Trends Report

Huawei Is Unifying Its Cloud Strategy But Must Strengthen Its Software

The Firm Still Needs To Improve Analytics, AI, Automation, And Orchestration

July 10th, 2017
Dan Bieler, Principal Analyst
Dan Bieler Principal Analyst
Charlie Dai, VP, Principal Analyst
Charlie Dai VP, Principal Analyst
Andre Kindness, Principal Analyst
Andre Kindness Principal Analyst
Travis Wu, null
Travis Wu
Randy Heffner, null
Randy Heffner
With contributors:
Laura Koetzle , Glenn O'Donnell , Dane Anderson , Ivory Chen , Bill Nagel

Summary

CIOs can no longer see Huawei as just a telco equipment provider. In 2016, Huawei's annual revenue grew by 32% to US$75 billion, 59% of which came from outside of China — making it the largest global network solutions vendor by revenue. Huawei is transforming into a more comprehensive tech company and competing with global cloud players. This report offers insights that will help CIOs understand where Huawei is heading and how they can collaborate with the vendor to further their own digital journeys.

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