Challenges and Opportunities in ICT Nigel Jefferies Xu Shugong
Invited at UC4G London Workshop 2011 ‘B4G Wireless Communication Systems: Industrial and Academic Outlooks’, 13 December 2011 HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Beyond Voice: Changing Communications One to All, All to All One to Group Peer to Peer
2000
2010
2020
~ 0.7 Billion Cellular users
~ 5.4 Billion Cellular users
~ 7.5 Billion Cellular users
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Beyond Phone: Changing Behaviors Personal
Infinite
Expanded
2000
2010
2020
0.02x traffic
1x traffic
~ 500x traffic
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Beyond Applications: Enriching Lifestyles
SNS
Entertainment
SNS
Education Business & Finance
Others
Smart X Apps
Health & fitness
2000
2010
2020
~1000x Apps
~ 350,000x Apps
~ 3 Billions Apps
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CT trend: Converging with IT • Convergence of IT (Information Technology) and CT (Communication Technology) in Telecom is a clear trend. • Traditional IT companies are getting into telecom area, including telecom service. Hardware based (e.g. PSTN)
Software based (e.g. IMS and SIP)
Owned (e.g. operator owned and operated
Managed (e.g. network managed by vendor)
network)
Virtual (e.g. cloud based data center)
Physical (e.g. operator run data center) Network-based services (e.g. Voice and SMS) Telco controlled devices (e.g. 2G phones)
IP-based services (e.g. social networking and IM, Skype, Google Voice)
IT / CE controlled devices (e.g. iPhone, netbooks)
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IT Trends: Cloud
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The telecom industry is experiencing revolutionary changes
Three technological revolutions
From analog to digital
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2 bln+ Internet users and 5 bln+ mobile users
Ubiquitous communication becomes a reality
Increasing globalization in the telecom service market, especially in the mobile market
Telecom manufacturing industry faces revolutionary transformation
Telecom service providers faces increasing challenges from traditional IT companies, like Microsoft+Skype, Google Voice, etc
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The telecom industry needs to redefine itself to adapt to ICT convergence trend Cloud-Pipe-Devices
– new architecture of information services media
UC
Business transformation – extending the business scope
App
App Platform
From pipe to content From CT to ICT service…..
Data Center
IP + Optical
Challenges : 270X digital content 100X traffic growth
Network connections as the foundation – continuously expanding the user base
Everything is digital Everything is online
Enterprise
Personal
Family HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. HISILICON SEMICONDUCTOR
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From people to machines From voice to data
Huawei is Redesigning its Business Strategy to Cover Every ICT Sector Establish
App
in IT Solutions
App App Platform
Extend
App
in Enterprise Market
Data Center
IP + Optical
Excel
Lead in Networks
in Telecom Carriers
Expand
Brand
in Devices
in Consumer Market
Enterprise
Personal
Family HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. HISILICON SEMICONDUCTOR
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Leverage Expertise in Serving Both Enterprises and Telecom Operators Optimized enterprise solutions with expertise in the telecom sector
Operator Helping operators to become ICT service providers.
Huawei’s E2E ICT Strategy
Enterprise Providing cloud-based ICT solutions and technical services.
Better help with operators’ transformation through our understanding of enterprises’ needs
Enterprises’ and operators’ ICT transformation will prevail in the digitization era
The proprietary asset models and cloud computing models of enterprises will coexist for a long period of time.
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Extend strengths in the Telecom to whole ICT Advantages in the “Telecom” field
Unique position in the whole ICT field
No.3
Government DCN
IP
IP Network
Transmission Network
Wireless Network
Network Infrastructure
No.2 Mobile
All-IP based FMC
+
No.1 Fixed
Energy
Call Center
UCC
VC/TP
Communication & Collaboration
+
ServerStorageSecurity
Cloud Service
Cloud-based IT Solutions
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Smart Grid
Transportatio n
App App App
The only telecom supplier ranking in the top 3 for all these areas
Corporat e
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Finance
20 Huawei R&D centres worldwide Wireless & Device
Fundamental Algorithms Sweden
Chicago
Boston
Munich
New Jersey Dallas
Beijing
Paris
Milan
Santa Clara San Diego
Wireless & Network
Moscow
Microwave
Turkey
Xi An Nanjing Headquarters Shanghai Hangzhou Wuhan Shenzhen
Chengdu
FMC, Fixed Network Bangalore
Next Generation Internet, Chips, and Software
San Diego, USA
Dallas Texas, USA
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Moscow, Russia
Bangalore, India
Stockholm/ Goteborg, Sweden
Munich, Germany
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Paris, France
Milan, Italy
Challenges means Opportunities Opportunities Cloud
Develop Cloud based services
Increase 500x capacity and more
Expand all around mobility
Pipe
Devices
By meeting challenges will we realize new opportunities. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. HISILICON SEMICONDUCTOR
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WWRF Meetings in 2012 WWRF28
Athens, Greece
23-25 April
Hosted by University of Piraeus
WWRF29 Berlin, Germany
23-25 October
Hosted by NSN
Check the WWRF web site for the latest information www.wireless-world-research.org HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. HISILICON SEMICONDUCTOR
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