Huawei Middle East’s President on the US dispute and plans in the region

Huawei Middle East’s President on the US dispute and plans in the region

Despite the challenges posed by a US entity list ban, Huawei's President in the Middle East says that the region remains a strategic geography for the company in which it works closely with governments and the private sector to advance security, collaboration, and innovation for the digital era.. According to Yang, Huawei has been leading 5G expansion in the Middle East as part of the first wave of deployments worldwide, and will focus on vertical industry, ecosystem, and 5G talent development in 2020 .. Central to its R&D strategy has been a long-term knowledge transfer program to develop talent in the Middle East, for the Middle East, according to Yang.. Alongside 5G innovation and talent development, Yang recognised that cybersecurity does remain a vital issue for the region's ICT industry.. The Middle East President noted that Huawei has long committed to helping partners in the region to address cybersecurity challenges and has been a partner of choice for telecom carriers for 5G network development through a broad range of end-to-end solutions..