Huawei Pumps $100M Into South Africa Campus
Chinese technology giant Huawei is building a substantial 18-building campus in Johannesburg to house its various operations and is investing US$100 million to ensure it has all the facilities it needs for its various divisions, projects, partners and customers.
The company told TechCentral that some staff had already started to move in and that the campus would be operational soon.
Huawei already has an OpenLab research and development center in the city and that is expected to move to the new campus in time. (See Joburg In Line to Host OpenLab.)
With divisions developing technology and associated services for mobile and fixed network operators, enterprises and (with its smartphones) consumers, Huawei is one of the most prominent tech companies operating in Africa and the largest single global supplier of telecom technology in the world. (See Huawei Hits $92B in 2017 Sales.)
It has also developed a cloud services unit that could play a role in the emerging cloud services market in Africa that is attracting other major names such as Microsoft and Amazon. (See Huawei Takes Aim at AWS, Google With Public Cloud Move, Liquid Telecom Revamps Data Centers in Major Cloud Expansion, AWS Looks Set to Follow Microsoft With SA Data Center and Microsoft Plans Cloud Services Launch in Africa in 2018.)
For more on Huawei in South Africa and across the continent, see:
- MTN Launches Connected Car Usage-Based Insurance Service
- Telkom Broadens Its Broadband Options With G.fast Trial
- Huawei, Telcos Clash With Policymakers in Cape Town
- Huawei Launches OpenLab in Egypt
- Safaricom Rolls Out FTTH, Eyes Smart Home Opportunity
- Safaricom Plans Speedy FTTH Rollout with Huawei
- Huawei, WorldRemit Team on Mobile Money in Africa
— The staff, Connecting Africa
Chinese technology giant Huawei is building a substantial 18-building campus in Johannesburg to house its various operations and is investing US$100 million to ensure it has all the facilities it needs for its various divisions, projects, partners and customers.
The company told TechCentral that some staff had already started to move in and that the campus would be operational soon.
Huawei already has an OpenLab research and development center in the city and that is expected to move to the new campus in time. (See Joburg In Line to Host OpenLab.)
With divisions developing technology and associated services for mobile and fixed network operators, enterprises and (with its smartphones) consumers, Huawei is one of the most prominent tech companies operating in Africa and the largest single global supplier of telecom technology in the world. (See Huawei Hits $92B in 2017 Sales.)
It has also developed a cloud services unit that could play a role in the emerging cloud services market in Africa that is attracting other major names such as Microsoft and Amazon. (See Huawei Takes Aim at AWS, Google With Public Cloud Move, Liquid Telecom Revamps Data Centers in Major Cloud Expansion, AWS Looks Set to Follow Microsoft With SA Data Center and Microsoft Plans Cloud Services Launch in Africa in 2018.)
For more on Huawei in South Africa and across the continent, see:
- MTN Launches Connected Car Usage-Based Insurance Service
- Telkom Broadens Its Broadband Options With G.fast Trial
- Huawei, Telcos Clash With Policymakers in Cape Town
- Huawei Launches OpenLab in Egypt
- Safaricom Rolls Out FTTH, Eyes Smart Home Opportunity
- Safaricom Plans Speedy FTTH Rollout with Huawei
- Huawei, WorldRemit Team on Mobile Money in Africa
— The staff, Connecting Africa