HUAWEI, a leading global ICT solutions provider, held its first edition of Huawei Saudi Arabia Mobile Congress in Riyadh under the theme “Enabling the Future Together”, last April 1-18. Huawei showcased the latest technologies and solutions that will support the Kingdom in achieving its Saudi Vision 2030 and the National Transformation Plan 2020 goals.

Catering to the large dairy sector in the Kingdom, Huawei showcased the Connected Cow solution, which analyzes the rut of cows based on NB-IoT solutions, enabling farmers to analyze and maximize the production of milk. The event, which was held at Huawei Customer Solution Integration and Innovation Experience Centre (CSIC) in Riyadh, also highlighted VR broadcast, which collects panorama view footage from a 360 degree camera and transfers data to end users with a VR terminal, allowing users to experience a situation as if they were there in person. Use cases include football games, crime scenes, and others. Huawei’s Smart Metering that monitors gas and water usage based on Cellular-IOT technology was also on display.

“Building on the success of Mobile World Congress 2018 in Barcelona, we have conducted this country-specific event to highlight and showcase the latest innovations and technologies to our partners and customers in Saudi Arabia, especially the highly anticipated 5G and its role in reshaping operations and pushing the digital transformation that is sweeping across countries around the world,” said Dennis Zhang, CEO, Huawei Tech Investment Saudi Arabia.

“Huawei has always been at the forefront of innovation, and on an ongoing quest to continuously empower partners and help advance their operations. It is also our mission to keep all concerned parties like government bodies, private sector as well as educational institutions well informed about the latest trends in ICT. The Huawei Saudi Arabia Mobile Congress is an ideal platform to share knowledge with our partners and strengthen relationships,” he added.

Over the course of the event, Huawei showcased the latest developments in Data Center Fabrication, Video Cloud, the first 5G CPE Huawei Chipset, Huawei 5G network support up-to 20Gbps in hotspot areas, and X-Haul, a 5G-oriented transport Network solution. In addition, global E2E 5G product and solution 1st 5G CPE Chipset produced by Huawei.

Key telco operators in the kingdom attended the event, in addition to government bodies, educational institutions, startups and media partners. Members of the Huawei “Saudi Future Leaders” were also in attendance and showed interest in IoT &VR applications developed by Huawei.

At the Mobile World Congress 2018 held in Barcelona in March, Huawei outlined a vision for 5G by unveiling their latest solutions and shared its vision for a collaborative ecosystem that can stimulate innovation and the development of 5G, All-Cloud network, video, and IoT technologies.

Huawei received eight awards from GSMA including Outstanding Contribution to the Mobile Industry Award, which recognizes Huawei for decades of advocating new technology, building out the digital ecosystem, and social responsibility. — SG