#Huawei Empowers #China’s Next Gen 30,000-ton Heavy-Haul Railway Transport with Latest GSM-R

Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, announced that its latest GSM-R solution has supported China’s Da-Qin Railway Line with a successful 30,000-ton heavy-duty traction test, which increased China’s railway hauling capacity by over 50%, enabling China to be one of the few countries in the world to conduct transportation of 30,000-ton heavy-haul trains in existing railway systems.

“For a 3,971-meter long, 320-wagon 30,000-ton heavy-haul train to pass the traction test successfully in April, that is a key milestone to the development of China’s heavy-haul railway transportation. This also signifies the achievement of efficient of railway communication systems and hauling capacity in China,” said Mr. Xu Zhiyu, General Manager of Huawei Enterprise Wireless Product Line. “As the main artery of China’s coal transportation network, the revamp of the wireless communication technologies along the Da-Qin Railway Line poses a challenge for railway operators to address the growing demand for heavy-haul railway transportation and efficient long-distance wireless communication in China. To address the evolution of transportation industry, it is crucial for railway operators to ensure safety and railway hauling capacity at the same time. With extensive experience and insights in wireless communication technology and railway industry, Huawei has been providing the global railway industry with customized, reliable communications solutions, where our GSM-R solution ensures railway systems with advanced, secure, and reliable communications infrastructure, to allow railway operators to save costs and achieve sustained profitability.”

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Da-Qin Railway Line, spanning a total of 653 km across northeastern China, is one of the key railway lines in China, which transports around 400 million tons or nearly one-fifth of the nation’s coal per year. It is also the first China railway line to integrate GSM-R communications system. Huawei has been working closely with Da-Qin Railway Line since 2005, and had since undertaken the construction of GSM-R wireless network for the line, ensuring multi-locomotive synchronous control and unblocked radio links from departure to destination across the railway line.
During the deployment of the GSM-R solution on Da-Qin Railway Line, Huawei had replaced the line’s repeaters with the latest DBS3900 base stations. With the deployment of the DBS3900 base stations, Da-Qin Railway Line is able to solve issues caused by repeaters, including short service life, poor immunity to interference, and network performance deterioration due to aging device. In addition, Huawei specially developed and implemented a RRU multi-site cell technology for the railway line, incorporating the remote radio unit (RRU) in different physical sites through the control of the baseband unit (BBU), overcoming frequent network handovers and weak coverage under a high-speed environment. The RRU multi-site cell technology significantly reduces the number of network handovers and improves network handover success rate, especially in tunnels, while going full-speed. This ensures the stability and security of data services in multiple locomotive operation and control for long heavy-haul trains, and effectively alleviates the shortage of frequency resources for railway communications.


To enhance reliability and convenience of maintenance of the entire network by Da-Qin Railway Network, Huawei customized a hot-back solution which combines the geo-redundancy solution in wireless network with the improved geo-redundancy backup solution for soft switching in the core network. Upon adoption of this solution, the mean time between failures (MTBF) is significantly increased, preventing network failures due to faults in any node or device. The Huawei Base Station Controller (BSC) node redundancy solution in Huawei’s GSM-R solution resolves problems of existing solutions in the industry, including slow device start-up, data switchover, and insufficient effective surveillance and maintenance methods. To enable quick and automatic switchovers between active and standby BSCs, As for Huawei’s BSC duo-redundancy solution enhances further stability of the system in carrying upper-layer services. To address the need for Da-Qin Railway Line to achieve synchronous control and high standards of safety and reliability, Huawei implements a redundancy backup solution to ensure smooth running of wireless networks. As a result, the GSM-R network in the Da-Qin Railway Line is able to achieve full E2E redundancy backup in the core network, BSC, and Base Transceiver Station (BTS). This greatly improves network reliability and ensures efficient and smooth operation of the Da-Qin Railway Line.

To address the evolution of railway transportation technologies, Huawei has been working closely with railway operators around the world to develop and implement GSM-R railway networks. By the first quarter of 2014, Huawei GSM-R solutions have covered 24,000 km of railway lines globally. In 2013, Huawei achieved a 75% share of new contracts in the global GSM-R market. Moving forward, Huawei will continue to provide high-quality customer-centric GSM-R products, solutions and services for customers in the railway industry, contributing to the modernization and digitalization of modern railway communication networks.

StorIT appointed as #Huawei distributor in #Middle East

StorIT—the leading Data Management Specialist Value Added Distributor in the Middle East and North Africa—has signed a new distribution agreement with Huawei—a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider—to serve customers across the GCC region with the latest innovations in enterprise-level storage technology.

The agreement will see StorIT distribute the entire range of Huawei’s Enterprise Storage Solutions through its wide channel network of value-added resellers and systems integrators. As a Huawei Value Added Distributor, StorIT will further enhance Huawei’s offerings through its dedicated channel network which will be supported by StorIT throughout the entire cycle of sales and technical support. The agreements includes pre-sales consultancy, solutions architecture & design, and through to post-sales implementation and support.

“StorIT is very pleased to announce its new partnership with Huawei which is one of the fastest growing global ICT technology brands and who have made significant strides in the Middle East market in recent years. Huawei’s commitment to the region is very impressive and their portfolio of products and their future roadmap makes them a perfect partner in growth for StorIT who has built an enviable reputation with unparalleled expertise and success in the Data Storage, Data Protection, and Data Management domain in the Middle East,” says Mr. Boby Joseph, CEO from StorIT.

“Huawei is committed to developing reliable and smart storage solutions which exhibit a consistent balance between technological capability, environmental considerations, product strength and market performance. Our products have been well received across the globe and we are looking forward to having yet another strong partner with a proven track record to bolster our success in this region,” adds Mr. Dong Wu, President at Huawei Enterprise Business Middle East. “StorIT is a specialist valued added distributor in the Middle East with expertise in the data management and storage domain, and hence a perfect partner for our portfolio of enterprise storage products. With their market expertise, valued-added services, exceptional customer service and a true technical understanding of our products, StorIT will assist us in our efforts to deliver unparalleled value to our customers.”

In recent years Huawei has continued to invest heavily in research & development, working to enhance its enterprise IT offerings worldwide and in the Middle East in particular. Today Huawei has established a complete series of IT solutions to help enterprises simplify their IT systems and improve their business agility. Huawei’s IT product line in the Middle East encompasses an impressive range of servers, storage systems, cloud computing products, and data center solutions.

This spring Huawei’s enterprise business group was honored by industry leaders with the prestigious title of Middle East “Networking Vendor of the Year” at the 7th Channel Middle East Awards. Huawei currently supports partners in a wide range of industries from education to healthcare, retail, manufacturing, banking and more. Recent collaborations include developing bespoke solutions for the UAE’s Tawazun in the manufacturing sector, the Oman Ministry of Manpower, and Saudi’s Technical and Vocational Training Corporation.

With an open and collaborative philosophy, Huawei has joined hands with more than 400 partners including Intel, SAP and CA, to provide a complete lineup of industry-specific IT solutions.

Following the new agreement, Huawei joins StorIT's leading portfolio of vendors which includes EMC, Quantum, Mellanox, Moonwalk, Emulex, Aptare, QLogic, Supermicro and SAS to name some.

“Huawei complements our existing portfolio of products and helps us to sustain our competitive edge in extending best of breed solutions based on latest innovation to our customers,” adds Mr. Joseph.

Eight billion #smartphone users across the globe by 2025, predicts #Huawei

Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, the world's no.2 telecoms equipment maker forecasts that by 2025, the world will have eight billion smartphone users and 100 billion terminals interconnected by the Internet.

Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, today held its 11th Annual Global Analyst Summit, attracting nearly 400 analysts and business leaders from world-class companies such as BT, Intel and Volvo.

In his welcome address at the event, Mr. William Xu, Huawei’s Chief Strategy Marketing Officer, said that as connectivity becomes increasingly important and a way of life globally, ICT technologies, represented by mobile broadband, cloud computing, big data analytics, the Internet of things, and social networking, will continue to reshape the world and introduce a new wave of technological development. Mr. Xu also underscored Huawei’s commitment to continue working closely with partners from business, industry and academia to promote greater convenience and freedom in communications and the sharing of ideas to drive the evolution of technology, industries and interpersonal interaction. Ultimately, Huawei aims to help to build a better connected world.

Mr. Xu said: "Against the backdrop of ICT convergence, Huawei has also transformed and optimized our organizational structure to establish a new, more comprehensive and well-rounded Products and Solutions Group to develop innovative ICT products and solutions that will fully realize and leverage the competitive advantage Huawei has gained with our comprehensive solutions offering."

Speaking at the event, Niall Dunne, Chief Sustainability Officer at BT Group, said: "At BT, we believe in the power of communications to deliver sustainable social and economic growth. The Huawei summit has been an excellent opportunity to discuss with global industry leaders and stakeholders how ICT can play a very real part in building a better future."

With connectivity becoming the norm in people’s daily lives today, the four basic physical elements of human survival– air, water, food and sunlight – can be extended to include the digital environment. A better connected world will integrate such elements. Like air, connectivity will be available anytime and anywhere. Connectivity will flow freely like water, enabling ease of information sharing and inspiring innovation. Like food, it will provide energy, allowing people to be always online and promote life-long learning; and connectivity will shine like the sun, with everyone being able to enjoy communications through broadband Internet.

From interpersonal communications to connectivity and the Internet of things, or basic, physical human needs to the more advanced need for entertainment and social networking, human interaction and society are being re-modeled by the possibilities created by ultra-broadband, high-capacity connectivity that is highly reliable, ubiquitous and offers zero wait time.

Huawei forecasts that by 2025, the world will have eight billion smartphone users and 100 billion terminals interconnected by the Internet. It follows that the next decade will see ICT embedded more deeply in everyday life and across all industries. With the ICT convergence trend, Huawei believes that the digital transformation of the information society presents immense opportunities for the ICT industry, and that the convergence of the digital and physical worlds will usher in an era of big data – one with data pipes as wide as the Pacific Ocean, more real-time big data platforms, and an enormous volume of interconnected terminals. In this age, the transfer, processing, storage and presentation of such massive data workloads will underline the value of Huawei’s commitment to working with customers and partners to create high-performance, universally-connected digital logistics systems. Over the last 27 years, Huawei has pursued this vision of universal connectivity where all industries and enterprises are interconnected. Today, Huawei is already leveraging ICT to connect close to three billion people in 170 countries and regions across the world, enabling them to realize the possibilities of communications and information sharing, anytime and anywhere.

Mr. Xu added: "As globalization enters a new age of ICT convergence, the world has never been so closely interconnected. Internationally successful products are backed by a global ecosystem and collaboration across an industry chain characterized by technology and industry integration. Huawei looks forward to collaborating closely with partners from the industry, business, and academic circles to build a win-win industry chain together and a better connected world."

Huawei launches New Wi-Fi Datacard range in India

Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, today announced the launch of seven new Wi-Fi open data cards to enable users to share more content on the go at blazing fast speeds. The new Wi-Fi datacard range is designed to suit the needs of Indian consumers for high-speed data consumption across multiple devices, share internet with friends & families from the same datacard and the freedom to choose their favorite network operator. The new open Wi-Fi data cards have been classified into three different categories to simplify data card purchase by consumers & help retailers sell easily.


Huawei Device India President, Mr. Victor Shanxin said, “Our understanding of the Indian consumer and the ability to serve them with superior innovation, enabling high-speed connectivity has led to our leadership position in the Indian Data Card market. With the rising penetration of internet-enabled devices like Wi-Fi tablets, laptops, smart TV’s, smartphones, connected gaming & music devices, people are increasingly consuming internet for entertainment & productivity at home and while traveling. We have an intuitive understanding of users’ need to connect, share, anytime anywhere, which has inspired us to design Wi-Fi data cards that can connect users irrespective of the device they use to access the web.”

Commenting at the launch, Mr. Anand Narang, Marketing Director, Huawei India said, “With feedback from trade partners and consumers, we have simplified the naming structure to make the purchase & selling process easier at retail points with our new naming classification of data cards - Laptopi-Fi, Power-Fi and Mobi-Fi. Our new campaign ‘Internet pooling is here’ is targeted towards educating youth, young professionals & families about easy and affordable ways to access internet on multiple devices & share it with multiple devices simultaneously. Indian users are consuming lot of content on the go like in cars, hotels, at homes & offices on a variety of internet-connected devices. We have now empowered these value-conscious consumers to create a Wi-Fi anywhere and share internet with upto 5-10 devices of friends & family members in a cost-effective way.”


Turn your laptop into a hotspot with Huawei’s Laptopi-Fi data cards

Last year, PC sales in India witnessed a 4.8 per cent growth annually, with 11.5 million units, indicating that laptops are still the most sought after devices to access web especially from research & content creation perspective. Understanding the wide usage of laptops to surf the web by professionals, Small Office Home Office (SOHO) and large families, Huawei has launched two new Wi-Fi data cards under its Laptopi-Fi category. Huawei Laptopi-Fi datacards allow users to turn their laptop into an internet hotspot for upto 5 devices. These Wi-Fi datacards include E303FH and E3531. These dongles also allow users to make voice calls and SMS. E303FH and E3531 provide a download speed of 14.4Mbps and 21.6 Mbps respectively and an upload speed of 5.76Mbps that enable users to share data at a high-speed.

Its now easy to convert your car, room and small office into a Wi-Fi zone with Huawei’s Power-Fi data cards

Under this Power-Fi category, Huawei has launched two devices E8231 and E8221 which come with in-built Wi-Fi module and require a power source connectivity like a car charging point, power mains or laptops to create a Wi-Fi hotspot. Both the devices can connect up to 10 devices at a time. E8231 allow users to download at a speed of 21.6 Mbps and E8221 enables users to download at a speed of 14.4 Mbps and upload speeds of 5.76 Mbps.


Be on the go, with Huawei’s new range of premium Mobi-Fi

With Huawei’s newly launched Mobi-Fi devices- E5220, E5151 and E5730, users can enjoy the freedom to take the internet wherever they go. With one touch Wi-Fi hotspot creation capability, all the three Wi-Fi routers can connect up to 10 devices instantly. The device offers blazing fast 21.6 Mbps download speeds. E5220, E5151 and E5730 are powered with a 1150mAh, 1500mAh and a 5200mAh battery respectively to provide long working time without connecting to a power source. BothE5151 and E5730 assist users to access internet via 3G/2G network or through Ethernet port seamlessly & effortlessly. Ethernet port also allows users to carry it around and use it as a portable router and when back home or in office, it could get connected with the Ethernet cable to function as a stationary router, offering wireless signal. With a 5200mAh battery, E5730 is a power bank and lets users charge their tablets and smartphones as well.

The new range of data cards will be available at leading multi-brand stores, e-commerce and IT, mobile & consumer electronics channel across India. The Wi-Fi datacards’ MRP prices are:
Mobi-Fi : E5220 – Rs 4299, E5151 – Rs. 4999
Power-Fi : E8221 – Rs. 2499 and E8231 - Rs. 2999
Laptopi-Fi : E303FH- Rs. 1899 and E3531 – Rs. 1999

About Huawei Consumer Business Group
As at the end of 2013, Huawei’s products and services are deployed in over 170 countries, serving more than one third of the world’s population. Huawei continues to be a market leader in datacard category world-wide, including India and was ranked third in global smartphone shipments in 2013 according to International Data Corporation (IDC). Huawei has also established more than 16 R&D centers around the world in countries such as the United States, Germany, Sweden, Russia, India, and China. One of Huawei’s three business groups, Huawei Consumer Business Group (BG) provides a range of products including mobile phones, mobile broadband (MBB) devices, home devices and cloud services. With more than 20 years of rich business expertise in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector, an extensive global network, vast global business operations and partners, experience in the telecommunications, Huawei has established a globalized network, operation ability and working partners, Huawei Consumer BG is dedicated to bringing the latest technology to consumers, offering a world of possibilities and creating extraordinary experiences for people everywhere.