Telecom Vendors

The leading telecom vendor Ericsson and top device manufacturer Apple are onto another legal battle related to 5G patents.

The Huawei Middle East ICT Competition 2021 has now concluded, with winners of the annual event being announced following several months of national and regional competitions between some of the region’s brightest young minds and leading academic institutions.

Staying true to its long history in innovation and intellectual property (IP) management, Huawei has moved up on the list of companies getting the most US patents, according to the study by Fairview Research’s IFI Claims Patent Services.

In the EU and worldwide, businesses in the ICT sectors continued to increase their R&D investments, including leading telecom equipment vendor Huawei.

Nokia shared an update to its financial guidance for 2021, ahead of the scheduled release of its fourth-quarter and full-year 2021 financial results on February 3, 2022. A new comparable operating margin guidance for 2022 has also been introduced.

Huawei and Ooredoo Group, two of the world's leading digital enablers, have signed a five-year global frame agreement that will see Huawei supply its radio, core, and transport products and solutions to the Group.

By: An Jian, President of Carrier Networks Business Group, Huawei Middle East

Nokia has been selected by Ooredoo Group to supply 5G CPEs and whole-home mesh WiFi solutions to residential and enterprise customers. The Nokia fixed wireless access (FWA) and Wi-Fi solutions will enable Ooredoo to create additional revenue streams through new and exciting offers, such as smart home services and the Internet of Things (IoT).

With digital transformation in mind, Huawei has continuously supported partners and customers in 2021, establishing new breakthroughs in 5G, artificial intelligence, cloud, and many other areas. Guo Ping, Huawei rotating chairman, recently confirmed in a new year message that Huawei expects to round off the year with a total revenue of 634 billion yuan (approximately $99.48 billion).

Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, announced the Clean Hydrogen Partnership will provide EUR 2.5 million to help fund a project to develop low-carbon fuel cells to power data centres. It is hoped this could reduce carbon emissions from operations by up to 100%. The EcoEdge PrimePower (E2P2) project is a novel proof-of-concept initiative aiming to develop and demonstrate low environmental impact fuel cells that provide economic and resilient prime power solutions for the data centre environment.