Huawei shares future vision for smart cities at GITEX 2016

Manama : Huawei is exhibiting its new ICT solutions at GITEX 2016 from today till October 20 at Dubai World Trade Centre. 

Located at booth Z-D20 in Za’abeel Hall, Huawei will showcase the latest ICT innovations that enable organisations across the Middle East to succeed in their digital transformation.   

Huawei Middle East President Charles Yang said, “The need of the hour is for infrastructure networks in the Middle East to connect cities - creating information-sharing platforms that carry smart applications for happier and safer communities. At GITEX 2016, Huawei brings the latest technologies, innovations and best practices that redefine the way organisations operate in a Smart City environment.”

This year’s key highlights include solutions developed together with Huawei’s technology partners, designed specifically for Government, Education, Hospitality, Real Estate, Banking and Transportation sectors in the Middle East. 

Huawei Innovation Day will take centre stage during the GITEX Conference, on Day 1 of GITEX, from 4pm to 6:30pm at Sheikh Maktoum Hall. Top Huawei business leaders, product experts, partners and customers will present keynote sessions and a panel discussion focused on ‘shaping the future in times of innovation’.

Huawei Innovation Day will also see the launch of a new Smart City Readiness Index that is being developed by Navigant, commissioned by Huawei.

Huawei plays a key role in the GSMA Mobile 360 Series - Middle East, which will be held on 17 October on the sidelines of GITEX. Huawei will deliver two keynotes at: the ‘Road to 5G’ session, showcasing the latest developments and challenges in adoption of fifth generation mobile networks; and at the ‘Industrial IoT & Smart Cities’ session. 

A session on ‘Wireless at the Heart of IoT in the Smart City and for Low Power Wide Area (LPWA)’ focusing on the role of mobile operators in delivering new innovative services based on IoT, will also be addressed by a Huawei expert.

This year, Huawei experts will also be sharing insights at the Vertical Conferences at GITEX, delivering an interactive session on ‘Digital Roads to Smarter Cities’ as well as exciting panel discussions at the Tech Talk series titled ‘Public Cloud or Private Cloud- The Debate is on!’ and ‘Making Secure Networks – Role of User Behaviour, Mobility and Ever Changing Threats’.