Huawei and Safaricom Award First Inter-University Android Applications Challenge Winners
By Millicent Mugweru
Nairobi, Kenya, February 07, 2012: Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solution provider, and Integrated communications company Safaricom, today awarded winning android applications for the first inter-universities Huawei Android Applications Challenge (HAAC) under the Telecom Seed for the Future programme signed by the two companies and three universities (Moi, Nairobi and Jomo Kenyatta) in June 2011. view
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Huawei to Deploy Western Africa’s First LTE TDD Commercial Network for ZODA FONES
By Millicent Mugweru
Abuja, Nigeria, 18 January, 2012: Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, today announced it has been selected to deploy western Africa’s first LTE TDD commercial network for ZODA FONES, Nigeria’s leading telecoms operator. Adopting Huawei’s end-to-end SingleRAN LTE TDD solution, this network will cover the capital of Nigeria and its surrounding areas to provide end-users with high-speed and abundant data services. view
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Huawei Unveils World’s Slimmest Smartphone
By Millicent Mugweru
Las Vegas, U.S.A., January 9, 2012: Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, unveiled the world’s slimmest smartphone today at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The Huawei Ascend P1 S is 6.68mm thin and features a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED 960 x 540 touchscreen with Corning® Gorilla® Glass. The Ascend P1 S is also the fastest and most compact smartphone in its class with a dual-core 1.5GHz TI OMAP 4460 Cortext-A9 processor and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. view
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Huawei Showcases its Latest SMART Mobile Broadband Solution
By Millicent Mugweru
(Nairobi, Kenya , 15 September 2011) Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, has announced of the commencement of its annual Mobile Broadband (MBB) road show to demonstrate its latest technologies in Kenya . The demo truck arrives after a successful tour of South Africa, and will later visit Tanzania, Uganda, among other countries in Africa. view
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Huawei Donates Kshs 9.4 Million towards ‘Kenyans for Kenya’ Drought Relief Campaign
By Millicent Mugweru
Nairobi, Kenya, 18 August, 2011… Huawei Technologies, communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, today donated Kshs 9.4 million to the Kenya Red Cross Society to support urgent humanitarian relief efforts for drought victims though the ‘Kenyans for Kenya’ initiative. view
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Shenzhen, China, 15 August, 2011: Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology solutions provider, today released its financial results for the first half of 2011. Sales revenue grew 11 percent year-over-year to CNY 98.3 billion and operating profit reached CNY 12.4 billion. view
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Huawei Showcases Its Latest LTE Mobile Broadband Solution
By Millicent Mugweru
(Johannesburg, South Africa, 26 June 2011) Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, has embarked on a road show to demonstrate the latest technologies in broadband. Huawei mobile broadband demo truck crew will be visiting some hotspots in Gauteng, including MTN and Vodacom corporate parks before continuing the exciting journey to other countries in Africa and abroad. view
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Huawei partners with IDT to up-skill ICT students
By Millicent Mugweru
[Sandton, South Africa, 08 July 2011] Huawei, a leading telecom solutions provider and the Independent Development Trust (IDT), the South African development management agency, have partnered on a skills development project that is focused on introducing local ICT students to advanced telecommunications technology. Through the Huawei Student Abroad Project (HSAP), Huawei and IDT have sponsored 10 top-achievers for an educational trip to visit Huawei Headquarters in Shenzhen, China starting from 09 to 19 July 2011. view
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Huawei Presents Its Unique Hybrid Digital TV Solution in South Africa for the first time
By Millicent Mugweru
[Sandton, South Africa, 05 July 2011] Huawei, a leading telecom solutions provider, today presented its unique Hybrid Digital Television Solution to an audience of representatives across Africa, including television and network service providers. Huawei’s solution is a one video solution that covers all markets and the entire spectrum of Digital TV platforms. view
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Huawei Unveils MediaPad
By Millicent Mugweru
Singapore, 20 June 2011: Huawei, a leading telecom solutions provider, today launched the Huawei MediaPad, the world’s first 7-inch Android 3.2 Honeycomb tablet. The MediaPad is a complete entertainment powerhouse driven by Qualcomm’s dual-core 1.2GHz processor, supported by Huawei Device’s Hi-Space cloud solution and Google Android Market. The MediaPad provides a fabulous user-experience in a stylish, high-performing and ultra-portable package. view
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