Huawei Technologies, the Shenzhen-headquartered Telecom Solutions Vendor is one of the most respected telecom companies in the world. Revenues, at $5.89 billion in 2005, have nearly tripled over the past three years. With a sales turnover of U.S. $11 billion in 2006, the company hopes to clock $16 billion in 2007.

Huawei provides next generation telecommunication network solutions and serves 31 of the world's top 50 operators including marquee names such as Vodafone, BT, and Telefonica of Europe. The company provides innovative and customised products, services and solutions to create long-term value and potential growth for its customers.
Broadly, Huawei provides solutions and equipment in the field of wireless networks, fixed-line networks, optical networks, datacom networks and application and software solutions. Worldwide it has over 65,000 employees, of whom 48 percent are dedicated to R&D.

In India, Huawei has a large R&D centre in Bangalore, which is being expanded now. It is also a major supplier of equipment and solutions to a large number of private telecom players in the country.

On his visit to Bangalore, the Silicon Valley of India, in 2005, the Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao said, “The potential for economic growth through IT could best be exploited by India and China if they marry their respective strengths – India’s in software and China’s in hardware. If India and China cooperate, it will signify the dawn of the Asian century in IT… that day will come.” Long before this statement was made by the Chinese PM, there was one company which realized this potential – Huawei Technologies that envisioned the heralding of an Asian Century in IT. Huawei is China’s largest telecommunications network technology provider and it is one of the first Chinese technology companies to have a software development center in India. Today, of the $11 billion revenues of Huawei, 50 percent comes from the Asia Pacific operations and India’s share of the revenue pie is Significant.

Moreover, the company’s growth in India has been closely aligned to the rapid and successful development of the communications industry. Today 1300 engineers in the Huawei R & D center in India significantly contributes to the entire gamut of telecom solutions in Fixed Networks, Mobile Networks, Data Communications, Optical Networks, and Terminals by providing cutting-edge technologies in areas like Intelligent Network, Next Generation Network, Datacom, Telecom Middleware, Network Management, Mobile Handset, Server and Security management application, and Optical Network. With more than 200 patents filed from the India center, the Huawei India centre is emerging as a vital research and development center for the next generation intelligent network technology.