into a reduction in CO2 emissions by 495 million tons.
On our continent, European users have generated more than 200 million kWh of renewable energyreducing carbon emissions by about 140,000 tons. This is comparable to the annual CO2 emissions of approximately 30,000 average passenger vehicles and their disposal.”It’s like planting 180 million new trees”Hu explains.
Innovations that change lives
During the event, Huawei presented some of its technological solutions that directly impact people and companies. One of them is MetaStudioa tool that uses artificial intelligence for Create digital content such as videos and animations in more than 20 languages with 95% accuracy in lip sync. This technology promises to reduce production times from days to minutes.
Another highlight was the launch of Flexus, a cloud service designed for small and medium-sized businesses. It offers flexible specifications and high performance, helping SMEs to improve your competitiveness in a digital environment.
Connectivity was also the protagonist, explaining how the Wi-Fi 7 technology to energize digital classrooms. This advance promises to transform education by offering fast and stable connection, facilitating learning in a virtual environment.
Huawei also focused on data protection. The technology Multilayer Ransomware Protection combines network and storage to protect users from cyber attacksa growing concern for people and companies.
“In the digital transformation space, we have worked with more than 5,000 partners local to develop ICT solutions for different industries,” said the rotating president of Huawei. For example, in the tourismthe company is helping connect historic buildings with high-speed broadband, without damaging the look, feel and fabric of those buildings.
They also have projects in areas such as healthwhere they propose technology for a more efficient and precise diagnosis, or in the agriculturewith new solutions for the sector.
The commitment to sustainability in Spain
The aforementioned TECH4ALL initiative, launched by the company five years ago, is another example of innovation with real impact. At Huawei Connect in Paris, new and existing actions were shown within the framework of this program, such as Tech4Nature: an activity that began in 2020 and has already supported eleven projects in eight countries with customized solutions to the challenges of nature conservation.
One of these projects is located in Spain and this same month of November a new action has started in Sierra Nevada. The objectives are to “improve conservation and visitor management through digital solutions, enhance data analysis in protected areas and explore outdoor navigation applications to improve interaction between visitors and wildlife”.
Tech4Nature has already worked in three other protected areas in Spain: Ordesa and Monte Perdido, Sierra de Guadarrama and the Sant Llorenç del Munt i l’Obac Natural Park. In the latter, a solution composed of cameras, GPS receivers, cloud storage and AI was deployed to monitor the impact of visitors on local fauna, in particular the factors that affect the reproductive success and mobility of the animals. Bonelli’s eagles.
Promoting entrepreneurship
The Huawei Connect 2024 was also a platform to support start-ups. In collaboration with Station F, the largest incubator of startups in the world, the company launched a program aimed at sustainability. This program offers cloud resources, mentoring and access to investors to foster innovation in sectors such as retail and electric vehicles.
This event makes it clear that technology not only connects, but also empowers. Huawei’s commitment to a sustainable future resonates with both companies and communities, demonstrating that digital transformation can be inclusive and beneficial for everyone.