Huawei: what is this brand and what is it famous for?

According to Forbes, in the second quarter of 2020, Huawei for the first time in 9 years became the number one smartphone seller in the world. In 2012, it led the telecommunications industry. Huawei has justified its name, which translates as the achievement of China. What else is this company famous for?

Huawei: from commerce to communications and gadget development

In 1987, Chinese military engineer Zhen Zhengfei created Huawei and sold automatic telephone exchanges purchased in Hong Kong. It was a temporary business, as the owner's goal was to create a Chinese brand that would be a competitor to foreign telecommunication product companies.

Huawei specialists developed a switch that improved the quality of communication so much that it became the best in China as of 1993. State authorities began to cooperate with Huawei, ordering communications equipment for the army. From that time, its rapid development began.

Some areas of the company's activity:

• Technology for 5G networks. Huawei was the first in such developments.
• Cloud platforms - an innovative solution SafeCity based on wireless networks, designed to provide services to entire states.
• Wireless modems wi-fi routers.
• Data centers. Huawei has developed a memory-based file system that does not depend on energy.
• Developments in the field of artificial intelligence: neural machine translation, generation of question-and-answer dialogues based on deep learning.
• In 2010, Huawei began to produce smartphones and tablets.

Due to U.S. sanctions, Huawei cannot use Android and Google services on its smartphones. In response, the developers created the Harmony OS operating system. The company uses its own ecosystem, Huawei Mobile Service, which includes programs and components that are necessary for the operation of gadgets. 

Some recognized achievements of Huawei:

• In 2008, Huawei appeared on the list of the world's most influential companies according to the American business magazine Businessweek.
• Forbes listed Huawei as one of the 100 most expensive brands of 2017.
• In 2013, the company introduced a new product, the Acend P6 smartphone. For a while it was the thinnest smartphone in the world.
• In 2014, Huawei, competing with Apple, released the most compact tablet Media Pad X1.
• In 2021, Huawei surpassed Samsung in the number of patents and became the world leader in the number of new developments.

The secrets of Huawei's success: customer care and technology development

When the company was establishing itself, it restored damaged communications not only in cities, but also in remote villages as soon as possible. Thanks to this, Huawei's communications in China worked more steadily than those of foreign competitors who did not repair the lines themselves.

During the first years of operation, the company invested almost all of its profits in new research. Huawei cooperated with foreign technology development professionals. Working with IBM gave new experience in production and sales management.

Huawei opened research centers in India, Sweden, the United States and other countries, hiring mostly local workers. In this way, the company benefited from the experience and skills of foreign specialists.

Although Huawei's trade revenue declined due to strict U.S. sanctions, it surprised its earnings in 2021 by selling assets. Net income was $17.8 billion, the company's largest annual earnings.