EXECUTIVE PROFILEhow Huawei relies on the expertise
of its team (today the firm has around
1,100 employees in Canada, with
around 91% being Canadian citizens)
as well as its renowned R&D capabilities.
“We have around 193,000 employees
around the globe and more than
80,000 of them are involved in R&D.
In many ways you could say we’re an
R&D company,” Pereira adds.
In many ways, the challenges faced
in Canada’s north mirror those faced
in Africa. Both places are remote, short
on funds, and often not very populated.
Fortunately, Huawei already has
extensive first-hand experience in
such environments. In 2017, it launchedChristopher Pereira
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