OTTAWA SENATORS AND HUAWEI ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson makes announcement as part of China Trade Mission
BEIJING, CHINA – November 17, 2015 Huawei, one of the world’s most popular manufacturers of smartphones, today announced a partnership agreement that will see Huawei become the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club’s Official Smartphone Supplier. The announcement was made today in Beijing, where Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson was visiting Huawei’s Beijing Research and Development facilities.
“Today is an exciting day for Huawei Canada and for all of our Ottawa employees,” said Sean Yang, President Huawei Canada. “Our partnership with the Ottawa Senators reflects our commitment to the City of Ottawa, and the value we place on being an important part of its business and technology community.”
“As China’s leading global brand and a company with strong ties to the Ottawa community, this partnership with Huawei represents a unique opportunity for the Senators,” said Cyril Leeder, president of the Senators. “Huawei becomes the first Chinese corporation to partner with the Senators, which we see as an important step for our organization as our brand continues to become an ideal fit for international business. In particular, our national reach and portfolio of promotional properties have allowed us to experience major growth in our business in the technology sector.”
“This partnership with one of our most important community ambassadors, the Ottawa Senators, is a further reflection of the growing importance of Huawei to the Ottawa business and technology community,” said Mayor Watson. Since opening in Kanata in 2009, the Huawei Canada Research Centre has grown to over 250 researchers and engineers. More importantly, it has become one of Huawei’s global hubs for the research and development of ground-breaking 5G technology.
The agreement will see Huawei and the Ottawa Senators work together for the next two seasons. It also coincides with the launch of the new NEXUS 6P Android phone, manufactured by Huawei, and launched this past week in Bell, TELUS and Rogers stores across Canada.
The sponsorship includes rinkboard and in-game advertising, along with the option for local sales promotions for Huawei smartphones. In addition, Huawei will be partnering with the Ottawa Senators “Technology in Schools” program to promote the importance of Science, Technology and Math as education options for post-secondary students, complementing Huawei’s “Telecom Seeds for the Future” program with engineering students at Carleton University and the University of Ottawa.
“As we build our consumer brand in Canada and around the world, working with popular sports franchises like the Ottawa Senators is an important part of our strategy,” said Mr. Yang. “It’s also an opportunity to build on what we believe is a great local success story for Ottawa’s technology sector, and we are proud to call Ottawa home.”
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About Huawei
Huawei is a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider. Huawei’s 150,000 employees worldwide are committed to creating maximum value for telecom operators, enterprises and consumers. Our innovative ICT solutions, products and services have been deployed in over 170 countries and regions, serving more than one third of the world’s population. Founded in 1987, Huawei is a private company fully owned by its employees, and was recently name by Interbrand as one of the world’s top 100 brands – the first Chinese company to receive this recognition.
Huawei Canada has been in operation since 2008. Huawei’s innovative wireless products and services support many of Canada’s leading telecommunications companies, and Huawei’s Canada Research Centre in Kanata, Ontario is a national leader in advanced communications technologies. We are proud to be a key part of Canada’s ICT Ecosystem.
For more information, please visit Huawei online: www.huawei.ca