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Huawei filed an infringement suit in China with Ericsson last month and previously have spent CNY845 billion ($116 billion)
covering four patents. They stated they agreed arrangements with Oppo, its on R&D over the past decade and to have
used a variety of mediation mechanisms largest Chinese licensee by the number topped the rankings for submissions to the
to assist in reaching an agreement. of patents held and total devices sold. European Patent Office in 2022, with 4,505
Huawei forged a long-term licensing deal The Chinese equipment vendor claims to applications.

HUAWEI CLOUD Summit Saudi Arabia Brings Together Industry Titans to
Further the Digital Transformation Journey

His Excellency the Deputy Minister
of Communications and Information
Technology, Engineer Haitham bin Abdul
Rahman Al-Ohali, opened the HUAWEI
CLOUD Saudi Summit 2023. Sponsored
by the Ministry of Communications and
Information Technology (MCIT) and
organized by Huawei, the event aims to
enhance digital transformation in line
with the Kingdom’s ambitious Vision
2030. The event was attended by Steven
Yi, Senior Vice President of Huawei and
President of Huawei Middle East and
Central Asia, several senior officials from
MCIT and leaders of the local and regional
technology and business sectors. The
launch of the Summit aligns with the
working framework of the Ministry and
Huawei’s efforts to support digitalization Steven Yi, Senior Vice President of Huawei internationally, fostering growth and
across the Kingdom and the nation’s and President of Huawei Middle East and innovation. The company will leverage
strategy and vision. During the opening Central Asia, stated: "We are thrilled to its strong experience of working in more
ceremony of the HUAWEI CLOUD Saudi witness the realization of our vision for than 170 countries and regions, various
Summit 2023, Huawei announced the HUAWEI CLOUD in Saudi Arabia. This industries, advanced technologies, and
launch of the Huawei Cloud Riyadh Region, summit reaffirms our long-standing solutions to help Chinese enterprises enter
which will contribute to the emergence of commitment of over two decades to Saudi Arabia and enhance partnerships
a new era of digital-led economic growth the Kingdom and our determination to with local stakeholders. At the event, the
and prosperity. This launch is in line with empower enterprises with cutting-edge company also announced that HUAWEI
HUAWEI CLOUD’s plans to invest heavily technology for a digitally prosperous future. CLOUD will train 500,000 developers in
in cloud infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, Through collaborative partnerships, we aim Saudi Arabia in the next five years. It will
which was announced during the second to harness the power of cloud computing also build joint solutions with 1,000 local
edition of LEAP 2023. H.E. Eng. Haitham and AI to reshape industries and drive partners and launch the HUAWEI CLOUD
bin Abdul Rahman Al-Ohali, Vice Minister economic progress." Themed 'Advance Entrepreneurship Program to help 2,000
at the Ministry of Communications and Intelligence for Saudi Arabia,' the summit startups grow. The company revealed that
Information Technology (MCIT) in Saudi highlighted HUAWEI CLOUD's commitment HUAWEI CLOUD will utilize a number of
Arabia, shared his perspective on this to the Kingdom’s digital future. The event industry-leading technologies to advance
monumental achievement: "Huawei provided an ideal platform for exchanging Intelligence for Saudi Arabia, including
is a proud partner in our country's knowledge and building relationships and the Pangu 3.0 model, which addresses AI
technological progress having worked with cooperation, encouraging national and adoption challenges, leveraging industry
the Ministry, service providers, enterprises international companies to share success insights to enhance AI capabilities
and universities in various collective stories, best practices, and insights into across sectors like finance, government,
efforts towards digital transformation. We the digital transformation process. At the manufacturing, and more. Pangu 3.0 AI
look forward to the transformative impact HUAWEI CLOUD Summit Saudi Arabia model will usher in a new era of innovation
the HUAWEI CLOUD Riyadh Region will 2023, the company also released the in the Kingdom while accelerating
have on our digital ecosystem, creating ‘Saudi Arabia Go Cloud Go Global’ plan to economic diversification.
new avenues for innovation and growth." connect Chinese and Saudi enterprises

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