Today, cutting-edge technology is changing the way we conduct our lives and the way connectivity reaches even the far ends of the world, moving towards amazing advances with infinite possibilities. Soon, connectivity will be everywhere and this will mean connections not just between people, but also between people and machines, and between machines and machines, and not just connections, but smart connections, which will enable smart applications, smart homes, smart cities, and even smart nations. A Better Connected World is therefore at hand, the digital and physical worlds are truly becoming deeply integrated, and given this increasing demand all industries will be facing the pressures and opportunities of digital transformation.
However, globally 4 billion people still lack internet access. Although mobile phones are nearly universal, only about 12% of the people in emerging economies have a broadband data connection. Most unconnected people live in countries with underdeveloped economies and poor digital infrastructure. Yet tremendous growth potential could be unlocked by improving connectivity. With the right ICT policies that support innovation and fair competition, countries can help connect the world’s unconnected populations and narrow the digital divide.
Connecting the unconnected is a problem with no single solution. As such, it requires governments, operators, equipment vendors, and app developers to work together. The top priority is to build digital infrastructure, which serves as the basis for nearly all innovation in the digital realm. To this end Huawei has been solidifying efforts over the years with our partners on all fronts because we believe that ICT technologies are reshaping Africa and other parts of the world, and leading the next wave of sustainable social development.
Huawei continuously strives to Build a Better Connected World focusing on the strategies and solutions that could accelerate the digital transformation within countries and industries, thus propelling thriving digital economies and enhancing ubiquitous global connectivity for the world. Our strategy is focused on ICT infrastructure, with an emphasis on three main areas: networks that transmit and distribute information; computing and storage devices that process and save it; and smart devices that generate and consume it.
With our 18 years of experience within Africa’s ICT industry, coupled with our extensive industry global network, Huawei is well positioned to share the best practices and latest ICT solutions. Huawei has a presence in all of the 54 African countries where it works closely with telecom operators to modernize their respective networks and with governments to support ICT infrastructure deployment and digital transformation practice. Huawei entered the Malawian market in 2004 and has to date been involved in various governmental and commercial expansion and modernization projects helping to enrich the life of the people of Malawi through communication.
Huawei’s track record in Malawi proves its capabilities in building a better connected Malawi. Huawei is dedicated to be a contributor of providing ICT access to people in Malawi and to bridge the digital divide by increasing network coverage and offering affordable devices. In addition to this, via our skills transfer initiatives like the “Seeds” and “HAINA” programs Huawei hopes to inspire the youth of Malawi to participate actively in the development of the Information and Communications Technology in the country.
From the 16th to the 26th of August Huawei has been bringing the Malawi Huawei Technology Festival Roadshow to both Lilongwe (Bingu International Conference Centre) and Blantyre (College of Medicine) which via our Demo Truck has been highlighting with the aid of demo’s, presentations and workshops some of Huawei’s latest innovative solutions in the network, enterprise, devices and ICT spaces.
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