Huawei Technologies Celebrates its 20th Anniversary in Egypt

Robinson Cao: Egypt's national digital transformation has never been so strong and gripping and Huawei is proud to be working with the Egyptian government on achieving that objective in Egypt’s various sectors

Vincent Sun: Huawei has been working with customers and partners to bring the most advanced ICT technologies to Egypt and connect the Egyptian people.

Huawei Technologies, the leading global ICT solution provider held a virtual ceremony in light of celebrating its 20th years in the Egyptian market. During the celebration, they reviewed the changes that Huawei brought to Egyptian people's lives in the past 20 years, highlighted the importance of ICT infrastructure in promoting the goal of achieving digital Egypt, and connecting everyone together.

Huawei also reassured their commitment to Egyptian market through bringing the latest ICT technologies, helping in cultivating local ICT talents and achieving Egypt’s digital transformation goals.

H.E. Dr. Mohamed Elbadri, Egyptian Ambassador to China, H.E Mr. Liao Liqiang, Chinese Ambassador to Egypt, and H.E. Mr. Han Bing, Minister Counselor of China to Egypt, Their Excellences several Egyptian Ministers and H.E. Chairman of AOI sent their greetings to Huawei’s 20th Anniversary event and praised the long-term cooperation. Furthermore, Huawei’s valuable partners and Huawei Management attended topped with Mr. Houtao, Global VP of Huawei Technologies, Mr. Cao Jibin, President for Huawei Northern Africa Region, Mr. Edward Zhou, VP of Huawei Global Public Affairs, Mr. Philippe Wang ,Executive Vice President for Huawei Northern Africa Region and Mr. Vincent Sun, CEO of Huawei Egypt etc.

During the event, Huawei released the “Huawei Story” book Arabic version to the audience for the first time, and various interviews were played narrating Huawei’s success stories along with their impact on the Egyptian society, showcasing the journey of dedication and contribution to Egypt. Additionally, tributes from the Egyptian ambassador to China, Chinese ambassador to Egypt, Huawei Egypt’s different departments, customers, partners and employees presented the reasons for Huawei's success.

As part of this anniversary event, Huawei reviewed their support to youth empowerment in Egypt. Over the past 20 years, Huawei has set up 196 ICT academies in Northern Africa top universities and professional colleges.

These academies have cultivated over 30,000 talents in routing & switching, storage, cloud computing, cloud services, 5G, and AI, granted Huawei professional technical certifications to over 6,000 people. In Egypt, more than 260 online courses were provided at Egypt ICT Academies, and trained more than 5,500 students.

In the 5th Huawei Global ICT Competition of 2020, Egypt won the grand prize of Cloud Track and is continuing to develop their ICT Talent program during the epidemic.

Hou Tao, Global Vice President Huawei Technologies said, “It is of a great pride that Huawei has grown from an unknown small company to one of the leading companies in the global ICT industry over the past 30 years.

The achievements are inseparable from the dedication of all Huawei employees. Today, on the occasion of the celebration of Huawei Egypt's 20th anniversary, I would like to introduce to you this book "Huawei Story", which is about Huawei employees' dedication and I am honored to announce that this Arabic version of Huawei Story book, which is introducing Huawei's dedication and growth, is officially released in Egypt.”

Huawei is not only an advocate of digital transformation but also a positive practitioner. Huawei shares a platform with full array of Wi-Fi solutions that ensure comprehensive coverage, under different scenarios, in order for the enterprises to stay safe and ahead of the trend. Enterprises are seeking to change things up by adopting ground-breaking technologies such as; cloud, artificial intelligence (AI), automation, smart cities, robotics, Internet of Things, and more.

Mr. Cao Jibin, President for Huawei Northern Africa Region said, “It is of a great pleasure to celebrate the 20th year in Egypt. From 2000 to 2020, Huawei has become one of Egypt's leading partners in the development of national communications networks and today marks a new era for Huawei. Egypt's national digital transformation has never been so strong and gripping and Huawei is proud to be working with the Egyptian government on achieving that objective in Egypt’s various sectors.”

He added, “Over the past year, Huawei has faced different challenges and with the help of Huawei customers, partners, employees and suppliers, we gained the trust of Egyptians and the Egyptian government. Huawei Egypt will continue to create value in the future, continuously contribute to society bringing the best technologies to Egypt and enriching people's lives through communication.”

In this context, Vincent Sun, CEO of Huawei Egypt said, “Vincent Sun, CEO of Huawei Egypt, “For the past twenty years, Huawei have nurtured the communication infrastructure of Egypt. We connected 2G, 3G, and 4G telephone calls, deployed the first national broadband backbone network, implemented the first enterprise ICT solution, introduced the first Huawei smartphone in the Egyptian market, successfully established the first Huawei ICT academy and graduated the first batch of “Seeds for the Future” students.”

He added, “Huawei has been working with customers and partners to bring the most advanced ICT technologies to Egypt and connect the Egyptian people. Today, we are gathering to recite Huawei Egypt's 20 years of collaboration with customers and partners, 20 years of important historical moments, and 20 years of contributions and achievements.”

It is worth mentioning that Huawei Technologies has a strong footprint in the Egyptian market, as it works towards achieving this goal through forming a digital ecosystem while creating new values for a myriad of industries. Huawei also works with partners to build a digital world for governments and enterprise customers. Huawei’s business solutions are becoming preferred by industries in Northern Africa and has become a mainstream ICT transformation supplier in the region.