The world as we know it has been transformed by cycles of technological innovation . In the 1950s , Schumpeter discussed creative destruction , where each revolutionary cycle destroys old structures from within in the process of creating those new models . Progress does not wait for anyone or anything . Within the last decade , innovations such as mobile Internet , cloud computing , big data analytics have formed a new round of technological revolution . Today , we are truly in the age of Industry 4.0 . Networks and AI technologies are reshaping our world – with the ability to simplify and enhance industry . If we unleash the potential of the technology at our fingertips , we can enter a world where computers and humans can cooperate with each other in real-time .

Digital transformation is a challenge and problem for every enterprise in the world . Take elevators as an example – in the past , there were only 12 sensors in one elevator . Now there can be more than 700 sensors in just one elevator . This finetuned technology has opened up a new world of remote diagnostics , usage understanding and minimal service disruption . Another example is the manufacturing industry , where technology has unlocked new levels of customer service , the individual needs of customers can be more easily understood which enables manufacturers to provide a quick response to customer enquiries . Many companies are at the starting point for digital transformation , carefully considering their options to use digital features to develop new business models and create a road map for the future .

Huawei positioning in the digital process : enablers – “ the Platform of Platforms , Foundation of Eco-system ” Huawei aims to create an open , resilient , secure and reliable platform for ICT infrastructure . This will involve a cloud-based , managed and endto-end , all-stack ICT platform that provides onestop ICT services to customers and partners .

Together with its partners , Huawei will construct a multi-party synergistic digital transformation community for joint innovation and big ecology . Key components of this include industry and business alliances , developer platforms and an open source community . It is Huawei ’ s honor to participate in this huge transformation and work with leading companies to explore and launch joint innovation . Huawei is known for collaboration and tailored solutions , which is why 197 of the Fortune 500 companies have chosen Huawei as their transformation partner . Of those 197 companies , 45 are among the top 100 .

In 2014 , Huawei and KPN partnered to begin revamping KPN ’ s IT architecture to better support the company ’ s long-term business vision . Huawei ' s innovative all-flash solution has helped the cloudification of KPN ’ s storage platform and provides enterprise customers with a highperformance and reliable customer experience .

Together with KPN , Huawei will build a highly stable , high-performance and highly scalable network architecture that can help to improve teaching quality and provide efficient , flexible and safe solutions for the education industry . In the digital city area , Huawei will build an open platform based on open source architecture , creates a new ecosystem of smart cities and jointly promote smart city construction . In addition , a series of in-depth co-operations have also taken place in digital healthcare .

Huawei will work actively to embrace digital transformation in vertical industries such as education and government . Through the respective core technologies such as 5G , IoT and big data , Huawei has highlighted the advantages of both in the " Connect + Cloud Platform " and formed Cloud , Pipe , Device of the full-stack collaborative ICT platform and services . Meanwhile , Huawei will build a smart eco-system with local integrators , application developers , and many other partners . This eco-system will provide customers with a digital solution that is agile , reliable , secure , credible and sustainable .

Huawei will continue to help customers to build new business models and enhance competitiveness to meet the rapidly changing digital transformation needs , ultimately enabling customers to achieve business success .