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a seamless service experience, and allows for
smooth network evolution to help protect network
investment. According to the 5G Mobile Core
Competitive Landscape Assessment (CLA) released
by GlobalData, Huawei is the leader in all areas of
5G core networks.■ Continued to build industry-leading 5G mobile edge
computing (MEC) solutions. Driven by the concept
of “connectivity + computing”, Huawei’s MEC
solution features a high-performance hardware
platform with a switch-free architecture. It supports
heterogeneous computing, one-stop user plane,
cloud-edge cooperation, and open integration to
ensure premium service experience and enable new
business models for edge computing.■ Launched the unique all-cloud, fully-converged
Single Voice Core solution based on IMS, allowing
2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, and fixed-line subscribers to enjoy
voice services on the same network. The solution
helps carriers streamline different voice networks,
save network investment, introduce and expand
new voice services, and build voice infrastructure
networks for the 5G era.■ Released the iMaster MAE-CN, an intelligent O&M
solution for autonomous driving 5G core networks.
iMaster MAE-CN is the industry’s first solution
to integrate management and control functions
while enabling cloud-edge cooperation and layered
autonomy. It helps carriers build intelligent,
simplified, and agile 5G core networks.As we approach the intelligent era, computing
power will be a new driver of production, data itself
a core asset, and cloud, AI, and 5G the new tools
of productivity. The interplay of these factors is set
to enable numerous industries to go digital and
become intelligent. At the same time, the demand for
computing power is growing fast as new technologies
such as 5G, IoT, and edge computing see extensive
deployment.Increasingly diverse applications and data types
require diversified computing power. The computing
industry must continue to evolve in order to adapt to
the intelligent world. The next decade will be a golden
age for innovation in computing architecture. Huawei
will continue to pursue ongoing innovations in basic
research, technological explorations, and engineering
realization. Through these efforts, we hope to drive a
more diversified ecosystem for computing architecture
and to provide the ultimate computing power to
deliver ubiquitous cloud and pervasive intelligence.Heavy and ongoing investment in the computing
industry
In the intelligent era, we’ll see three major trends in
computing: a demand for the ultimate computing
power; ubiquitous computing and intelligence; and
cooperation across devices, edge, and cloud. At
Huawei, we are determined to invest more in the
computing industry. Our strategy focuses on four
areas:■ Architecture innovation: The Da Vinci architecture
was developed by investing in basic research. Webelieve there needs to be new breakthroughs in
processor architectures if we want to meet the
surging demand for computing power.■ All-scenario processors: Processors are the basic
building block of the computing industry. Huawei’s
years of investment have produced several families
of processors for different scenarios: Kunpeng
for general-purpose computing, Ascend for AI
computing, Kirin for smart devices, and Honghu for
smart screens.■ A business strategy for what Huawei “will and
will not do”: We won’t sell our processors directly.
Instead, we provide cloud services to customers.
We also provide components to partners, helping
them develop their own products.■ An open ecosystem: Computing has always been
an open industry. Its growth relies heavily on an
open ecosystem and global collaboration. Our goal
is to attract and empower software and application
partners and to help drive commercial success.Full-stack, all-scenario AI portfolio
We have made steady progress since we announced
our AI strategy in October 2018, with everything
moving forward, from strategy execution and R&D to
product launches. In 2019, we delivered on our promise
to provide a full-stack, all-scenario AI portfolio through
the release of the Ascend series of AI processors, the
all-scenario AI computing framework MindSpore, a full
Atlas AI portfolio, and our Ascend-based cloud services.
Our solutions have already been widely adopted in
many industries.Cloud & Computing