Huawei set to launch cloud services in Indonesia, Ireland

Huawei announced plans to launch its cloud services in Indonesia and Ireland, and released over 15 innovative cloud services for the global market at Huawei Connect 2022 held in Bangkok, Thailand yesterday.

Themed “Unleash Digital,” the conference, which is the tech giant’s annual flagship event, gathered over 10,000 ICT industry leaders, experts and partners from around the world to explore how to more effectively unleash digital productivity, promote the digital economy and build stronger digital ecosystems.

Consumers at Huawei's Unleash Digital center in Thailand. Photos courtesy of Huawei

To kick off the event, Hu Houkun, Huawei’s rotating chairman, delivered a keynote speech outlining the company’s steps to advance digital development across a wide range of industries. The measures include boosting digital infrastructure, building local digital ecosystems and strengthening the digital talent pool.

Despite GDP growth remaining unstable over the past two years, the digital economy still grew over 15% in 2021 globally, according to Hu. “Going digital is clearly the right choice,” Hu said. “The demand is there, as well as the technologies. The world is unleashing digital productivity and it’s happening right now,” he added.

Hu Houkun, Huawei's rotating chairman, makes a speech at the conference in Bangkok, Thailand, yesterday.

In his keynote speech, Zhang Ping’an, CEO of Huawei Cloud, announced plans to launch services in Indonesia and Ireland, unveiled the “Go Cloud, Go Global” ecosystem and reaffirmed the company’s commitment to the “Everything as a Service” strategy. By the end of this year, Huawei Cloud will cover more than 170 countries and regions, according to Zhang.

Zhang Ping'an, CEO of Huawei Cloud, speaks at the conference.

Jacqueline Shi, president of Huawei Cloud’s global marketing and sales service, announced the global debut of over 15 innovations of Huawei Cloud.

The new services cover AI development, data governance, digital content, software development and MacroVerse aPaaS.

Jacqueline Shi, president of Huawei Cloud's global marketing and sales service, at the conference.

The three-day conference, which features two keynote sessions, six summits, and multiple breakout sessions and demos, is the first stop on Huawei Connect’s global tour in 2022.

The tour will head to Dubai, Paris and Shenzhen in October and November.