Chinese telecom giant Huawei will leverage its digital power innovations to enable the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' (ASEAN) cooperation on climate change and green development. Jeffery Liu, president of Huawei Asia Pacific, said this at the online ASEAN-China Digital Economy Development and Cooperation Forum 2021 Friday. Climate change and environmental issues are becoming global challenges. Though carbon emissions declined over the past year due to the economic slowdown and worldwide lockdowns, emissions are rapidly rebounding as economies reopen. Shifting to a circular economy and achieving sustainable development is now a common goal for all countries. Read: Huawei to invest $150 million in talent development Potential climate change has a significant regional impact, with six of the 20 most vulnerable countries in the world being ASEAN members. ASEAN has taken actions to address climate change through various environmental, economic, and social activities over the years. Thailand, for example, has set a target of reaching peak carbon emissions in 2030 and then achieving net-zero emissions in 2065. ICT technologies are important enablers of energy conservation and emissions reduction in other industries. It is estimated that the reduction in carbon emissions in other industries enabled by ICT technologies will be 10 times the amount of carbon emitted by the ICT industry itself. Read: Huawei partners to build 5G automobile ecosphere "Huawei has been leveraging its extensive experience in power electronics and energy storage as well as technical expertise in 5G, cloud, and other innovative technologies, to develop its digital power business and provide digital power solutions for different industries," said Jeffery. To promote renewable energy, Huawei has deployed its digital power solutions in more than 170 countries and regions, serving one-third of the world's population. "As of December 2020, these solutions have generated 325 billion kWh of electricity from renewable sources and saved 10 billion kWh of electricity. These efforts have resulted in a reduction of 160 million tons in CO2 emissions," the company said. Read: Huawei launches new 5G products Bangladesh has been a member of the ASEAN Regional Forum since 2006. The country's largest solar power plant, situated in Mymensingh, is fully installed with the Huawei Smart photovoltaic (PV) solution with 173K solar panels and 332 inverters through which it has been connected to the national grid. Mymensingh power plant has chosen Huawei Smart PV string inverters, SUN2000-185KTL with IP66 high-level protection, and anti-PID technologies to safeguard the smooth running of the plant with the highest yields possible.

Chinese telecom giant Huawei won five awards for its cutting-edge technology and inventions in the Mobile World Congress 2021 held in Barcelona from June 28-July 1.  This year, the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) announced the winners of the Global Mobile (GLOMO) awards. Huawei bagged awards in five categories – best innovation for Covid-19 pandemic response and recovery, outstanding mobile contribution to the UN SDGs, best mobile innovation in emerging markets, best mobile innovation for the connected economy, and best mobile infrastructure. READ: Huawei launches new 5G products Introduced in 1996 by the GSMA and judged by a panel of more than 250 global experts, the GLOMO Award is widely regarded as the highest honour within the mobile industry.  In this year's edition, the telemedicine solution for Covid-19 developed by the China-Japan Friendship Hospital based on Huawei's 5G network solutions won GSMA GLOMO Best Innovation or Covid-19 Pandemic Response and Recovery award. This high-end technology provided by Huawei has helped the hospital to scale up patient services and assist more than 5,000 hospitals across China. Read OnePlus Nord CE Review: Know the Pros and Cons? Marvin Chen, president of Huawei DIS Product Line, said: "5G is seeing large-scale application in healthcare. Huawei will continue to innovate 5G solutions together with the healthcare industry to develop 5G applications that can help fight the pandemic and get more value out of 5G."  Also, Rainforest Connection and Huawei's "Nature Guardian" project has contributed positively to protect nature, prevent deforestation, and safeguard against biodiversity loss. As a recognition, this project has been honoured with the GSMA 2021 GLOMO for its outstanding mobile contribution to the UN SDGs.  Huawei also bagged the best mobile innovation in emerging markets award of GSMA GLOMO for its industry-first integrated access and backhaul solution (RuralStar Pro), which has superseded traditional costly transmission modes of optical fibre, microwave, and satellite. READ: $300 billion market by 2025 for Augmented Reality: Huawei

Localised global ICT solutions provider Huawei will invest more in components for intelligent vehicles.  The Chinese telecom giant's Rotating Chairman Eric Xu announced this at the 18th Global Analyst Summit in Shenzhen on Monday.  The announcement came after the recent disclosure of the financial report of 2020, where the company saw comparatively slower growth than previous years. Read Huawei brings financial aid, free service for Asia-Pacific SMEs. "Moving forward, we will continue to find ourselves in a complex and volatile global environment. A resurgence of Covid-19 and geopolitical uncertainty will present ongoing challenges for every organisation, business, and country," Xu said. "We believe deeply in the power of digital technology to provide fresh solutions to the problems we all face. So we will keep innovating and driving digital transformation forward with our customers and partners to bring digital to every person, home, and organisation for a fully connected, intelligent world."  Read Huawei posts 3.8% growth in 2020. The first Huawei Global Analyst Summit took place in 2004 and has been held annually ever since. This year's summit, "Building a Fully Connected, Intelligent World," will run from April 12 to 14 with several breakout sessions where industry experts from around the world can share their unique insights and discuss future trends, read a press release. Read Huawei to disclose steady business performance in 2020.

The first stage of an extradition hearing for a senior executive of Chinese telecom giant Huawei begins Monday in a Vancouver courtroom, a case that has infuriated Beijing, caused a diplomatic uproar and added to tensions between China and the United States.