[Singapore, May 31, 2016] At the Asia ICT Innovation Forum 2016 organised by Singapore Exhibition Services and Huawei as the strategic partner, attended by over 500 regional ministerial representatives, internationally renowned economists and global industry thought leaders and professionals, Huawei outlined its roadmap to accelerate ICT transformation to enable more people in Asia Pacific to reap the benefits of ICT and move towards a Better Connected World. To achieve technological and economic growth, countries must accelerate their digitization process through open collaboration with stakeholders across the ICT ecosystem. Huawei also outlined the need for countries to measure and track their digitization development so as to steer the focus of ICT development roadmaps.

“Today, Building a Better Connected World has become the common aspiration of our entire industry. We are committed to the value propositions of Ubiquitous Broadband, Agile Innovation, and Inspired Experience and fully connecting people to people, people to things, and things to things,” said Zhou Jianjun, President of Carrier Business, Huawei Southern Pacific.

Consumers are increasingly expecting rich and inspiring experiences when interacting with content. For example, virtual reality (VR) has been applied in many areas, including gaming, shopping, tourism, and training. To deliver a perfect virtual reality experience, VR needs to process about 5.2 gigabytes of data every second and have a latency of less than 20 milliseconds. To that end, ubiquitous ultra-broadband networks with zero wait time and inspired experiences are needed, which will drive constant changes and innovation of networks and provide tremendous opportunities for industry development.

Historically, technological transformations have disrupted and driven social progress and industry development. A Better Connected World will be a wellspring of opportunities for industries. These will include the 100-billion-dollar video industry, the one-trillion-dollar market for cloud transformation in enterprise IT, and the Internet of Things (IoT) industry whose user base is expected to grow by a factor of 10. Huawei will work in the areas of enhancing connectivity, improving the user experience, expanding access under all scenarios, and helping vertical industries go digital to drive the ICT industry forward.

“Successful ICT transformation requires joint efforts from governments and all industry players. Huawei adheres to a pipe strategy that focuses on ICT infrastructure and smart devices, and is dedicated to building an ecosystem characterized by openness, collaboration, and shared success, in order to accelerate digital transformation. Huawei remains true to investing for the future especially in research and development to create new and innovative technologies that help our customers achieve continued business successes,” said Zhou Jianjun.

Through the company’s experience in working with governments and businesses around the world to build smarter cities and industries, Huawei continues to push boundaries  to develop solutions that propel digital transformation.

The Asia ICT Innovation Forum is held in conjunction with CommunicAsia2016, the largest ICT trade event in the region, where Huawei showcases latest innovations and solutions together with 50 partners off-site. Together with industry partners, Huawei aims to deepen cooperation across verticals and strengthen the ICT value chain. At Huawei’s booth, visitors will be able to experience a series of interactive activities that will provide them the opportunity to experience the multitude possibilities of a connected nation. For example, visitors will be able to design a unique fashion piece in virtual reality that may well be how the design process may turn out in the future. Dancing Robot was brought on-site to interact and entertain with visitors.

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