Huawei invests 5 billion yuan to build Wuhan Research and Development Center

This newspaper Shenzhen News (reporter Guilingyun) the total capital investment exceeding 5 billion yuan Huawei Wuhan Research and Development Center is launching the design competition worldwide, starts next year construction.　　Yesterday, the mayor of Liangzhi inspected Shenzhen Huawei Group, in-depth understanding of the company's latest product development and market strategy layout, and Huawei Vice chairman Guo, such as Frank Communication, hope to combine the development strategy, to find more extensive and in-depth cooperation with Wuhan "intersection." In the talks, Huawei said the Wuhan base will be hit as the core base of Huawei.　　Liangzhi said it would quickly form a working group chaired by a deputy mayor to serve Huawei. Huawei is the world's leading provider of telecommunications solutions, its products and solutions have been applied in more than 140 countries, serving 50 of the world's top 45 operators and 1/3 of the world's population.　　Huawei sales last year amounted to 185.2 billion yuan, net profit of 23.8 billion yuan. It is reported that the Huawei Wuhan Research and Development Center location of the future science and Technology city, covers an area of about 1500 acres, investment direction for optoelectronics systems, devices, and related cutting-edge optoelectronics technology. The first phase of the center covers an area of about 558 acres and is scheduled to commence construction in 2012 and completed in 2015.　　The research and development staff will reach 10,000 to 15,000 people, the annual output is expected to reach 6 billion yuan, tax revenue up to 450 million yuan.　　Liangzhi yesterday also inspected the private High-tech enterprise BYD, and the company senior Vice President Li and so on in-depth communication and exchanges, I hope that BYD to Wuhan as an important strategic base into the recent planning. Wuhan Development Zone Management Committee director Rochang, municipal government Secretary Long Zhengcai participated in the expedition.