Our Company

Founded in 1987, Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. We have approximately 213,000 employees and we operate in more than 170 countries and regions, serving more than 3 billion people around world. We are committed to bringing digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world.

Since its arrival in 2004, Huawei’s activities in Ireland have developed from supplying mobile phones, building Ireland’s first national fixed wireless network, providing fibre optic broadband technologies, to being at the forefront of the current 5G digital transformation.

In Ireland, Huawei has invested over €350 million in its Irish R&D efforts by the end of 2025. Along with the positive impact of Huawei’s R&D activities, Ireland’s economy derives significant economic benefits from Huawei’s operational expenditure and exchequer contributions, with a total annualised economic contribution of over €800 million and will contribute €4.5 billion in economic value to Ireland between now and 2030 according to a recent Amárach report. Huawei’s Irish operations employ 543 individuals and support the employment of a further 6,100 individuals through indirect and induced effects from its activities.

Huawei works with several Irish third-level institutions, including Trinity College Dublin, Dublin City University, TU Dublin, University of Limerick, University College Dublin, and University College Cork, funding vital Irish research into video, artificial intelligence, and cloud computing. The company also partners key Research Ireland centres such as Connect, Insight, Adapt and Lero.

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