Connect with us

Technology

Huawei Cloud, the fastest-growing cloud in APAC, vows to accelerate industry digitalization in Singapore

Published

on

SINGAPORE, July 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The vision of a digitalized, intelligent and future-ready Singapore was vividly showcased at the Huawei Cloud Summit Singapore 2024 today with the theme “Leap to Intelligence with a Better Cloud”, where over 500 delegates from around the world representing the government, business and technology sectors gathered to dive into the latest in groundbreaking innovations like Huawei Cloud Stack, Cloud Native, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Jacqueline Shi, President of Global Marketing and Sales Service at Huawei Cloud, underscored in her welcome speech that cloud technology has significantly advanced Singapore’s digital capabilities, delivering powerful building blocks to the Lion City’s aspiration of a Smart Nation.

“Our sights are on the digitalization industry. We are bringing in the glocalization experience, and driving the digital economy through cutting-edge technology adoption. Huawei Cloud is dedicated to creating a new base for the smart world in Singapore through continuous technological innovations and we believe Go-Cloud is becoming the core competitiveness for industries. “

Huawei Cloud in Singapore clocks over 100% Growth from last year

Huawei Cloud’s business in Singapore has seen tremendous growth, increasing by over 100% in the last year. Over the past five years, Huawei Cloud has served over 1,000 local customers and collaborated with over 500 technology partners, a testament to its ability to meet the evolving needs of the market.

Globally, Huawei Cloud’s overall global business grew by 110% last year while its revenue in Asia Pacific increased twenty-fold in the past five years, making it the second-largest cloud provider in China and the fastest-growing in the Asia-Pacific region.

Singapore now boasts the lowest latency levels in the Asia-Pacific region, with the Singapore node achieving latency below 5 milliseconds, setting new standards in connectivity and operational efficiency.

Mark Chen, President of Global Solution Sales, Huawei Cloud said at the event, “We are living through an era of technology explosion where Cloud, Big Data, and AI are becoming widely used. By continuously creating innovative technologies and solutions from Cloud Native to AI Native and then to Digital Native, Huawei Cloud aims to provide end-to-end digital intelligence services for the digital transformation of various industries in Singapore.”

The latest Huawei Cloud Stack (HCS) 8.3 which was recently released in Singapore demonstrates the rapid technological advancements being made, delivering over 100 cloud services in 13 categories.

Rex Lei, Managing Director of Huawei Cloud Singapore said, “Over the past five years, Huawei Cloud has established a strong presence in Singapore with five availability zones (AZs), with the racks accounting for almost 10% of the market share. This is the largest investment overseas by Huawei Cloud. Huawei Cloud Singapore Region not only serves local customers, but also the surrounding ASEAN countries through high-bandwidth, high-reliability, and low-latency private lines.”

Global Horizons Enabled by Cloud

Huawei Cloud has empowered Singaporean businesses to spread their wings beyond local borders. A notable success is Singapore’s unicorn company, Wiz.AI, which was part of Huawei Cloud’s Spark program in its early stages. Now a global leading conversational voice AI technology innovator, Wiz.AI enables businesses to deliver hyper-personalised, omnichannel customer engagement at scale and has expanded its customer base to multiple Southeast Asian countries including Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand. 

At the same time, Huawei Cloud bridges Chinese companies into Southeast Asia. For example, AnyTech,Huawei Cloud’s overseas partner, is a leading supplier of systematic software technology for the financial industry and has forayed successfully into Thailand with its leading solutions for large banks.

Talent Development and Collaboration Remain at Huawei’s Heart

At the summit, Huawei Cloud also launched the “Go Cloud, Go Global-Singapore Cloud Alliance”, addressing Huawei Cloud will be dedicated to expanding the ecosystem for more partners and customers to benefit together from the growing community in the country.

To date, Huawei Cloud has trained over 3,000 developers in Singapore. Collaborations with educational institutions have produced over 2,200 ICT talents and the Spark Incubator entrepreneurship initiative with the Singapore government in 2022 sparked 180 startups.

From setting up strategic collaborations, building essential infrastructure, and investing in talent, to nurturing a vibrant digital ecosystem, Huawei Cloud is steadfast in its commitment to drive significant technological advancements that benefit communities and industries across Singapore and beyond.

View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/apac/news-releases/huawei-cloud-the-fastest-growing-cloud-in-apac-vows-to-accelerate-industry-digitalization-in-singapore-302202009.html

SOURCE Huawei Cloud Singapore

Continue Reading
Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Technology

Expo enhanced by China-ASEAN cooperation

Published

on

By

BEIJING, Sept. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — A report from China Daily:

The 21st China-ASEAN Expo, which is taking place in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, aims to increase consensus, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, and enhance China-ASEAN collaboration to an unparalleled level.

The expo, which commenced on Tuesday and will run until Saturday, is marked by several new initiatives. Notably, it provides a novel theme focusing on strategic emerging industries, spotlighting cutting-edge advancements and technological breakthroughs in such areas as digital technology, green low-carbon initiatives, new energy and smart connected vehicles.

Moreover, the expo introduces a high-tech product exhibition area tailored for ASEAN countries, a first-time feature that showcases technical progress made in healthcare, information technology, new energy and other key sectors. It aims to support high-tech ASEAN enterprises in expanding their market presence in China and beyond.

The 21st CAEXPO is to include an open day, offering businesses enhanced market visibility and granting the general public a firsthand experience of the concrete outcomes resulting from practical cooperation between China and ASEAN countries.

This year’s expo boasts an exhibition area spanning nearly 200,000 square meters and has attracted the participation of more than 3,000 companies, with Malaysia taking the spotlight as the “theme country”.

Malaysian government officials are set to participate in dialogues with Chinese enterprise CEOs, fostering better understanding of the country’s investment policies and aiding the exploration of overseas markets.

At the 21st CAEXPO, the United Arab Emirates has confirmed its participation as a “special partner country”, marking a historic moment as it becomes the first Gulf Cooperation Council member to attend.

The UAE has established a national pavilion to display its investment environment, key industries and cooperative projects, promoting direct dialogue and partnerships between enterprises.

Through extensive discussions, they will collaborate on trade, tourism, investment, finance, and technology, jointly develop new areas and partnership frameworks to strengthen the bilateral economic and trade ties.

The expo also features a dedicated China-ASEAN cultural exchange exhibition zone, highlighting examples and collaborative accomplishments in this field.

View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/apac/news-releases/expo-enhanced-by-china-asean-cooperation-302260938.html

SOURCE China Daily

Continue Reading

Technology

Huawei Unveils the Xinghe Intelligent Autonomous Driving Network Solution, Accelerating Digital and Intelligent Transformations Across Industries

Published

on

By

SHANGHAI, Sept. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — At HUAWEI CONNECT 2024, the “Xinghe Intelligent Autonomous Driving Network” session successfully brought together over 100 representatives from enterprises, industry experts, and partners. During this session, Huawei introduced the industry’s first L4 autonomous driving network solution — Xinghe Intelligent Autonomous Driving Network, paving the way for comprehensive digital and intelligent transformations across various sectors.

As AI technologies reach critical milestones and AI applications approach a tipping point, industries are increasingly adopting AI solutions. Also, the rapid advancement of computing power has led to the widespread implementation of digital twins and various large language models (LLMs), driving network intelligence into a new phase of rapid development. The integration of these new technologies into the network domain is becoming inevitable.

To address these advancements, Huawei launched the Xinghe Intelligent Autonomous Driving Network solution for enterprises. Wang Hui, President of NCE Domain at Huawei Data Communication Product Line, emphasized that the solution features a three-layer architecture comprising intelligent network elements (NEs), digital twins, and an intelligent brain. It integrates foundational capabilities, including the 10B-level-corpus telecom foundation model and cloud-map algorithm powered simulations, to create an L4 autonomous driving network capable of self-identifying risks, autonomously resolving faults, and self-verifying changes. This solution offers an AI-assisted O&M expert designed for various industries, including finance and education.

Intelligent NEs: These NEs can sense comprehensive data — including services, traffic, and applications — within milliseconds, providing essential data for network-wide intelligence and significantly enhancing the processing efficiency of underlying network devices.Digital twins: The network digital map creates a multi-dimensional, real-time visualization of the network, allowing for online simulations. It offers a lightweight operations and maintenance (O&M) solution that facilitates trial and error, accelerating the innovative iteration of network operations.Intelligent brain: Utilizing the telecom foundation model, this component accurately interprets user intentions through natural language, transforms user requirements, and dynamically invokes various scenario-based AI agents, achieving end-to-end network intelligence.

As AI model technologies continue to evolve and deepen in application, Huawei remains committed to ongoing research and development, striving for more precise intelligent decision-making and efficient automated management across various scenarios, ultimately helping customers’ networks advance towards L4 high-level intelligence.

Photo – https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2517493/image_5009699_30809477.jpg 

View original content:https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/huawei-unveils-the-xinghe-intelligent-autonomous-driving-network-solution-accelerating-digital-and-intelligent-transformations-across-industries-302260942.html

Continue Reading

Technology

China Arbitration Summit 2024 and China-MENA Arbitration Summit Held in Beijing

Published

on

By

BEIJING, Sept. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The China Arbitration Summit 2024 and China-MENA Arbitration Summit was successfully held in Beijing on September 26, under the theme “International Arbitration Transcending Eras.” Nearly 500 attendees from 47 countries and regions, including government officials, leaders from international organizations, and representatives from major arbitration institutions, judges, arbitrators, lawyers, scholars, and business professionals, participated in the event. 

The forum achieved practical results, contributing to strengthening legal cooperation, advancing international arbitration, and supporting the global economic order.

Ren Hongbin, Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), highlighted that CIETAC has solidified China’s leading position in arbitration. He emphasized that CIETAC aims to contribute further to high-quality international arbitration development, global economic recovery, and the building of a shared future for humanity.

Li Mingzheng, Vice Minister of Justice of China, stated that CIETAC’s independent, fair, and efficient arbitration services are widely recognized domestically and internationally. He emphasized the need for continuous innovation in arbitration, further development of rules, and enhanced international collaboration to build a global brand for arbitration services.

Wang Shumei, a senior justice and member of the Supreme People’s Court of China, shared measures taken by Chinese courts to innovate in arbitration and improve their role in global governance. She affirmed that Chinese courts will continue to foster a favorable legal environment for the advancement of international arbitration.

In a video message, Anna Joubin-Bret, Secretary-General of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), reaffirmed UNCITRAL’s commitment to addressing the new opportunities and challenges posed by modern dispute resolution.

Ismail Selim, President of the International Federation of Commercial Arbitration Institutions (IFCAI), stressed that arbitration must evolve to align with the era’s trends of digitization and interconnectedness, promoting shared vision, adaptability, inclusivity, and global integration.

The forum saw the launch of the “2024 International Arbitration Cooperation Initiative”, led by CIETAC and supported by arbitration institutions primarily from the Middle East and North Africa. The initiative aims to enhance cooperation among international arbitration bodies and contribute to building a community of shared future through arbitration.

CIETAC signed cooperation agreements with six international arbitration and legal service institutions, establishing mechanisms for joint research projects, co-hosted training, mutual recommendations of arbitrators, and shared use of facilities.

The summit was organized by Guangxi CA Panorama Group.

Photo – https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2517341/The_forum_saw_the_launch_of_the__2024_International_Arbitration_Cooperation_Initiative.jpg 

View original content:https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/china-arbitration-summit-2024-and-china-mena-arbitration-summit-held-in-beijing-302260946.html

Continue Reading

Trending