Huawei SEA Announces 2018 Procurement Results of USD 608 Million, expected up to USD 652 Million in 2019

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[Bangkok, 14 March 2019] Huawei, a leading global provider of ICT infrastructure and smart devices, recently announced its 2018 procurement results for the SEA region[1], at its 2019 SEA Core Partner Convention, held at The Conrad Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand last week. Of the total recorded procurement amount of USD 608 million in 2018, which includes figures reported by Huawei’s respective country offices from its work and partnerships with organizations around the region, Thailand topped the list at USD 196.3 million, followed by India (USD 146 million) and Hong Kong (USD 105.3 million). From 2016 to 2018, total procurement in the region amounted to USD 2.09 billion.

In Myanmar, Huawei managed to achieve a noteworthy procurement figure of USD 60.8 million in 2018, coming ahead of its offices in other nearby countries such as Bangladesh (USD 29.3 million), Vietnam (USD 15.8 million) and Cambodia (USD 6.1 million). The forecast procurement budget for the SEA region in 2019 is expected to grow further, at USD 652 million.

These dynamic figures were revealed during the event themed, “Openness, Transparency, Collaboration for Sharing the Success”. It gathered over 400 delegates from the company’s 1,900+ suppliers in the SEA region, representing various industries such as production, logistics, engineering services, enterprise network, marketing, and others.

Keynote addresses and presentations included a welcome speech by Mr. James Wu, President of Huawei SEA, an introduction to Huawei businesses, customer achievements and procurement data in the SEA region. Several Huawei strategic partners such as Turnkey Communications Services (TKC) and Cummins DKSH, from Thailand, shared their experiences with their colleagues.  Several companies received an award for their outstanding collaboration with Huawei in the following categories: Admin Purchase, Engineering Service Purchase and Material Purchase.

Huawei Myanmar Partner companies also attended this event. Daw Phyu Phyu Win, CEO of ABC Telecom Company said, “It’s been a long time working together with Huawei. We learn a lot as Huawei is always teaching us. Moreover, it always considers having manual benefits. It’s a very good vendor for us and very thankful for working together”.

U Chan Nyein Zaw, CEO of Elite Tech Manufacturing Co.Ltd said “We’ve been working together with Huawei since 2009. There are many businesses, collaborating with Huawei until now. We are trying to work together to have win- win situation”.

In the past 3 years, Huawei’s collaboration with its 1,900+ partners generated more than 45,000 work positions in its suppliers’ companies. More than 125,000 telecom engineers were trained in the region, with over 98,000 receiving professional certifications. Huawei implemented more than 300 quality system inspections at its mainstream partners, helping over 130 companies pass ISO or other relevant certifications.

“Southeast Asia is an emerging market, and a powerful engine that connects innovation and business. Huawei and its partners in the region complement each other superbly. Value creation and sharing across the entire industry chain is our future. We should combine our excellent resource capabilities and create a collection of high-quality resources to improve our competitiveness together,” explained Mr. James Wu. “We all have one vision: Bring digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world. To realize this vision, Huawei is willing to work with all its partners to build an ecosystem which promotes openness, diversity and synergy,” he added.

Mr. Piya Jirapapongsa, Deputy Managing Director of Turnkey Communications Services (TKC), a telecom engineering service company and a long-term partner of Huawei in Thailand, explained, “We started collaborating with Huawei in 2006 and our partnership is based on the same key principles: our never-ending dedication to project excellence; the cohesion and deep sense of teamwork; putting customers first and really meaning it. At Huawei and TKC, we go the extra mile for clients, excellence and customer loyalty is a reward in itself.”

Mr. Jason Feng, Global Strategic Account Manager at Cummins, the world's leading industrial engine manufacturer, declared: “Because of the strategic vision that makes people’s lives better by unleashing the power of a unified and strong partnership, Huawei and Cummins have joined a Global Cooperation Agreement since 2008. Huawei’s increasing brand recognition allows it to compete at the top end. In 2019, Cummins DKSH Thailand (CDT) supports Huawei’s UIH DATA CENTER BCH 4. We appreciate to be part of the spectacular work done with Huawei.”

2019 is the year of 5G. As the most important national ICT infrastructure, 5G will provide Southeast Asia with industry opportunities worth 1.2 trillion USD. In the region, the number of 5G subscribers will top 80 million, Internet traffic will increase 5 times, over 20 smart cities are on the way, and wireless, digital and intelligent equipment will boost social productivity by 4–8% on average.

“As the global leader in 5G, partnering with Huawei is like taking the first bus to the next destination. Huawei has worked in Southeast Asia for 20 years, and thanks to the amazing support of all our partners, we have no negative records related to cyber security. We can tell the world that Huawei is a trustworthy and valuable partner for future growth,” concluded Mr. James Wu.