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SHENZHEN, China, Nov. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Huawei has signed a global commitment to join the International

Telecommunication Union's Partner2Connect digital alliance, which will bring

connectivity to about 120 million people in remote areas in more than 80

countries by 2025.

Liang Hua, Chairman of Huawei, announced the decision at the company's 2022

Sustainability Forum, Connectivity+: Innovate for Impact. The forum explored

how ICT innovation could unleash the business and social value of connectivity

and drive sustainability in the digital economy era.

Speakers at the event included senior leaders from the ITU and United Nations,

telecom ministers and regulators in Cambodia, Nigeria, Bangladesh, and

Pakistan, and business leaders, partners, experts, and customers from China,

South Africa, Belgium, and Germany.

"It is clear connectivity alone is not enough. It must be affordable, the

content must be relevant and in the local language, and users must have the

skills to make best use of it," said ITU Deputy Secretary-General Malcolm

Johnson. "Thank you to Huawei for their support of the Partner2Connect (P2C)

Digital Coalition, and for their announced P2C pledges in the key areas of

rural connectivity and digital skills."

Siddharth Chatterjee, United Nations Resident Coordinator in China, called for

"multi-stakeholder partnerships" to close "the sobering reality" of a digital

divide which excluded a third of the global population.

"Our dynamic world urgently needs improved digital cooperation to capitalize on

the transformational potential of technology to create new jobs, boost

financial inclusion, close the gender gap, spur a green recovery and redesign

our world to be more prosperous and inclusive," he said. "Now is the time to

act".

In his keynote address, Dr Liang stressed that access to a stable network was a

basic requirement and right in the digital age.

"Connectivity will be more than just a tool for convenient communications," he

said. "Together with digital technologies like cloud and AI, connectivity will

help bring everyone into the digital world, and provide them with access to

more information and skills, better services, and wider business opportunities.

This will, in turn, drive further social and economic development."

Cao Ming, President of Huawei Wireless Solution, said: "Huawei integrates the

full-technology innovation potential of equipment, sites, energy, transmission,

and antennas to address the difficulties faced by traditional site deployment,

such as high costs, restricted transportation, lack of power, and maintenance

challenges. We have continuously upgraded the RuralStar and RuralLink solutions

to extend quality coverage to remote areas, enabling more people, community

hospitals, schools, local governments, and small- and medium-sized enterprises

to enjoy the same high-speed broadband connectivity experiences as those in

cities".

The RuralStar series have provided connections for more than 60 million people

in remote areas in more than 70 countries.

In Cambodia, the ITU's first P2C partner country, Huawei will work with

government departments through the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications and

universities to provide 10,000 training opportunities for ICT professionals in

the next five years.

SOURCE: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd

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