Goa, 1st February 2019: Aegis Graham Bell Award 2018 announced Huawei as winner in the “Innovative Telecom Solution” category for the “5G Microwave Solution” – a breakthrough in resolving bottleneck of large bandwidth, precise synchronization and lowest latency. This marks the third consecutive win of the eminent Aegis Graham Bell Award for Huawei for revolutionizing the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) landscape in India with its innovative and pioneering technology solutions. Huawei was felicitated as winner by Shri <name, designation> at the 9th edition of Aegis Graham Bell Awards 2018 ceremony held in Panaji, Goa.

Innovative features introduced by Huawei 5G Microwave, an industry first solution, will allow a more efficient use of the spectrum per link basis with Carrier Aggregation (CA), higher modulations, Multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) , Super Dual Band ( SDB ) & ultra-low latency. The 5G Microwave solution effectively meets bandwidth, synchronization and latency requirements of 5G networks; increases delivery efficiency; reduces total cost of ownership (TCO) of network construction; and supports future evolution with capabilities to facilitate smooth and gradual evolution to 5G networks. It also boasts 5G-oriented features such as the innovative CA ODU (outdoor unit), modular antenna, SDB, ultra-low latency and high-power ODU. This helps customers quickly recover their investments and is a very good alternative to fiber requirements, especially for 5G till 5G penetration increase in the country. By improving mobile broadband coverage, more users can enjoy 5G services in the future.

Commenting on the win, Mr. Jay Chen, CEO, Huawei India, said, “This award is a testament to our commitment towards developing innovative technologies that effectively support operators’ new service development and expand the business blueprint in the upcoming 5G scenarios. As we steer forward in the 5G era, we will continue to collaborate with operators and empower them with future-oriented and top-value technologies that bring global network development to everyone and help build a fully connected, intelligent world.”

“A door to the future telecom in India. We commend Huawei for coming up with this solution as telecom operators can now collaborate with them and introduce India to the 5G era” congratulated V P Chandan, Jury and Honorary Director Aegis School of Business, Data Science, Cyber Security and Telecom.

Aegis Graham Bell Awards (AGBA) has been promoting innovations and entrepreneurship in ICT domain. AGBA has been rewarding those who made outstanding contribution in these fields since 8 years with a vision to foster and stimulate innovators, for India to become a nucleus of innovations.

About Huawei:

Huawei is a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider. Our aim is to enrich life and improve efficiency through a better connected world, acting as a responsible corporate citizen, innovative enabler for the information society, and collaborative contributor to the industry. Driven by customer-centric innovation and open partnerships, Huawei has established an end-to-end ICT solutions portfolio that gives customers competitive advantages in telecom and enterprise networks, devices and cloud computing. Huawei’s 180,000 employees worldwide are committed to creating maximum value for telecom operators, enterprises and consumers. Our innovative ICT solutions, products and services are used in more than 170 countries and regions, serving over one-third of the world’s population. Founded in 1987, Huawei is a private company fully owned by its employees.

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About Aegis Graham Bell Awards:

Aegis School of Business, Data Science, Cyber Security and Telecommunication has established the Aegis Graham Bell Award as a tribute to the father of telephony, Alexander Graham Bell. This Award is intended to promote innovations in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to provide recognition for outstanding contributions by the innovators. The award is powered by mUni Campus. It is organised with the support of Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), and Telecom Centres of Excellence (TCOE) India, a public-private partnership initiative of DoT with 08 Centres at premier academic institutes (06 IITs, IISc and IIMA) of the country, each supported by a Telecom Service Provider and Convergence India and KPMG as knowledge partner. For more information, please visit: www.bellaward.com

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