Business Chief USA August 2019

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES
FAMOUS AS A TRAILBLAZER IN
THE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
AND 5G MARKET, HUAWEI
TECHNOLOGIES IS NOW TURNING
ITS ATTENTION TO CANADA’S FAR
NORTH IN A BID TO CONNECT
REMOTE, RURAL COMMUNITIES
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W
hether you want to reconnect with a long
lost friend, learn a new language or even
order a taxi, the internet has made it
possible with just a click of a button. It’s arguably
one of the most disruptive technological innovations
of the last century. In fact, in Canada’s Internet
Factbook 2018, a whopping 96% of Canadians
highlighted how high-quality internet access was
important at home, with 59% going as far as to call
it ‘critically important’. Yet, whilst the internet may
seem like a ubiquitous tool, ready and waiting at our
fingertips, for many of Canada’s rural communities,
poor or no internet access is a common reality.
One firm hoping to remedy this is Huawei
Technologies Inc. The Chinese powerhouse has
made it big in the consumer electronics market,
standing as the second largest phone maker in the
world, and it’s also leading the race towards 5G.
Chris Pereira, Director of Public Affairs at Huawei
Technologies, outlines how Canada has played
a vital role in Huawei’s success, standing as a central
hub for research and development. “Last year,
AUGUST 2019