Huawei customers win Smart City awards

Four Huawei customers were recognised for their outstanding achievements to establish smart city, at the Smart City Expo World Congress 2017.

The competition was greater than ever this year with 309 entries from 58 countries, Huawei said in a statement yesterday.

The seventh edition of the awards took place in Barcelona, Spain from November 14-16.

Shenzhen in China won the Safe City Award with its Smart Transportation Project, and Yanbu in Saudi Arabia won the Data and Technology Award with its Smart City Project.

In addition, Weifang in China was one of the finalists for the City Award with its Smart City 3.0 project, while Cameroon was nominated for the Innovation Idea Award with its Solar Energy Project.

These cities have leveraged Huawei's Smart City solutions customised to meet city management needs across different regions and at different levels of development, according to the statement.

“The solutions drive digital transformation to improve city administration, create sustainable economies and enable efficient public services.”

“The ultimate goals of a Smart City are to enable good governance, promote industry development and deliver benefits for the people,” said Yan Lida, president of Huawei's Enterprise Business Group.

“Together with our customers and partners, we are moving towards achieving these goals by improving city governance and service capabilities, helping to develop the local economy and stimulate innovation and making cities more liveable.”

Huawei is a leading global ICT solutions provider. Its products, solutions and services are used in more than 170 countries and regions. Founded in 1987, Huawei is a private company fully owned by its employees.