Pang announced the European Developer Enablement Plan. The plan includes three platforms: an ICT Expertise platform, a co-development platform and a co-marketing platform, to provide European developers with Huawei’s software development tools and capabilities, as well as offering marketing opportunities. “We plan to further invest over 75 million euros before 2020 to establish 3 open labs in the UK, Germany and Italy to support fifty to a hundred thousand developers,” said Pang. Huawei also announced plans for remote labs in Munich, Frankfurt, and Dublin to give European developers closer access to labs for joint innovation.
During the two-day event, Huawei will elaborate on three cloud ecosystems for operators, vertical industries, and consumers, covering topics such as cloud transformation, SDN/NFV, NB-IoT, Smart Home, HPC (High Performance Computing), Agile Networks and the Huawei Developer Zone. For operators, Huawei is committed to building a content cloud together with 500 partners, which will connect content providers with operators more closely. For vertical industries, the enterprise cloud ecosystem will be the key to customers’ business development and success. The consumer cloud will provide end-users with the next-generation cloud-based experience. In addition, there will also be an exhibition of partners and developers demonstrating solutions and components of the cloud ecosystem on over 1500 square meters.
Europe has historically always been an important market for Huawei. The company has 26 centers of expertise around the world, with the majority located in Europe. Huawei has set up 18 Research and Development (R&D) centers in Europe, covering areas including: mathematics, aesthetics, microwave, chips, and wireless technologies. Last year, Huawei set up its European Research Institute to coordinate and oversee the activities of its wider R&D facilities across Europe. Huawei has invested 75 million euros in its cooperation with over 100 universities and research institutes, is an active player in the EU's Horizon 2020 program, and has signed over 210 technology partnership agreements.
