Huawei
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. is a Chinese multinational digital communications technology conglomerate corporation headquartered in Bantian, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong. It designs, develops, manufactures and sells telecommunications equipment, consumer electronics, smart devices and various rooftop solar products. The corporation was founded in 1987 by Ren Zhengfei, a former officer in the People's Liberation Army (PLA).
Some of the key events about Huawei
- 1987Founded as a private company focused on producing phone switches
- 1997Launched its first mobile phone
- 2003Entered the 3G market with its first WCDMA phone
- 2003Accused of stealing intellectual property from Cisco Systems
- 2004Won its first major overseas contract with Telfort in the Netherlands
- 2008Became the world's largest manufacturer of telecommunications equipment
- 2008Alleged to have assisted the Iranian government in monitoring citizens
- 2010Deployed the world's first commercial 100G network for Powerco in New Zealand
- 2012Surpassed Ericsson as the world's largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer
- 2012Investigated by the US for potential violations of sanctions against Iran
- 2013Launched the world's slimmest smartphone at the time, the Ascend P6
- 2014Reportedly hacked Telstra's network in Australia
- 2015Became the world's third-largest smartphone manufacturer
- 2016Accused of installing backdoors in products for Chinese government access
- 2018Shipped over 200 million smartphones, a company record
- 2018Arrested CFO in Canada on charges of violating US sanctions on Iran
- 2019Banned from US government use due to national security concerns
- 2019Accused of building surveillance networks in Uganda and Zambia
- 2020UK banned Huawei from its 5G network citing security risks
- 2021Reported to have tested AI software for identifying Uyghur minorities
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