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Huawei Airpon Awarded Best Fixed Access Solution at Broadband World
Forum 2020

Thanks to an innovative feature set experience. In February 2020, following in- to-market (TTM) by 30%. In addition, AI
which provides premium home network depth analysis of the business trends of technologies are used to digitally manage
experiences and enables mobile operators fixed-mobile convergence and accelerated passive ODN resources, achieving network
to quickly build fixed networks, Huawei fiber network construction, Huawei topology visualization, precise resource
AirPON has been awarded Best Fixed officially launched the AirPON solution in management, accurate fault locating, fast
Access Solution at the Broadband World London. The solution features three key service provisioning, as well as an ODN
Forum 2020 (BBWF 2020) online award innovations: zero site acquisition, zero sink cost reduction of 20%. Zero frame
ceremony. The achievement marks the fiber splicing, and zero frame freezing. It freezing: The industry's first AI-embedded
second straight year that Huawei has can help operators address key challenges home ONT series products can intelligently
received this accolade, having previously such as extended payback periods, slow identify service types, including online
won for its SingleFAN Pro solution. fiber network construction, and unstable games, education, and teleconferences.
Such consistent industry recognition user experiences. Zero site acquisition: The The intelligent acceleration engine can
further cements Huawei's continued innovative Blade OLT can be installed on reduce the latency of specific services
innovation and leadership in the full-fiber existing wireless base stations in order to by more than 50%, allowing operators to
broadband domain. Currently in its 19th reuse the site's power supply and backhaul launch value-added service packages
year — and held entirely online for the fiber resources. Consequently, a new site with service acceleration. Jeffrey Zhou,
first time in 2020 — the BBWF remains is not required, the fiber access distance President of the Huawei Access Network
the premier annual exhibition within the is shortened from 5 km to less than 1 km, Product Line, said, "Fixed-mobile
fixed network field. As the most important networks can be built much faster, and convergence has become an industry
award presented by the BBWF, the Best the CAPEX is reduced by 27%. Zero fiber consensus, and fiber is the most important
Fixed Access Solution Award is intended splicing: The DQ ODN feature supports infrastructure. The Huawei AirPON solution
to recognize solutions that boost the end-to-end pre-connection without can help mobile operators build full-fiber
development of the fixed access industry fiber splicing, improving construction networks efficiently and economically,
and significantly improve the end user efficiency by 70% and shortening the time- and provide an optimal FTTH broadband
experience. It's a great honor to win the Best
Fixed Access Solution Award from BBWF.
Huawei looks forward to more extensive
cooperation and joint innovations as we
continue to help global operators achieve
greater business success." Only 6 months
after its official launch, the Huawei AirPON
solution has been widely recognized by
the industry and adopted by more than
45 operators worldwide, covering more
than 1 million households. In the future,
Huawei will continue to work with partners
in the industry chain to build ubiquitous
fiber connections and accelerate the
construction of a fully connected,
intelligent world.

Huawei Appoints New President for Cloud and AI Business Group in the

Middle East

With demand in the region increasing its Cloud and AI Business Group as the governments and local industries to tap
for cloud and artificial intelligence company restructures its offerings in into the power of digitalization while
(AI) technologies, Huawei—a leading these fields. Mr. Li Shi assumes the role creating more intelligent and safer
global provider of information and of president of the Huawei Cloud and societies. Based in Dubai, UAE, Shi will
communications technology (ICT) AI Business Group in the Middle East oversee the expansion of the group’s
infrastructure and smart devices—has region effective immediately. Under regional product and solution portfolio
appointed a new regional president for his leadership, the group seeks to help along with partner ecosystems that will

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