Chinese tech giant Huawei has joined the Partner2Connect (P2C) digital coalition of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), company chairman, Liang Hua, said on Wednesday.
At the 2022 Sustainability Forum, Hua stated that Huawei is committed to connecting 120 million people in distant locations to the digital world by 2025.
The seminar looked at how advancements in information and communications technology might unlock economic and social value in the digital economy.
The event explored how innovation in information and communications technology could unleash business and social value in the era of the digital economy.
“It is clear connectivity alone is not enough. It must be affordable.
“The content must be relevant and in the local language, and users must have the skills to make best use of it,” said ITU Deputy Secretary-General, Malcolm Johnson, who expressed appreciation for Huawei’s support of the P2C digital coalition.
Cao Ming, president of Huawei Wireless Solution, stated that the company has been constantly upgrading the RuralStar and RuralLink products in order to provide quality coverage to remote locations.
More than 60 million individuals in distant locations in over 70 countries have been connected by RuralStar series systems.
However, Huawei said it would also work with government departments and universities in Cambodia, the first P2C partner country of the ITU, to provide 10,000 training opportunities for professionals in the next five years. (Xinhua/NAN)