From pocket to socket

A brief history: Huawei’s long and impressive track record in the global information and communication technology (ICT) market provides an important foundation for the company’s rapid growth and success in the global solar PV market. At the same time, Huawei’s push to expand its footprint from B2B to B2C in the ICT sector dovetails nicely with its push to deliver cutting-edge PV solutions to residential customers.

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pv magazine

01 Aug 2018

Just four years after initially entering the smartphone market in 2012, Huawei had become the third largest manufacturer in the world. The company’s move into the PV business has seen similar growth in just a few years. | Image: Maurizio Pesce

When Huawei started as a small company in Shenzhen, China, in 1987, its focus was squarely on the information and communication technology (ICT) sector and B2B telecommunications in particular. It aspired to challenge the dominance of foreign telecommunications vendors in China, as China was rapidly expanding its fixed and mobile telecommunications networks. After meeting with …

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