Huawei sets up large data research center in France

Huawei is setting up a research and development center in Paris, which aims to further develop the technology stack by vigorously promoting data science.

Renato Lombardi, vice president of European research and development at Huawei, said the effort was an important part of the company's efforts to strengthen information technology in ICT (ICT), reflecting Huawei's ambitions to develop new markets outside its communications business.

The Chinese supplier has been expanding its research efforts in Europe. Lombardi points out that they already have 900 developers by April this year. But this is bucket relative to the entire research and development system built by Huawei, a 80,000-member developer.

Lombardo said the company had been deeply involved in the EU's Deepwater 2020 project, and that 13 of all 20 technology-related projects had shown their presence and the project amounted to millions of euros. When it comes to big data, he says, "Big data for us ... It's not just apps, it's all the technical results that make up big data. “

It should be emphasized that among the many projects, scientists at the Paris Center will be dedicated to overcoming the challenges of algorithms that support large data storage and processing.

The company also established a partnership with data scientists at Imperial College London earlier this year. In addition, Huawei is increasingly involved in competition in the storage sector. This poses a new question: How far will Huawei be in the wider ICT service, in addition to its basic communications business? Lombardo is not in a hurry to respond to the issue, nor does it emphasise the company's traditional strengths as a carrier network.

He pointed out that the company still clearly will be based on communications business as a fundamental-that is, the CT in ICT, that is, communication technology-but also for the information field of concern is equally justified. From another perspective, the full advent of the cloud era has increasingly blurred the boundaries between networks, data centers, internal data centers, and even different layers of technology stacks.

"That's why we call it ICT, not ct." ”

Although "CT is still at the heart of Huawei," Lombardi continued, "We will still have a greater impact on I in ICT." ”

As network hardware elements and data infrastructures inevitably become increasingly commercial, the role of software definitions is increasingly important, he added.

This blurring of boundaries will temporarily reach a new peak in the 12,020 project key to the 5G format. "For the European Union, 5G is not just about moving," Lombardi said. "It represents the future of the Web. ”

The 5G format introduced in about 2020 years--depending on what you believe more--will break the barriers between fixed and wireless networks, and sensors and other devices will be the source of data, and even driverless cars will be the participants on the information superhighway.

As a result, companies that have positioned themselves to mediate at different levels of technology will inevitably build related stacks. As a spectator, our greatest pleasure may be to examine which companies have failed in the process of technological transformation, plunged into a terrible transition rift, or even been completely destroyed by the abyss.

(Responsible editor: Mengyishan)