Interview with Huawei's European executives: Positive and optimistic about European 5G cooperation, will continue to increase investment in Europe
China News Agency, Berlin, September 5 (Reporter Peng Dawei) Huawei's European Consumer Business (CBG) President Zhen Rengui said in an exclusive interview with a reporter from China News Agency during the 2020 Berlin International Consumer Electronics Show (IFA) that he was right He is positive and optimistic about future cooperation with Germany and other European countries in the 5G field.
Huawei is about to open its first flagship store in Germany in Berlin, and will open several flagship stores in Europe in the future; this participation in the IFA exhibition is to show the outside world that Huawei will continue to take root in Europe and has a long-term investment and innovation commitment to Europe.
The IFA exhibition officially opened on the 3rd of this month and lasted until the 5th.
This IFA exhibition is Germany's first large-scale international exhibition to hold offline events since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, and it is also one of the first exhibitions of its kind in Europe to resume.
Ji Rengui said that Huawei's consumer products have grown rapidly in the German and European markets in recent years. In the past few years, more than 100 million European consumers have used Huawei's products and services. Europe has become Huawei's largest overseas market. .
In Germany, the EU's largest economy and the most populous country, consumers favor Huawei products.
At present, in Germany, there are 11 million users of mobile phones and tablet products alone. "German consumers have regarded Huawei as a high-tech and high-quality brand that they love and recognize very much."
Based on this confidence, Huawei has participated in the IFA exhibition for ten consecutive years, even in the extraordinary period of this year's epidemic.
"Through long-term development, Huawei has 14,000 employees in Europe and indirectly created 223,000 jobs." Talking about plans to expand investment in Germany and Europe in the future, Ji Rengui said that Huawei will be in Berlin this year. Opened its first 500-square-meter flagship store in Germany. In the next year, it will open about 10 flagship stores of the same size across Europe, each bringing an average of 10 million euros to the local area; smaller stores will be added. 40-50 homes.
"By then, about one thousand jobs will be created in Europe. Based on the current economic situation in Europe, local society and various stakeholders generally hope that Huawei can continue to invest locally and create jobs."
The US government has deliberately suppressed recently, making the outside world pay close attention to Huawei's latest trends in smartphones and 5G services.
Since the beginning of this year, the German government has repeatedly reiterated its position that in the construction of 5G networks, it will choose an approach that is flat and neutral with technology and manufacturers, and will not exclude specific participants from the beginning.
In this regard, the reporter asked Ji Rengui what kind of attitudes Germany and EU countries have regarding the future cooperation with Huawei on 5G.
"We have a positive and optimistic attitude." Ji Rengui said that Huawei began to expand the European market in the late 1990s and gained the trust of customers through products, services and innovation.
"The quality of our products and services is the most stable, and our products have not experienced any so-called'backdoor' or security issues." Ji Rengui said that despite the epidemic and many challenges at the international level, Huawei still hopes to continue as before. Demonstrated to European market partners Huawei’s determination to continue to take root in Europe and "has a long-term investment commitment and long-term innovation commitment to Europe." (End)