Huawei Works with VarConnectz to Release Cloud Videoconferencing Solution in Singapore

Huawei Works with VarConnectz to Release Cloud Videoconferencing Solution in Singapore

[Singapore, December 14, 2016] On December 14, Huawei, the world-leading information and communications solution provider, worked with its Singapore partner VarConnectz to successfully release the Cloud Videoconferencing Solution. The release conference attracted representatives from more than 30 enterprises. Traditionally, enterprises develop videoconferencing systems independently, which consumes a lot of budgets. Huawei's Cloud Videoconferencing Solution uses innovative, all-in-one videoconferencing endpoints (TE10, TE20, and TE30) to integrate with VarConnectz's CallnMeet Cloud Platform. The alliance between Huawei and VarConnectz allows real implementation of cloud-device collaboration and enables enterprises to gain tangible benefits from cloud applications.

Gustav, head of VarConnectz Cloud Videoconferencing, introducing the CallnMeet Cloud Videoconferencing Platform

Gustav said that the CallnMeet Cloud Platform provides enterprise users with mobile conferencing and videoconferencing resources. With cloud video endpoints, users can efficiently access the platform and convene video conferences anytime, anywhere based on their business requirements. The platform supports interconnection with enterprises' existing communications systems, such as Skype. The CallnMeet Cloud Videoconferencing Platform seamlessly interconnects with Huawei's videoconferencing endpoints. Customers can freely choose Huawei's HD, easy-to-use video communications products and services. The cooperation will also drive CallnMeet's future development.

Miao Shi, Director of Huawei Unified Communications, South Pacific, introducing Huawei's cloud video endpoints

Miss Miao introduced three Huawei cloud video conferencing endpoints. TE10 is the world's first 6-in-1 (codec, camera, microphone, speaker, Wi-Fi & BlueTooth, and installation rack) light-weight cloud endpoint. The highly integrated design brings minimal-style appearance and optimal user experiences. Users can conveniently convene video conferences with 2 cables and 1 minute of installation. No special training is needed. The HD cloud endpoint TE20 applies to small- and mid-sized meeting rooms. TE30, Huawei's star product, applies to mid-sized meeting rooms. Miss Miao also gave her insight on the trend of cloud video communications development. Huawei will continue its policies of industry standards compliance, openness, and convergence. Through open innovation and win-win cooperation with partners, Huawei will provide customers with more brilliant, high-quality video communications solutions.

"Cloud video communications are undergoing rapid development now. Cross-enterprise, cross-network communications are in vigorous growth. Huawei provides all-in-one cloud communications endpoints, such as TE10, to interconnect with industry-leading platforms like CallnMeet, bringing more choices for videoconferencing users. We believe these innovative products will help our customers efficiently build their videoconferencing systems, enjoy easy-to-use HD video communications services, and achieve efficiency improvement and service innovation."

The Cloud Video Solution and Huawei's cloud endpoints attracted a lot of attention during the event. Guests said that cloud communications require small investment costs, support linear expansion anytime, and bring more flexible and convenient communications. They will preferentially consider Huawei's products when building new videoconferencing platforms or expanding existing systems.

Cloud transformation has become a mega-trend for enterprise communications development. Huawei released the TE10, TE20, and TE30, and VarConnectz rolled out the CallnMeet Platform, to help enterprise users reduce investment and O&M costs. Together, the two companies provide professional cloud video communications experiences, driving customers to improve their working efficiency and achieve rapid development.

About VarConnectz:VarConnectz, headquartered in Singapore, was established in 2008. As a B2B online IT provider, VarConnectz provides videoconferencing and e-Bussiness solutions.

Huawei Helps Beijing Telecom Make the First VoLTE Video Call on its 800 MHz Network

On December 10, 2016, Huawei and Beijing Telecom made a successful VoLTE video call on a real commercially oriented network, as part of the pilot VoLTE project. The pilot project adopted the NFV architecture and connected to China Telecom's live 800 MHz network. This call is the first video call on the vIMS + VoLTE + 800 MHz network. At the recent Smart Ecological Cooperation and Terminal Industry Summit, China Telecom exhibited its plan to establish the world's first low-frequency LTE network on the 800 MHz frequency in 2017. It also planned to provide quality VoLTE services and implement integration between its own systems and terminals and the global industry chain. The success of this call marked a significant step forward for the 4G strategy of China Telecom.

The first video call on the vIMS + VoLTE + 800 MHz network

Since the rollout of China Telecom's VoLTE pilot project, Huawei and every pilot subsidiary of China Telecom have attached great importance to VoLTE network construction and pilot verification. Through close collaboration, both parties overcame a series of difficulties caused by complex NFV and VoLTE technologies and massive interfaces for joint commissioning. Together they deployed a commercial vIMS + VoLTE network in a short period of time. On December 10, they made the first HD video call on this commercially oriented VoLTE network in Beijing, laying a solid foundation for subsequent pilot operations.

China Telecom is committed to build an innovative VoLTE network based on the NFV architecture. Featuring hierarchical decoupling and universal hardware, this architecture implements flexible service orchestration and elastic scaling. The NFV architecture is agile, open, and automatic. Using this architecture, a VoLTE network can improve the service rollout speed and facilitate network capability invoking. In addition, it provides efficient service, app, and NFVI management.

China Telecom expressed that it would speed up its VoLTE commercialization in 2017. Huawei, as a strategic partner of China Telecom, will continuously help China Telecom accelerate VoLTE network construction and promote transformation to the next-generation intelligent network. 

An 'All Cloud" Transformation from "All IP"

Huawei NFV solution features cloudified architecture, fast delivery, smart operation, and service innovation. It promotes network upgrades, enables digital transformation of the industry, and helps operators win business success by fulfilling subscriber requirements.

Cloudified architecture: Providing carrier-class service assurance and agile service deployment.

With the use of an all-cloud architecture, the NFV solution provides inter-regional resource sharing and smooth cross-DC service handover, and supports virtual data center (DC) establishment within minutes. The NFV solution makes one-click service deployment and automatic IT device resource management a reality for carriers. It also raises average O&M efficiency by 40%.

Fast delivery: Full integration and O&M capabilities accelerate commercial cloud network construction.

Huawei’s NFV solution provides fast integration of multi-vendor hardware and software and shortens cloud network deployment time, to support fast NFV delivery. Huawei has built three NFV Open Labs worldwide to conduct verifications and tests for multi-vendor hardware and software interworking.

Smart operation: Providing automatic and intelligent O&M after network cloudification.

Huawei NFV solution uses innovative technologies, performance assessment tools, and end-to-end (E2E) fault demarcation and location tools to ensure network agility and intelligent O&M after cloudification. The innovative technologies include service KPI-based health check and self-healing, intelligent message queue flow control, and coordination and orchestration on resource pools of different platforms. With these technologies and tools, faults can be rectified and services can be stored immediately.

Service innovation: An open network platform accelerates TTM and promotes service innovation.

The application integration capability provided by Huawei NFV solution facilitates new service development as easy as software installation on a Windows OS, thus greatly shortening third-party service time to market (TTM). The network capability open platform defined in the NFV solution opens up telecommunications network information and other capabilities to third parties, giving birth to a large number of services

As of the third quarter of 2016, Huawei has deployed more than 90 commercial cloud networks worldwide. In the future, Huawei will be devoted to building a more open, creative, and healthier industry ecosystem and cooperate with partners to create more services and business value.

For more information, please click:

CloudCore - http://carrier.huawei.com/cn/products/core-network/cloudcore-solution/cloudcore-solution

CloudEdge - http://carrier.huawei.com/cn/products/core-network/CloudEdge-Solution/CloudEdge

Current Analysis Ranks Huawei as Leader in SBC

Recently, Current Analysis, a world-renowned ICT analysis agency, released its latest product assessments of Session Border Controller (SBC) models available in the global market. The Huawei SessionEngine2900 (SE2900) was tied for first place and was placed in the "leader" category in the SBC industry for the 3^rd time since its launch in 2014.

In this rating, Huawei SE2900 ranked very strong across all criteria and was leader in terms of performance. The Huawei SE2900 supports the company's FusionServer platform and maximizes performance in multiple areas. David Snow, Principal Analyst at Current Analysis, stated in the report that the "Huawei SE2900 is likely the most powerful SBC offering on the market today on a per-RU basis."

In the report, David Snow summarized the advantages of Huawei SE2900 as follows:

l  The Huawei SE2900 combines low power consumption with high performance meeting both signaling and media requirements for VoLTE and RCS services.

l  The Huawei SE2900 has been deployed by more than 300 operators worldwide, including 220 IMS network deployments. From these deployments, Huawei has gained significant amount of SBC network experience.

l  The embedded Huawei SE2900 load balancer not only supports scaling but also simplifies network design and operation.

l  Unlike most SBCs from other vendors, the Huawei SE2900 provides APIs for third-party developers, helping carriers monetize their networks and gain competitive differentiation.

l  The Huawei SE2900 has been regularly third-party validated, including the Miercom Performance Verified Certification for performance and security.

All data is obtained from Current Analysis:

http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=79832

Cloud Transformation Ignites an Innovative Tokyo

On 26th November, Cloud Transformation Inspires Innovation summit was successfully held in Tokyo during Global MBB Forum 2016, which is hosted by Huawei. Operators, analysts, and industrial partners gathered together to share the latest cutting-edge technologies and innovation topics and discuss challenges are facing in Cloud transformation. Now let us pick up some key messages to share with you. 

Huawei Receives Frost & Sullivan “2016 EMEA Video Conferencing Endpoints and Infrastructure Growth Excellence Leadership Award”

Recently, Frost & Sullivan hosted a grand award ceremony in Paris, and rewarded Huawei with 2016 EMEA Video Conferencing Endpoints and Infrastructure Growth Excellence Leadership Award to honor Huawei’s contribution in technological innovation in the video conferencing industry.

Huawei West Europe UC &C Marketing and Solution Sales Department Wu Mo attends Frost & Sullivan’s Award Ceremony in Paris 

“Currently, the video conferencing market in EMEA has maturely developed, and increased by 9.9% in 2015. However, Huawei led the industry with a substantial increase rate of 22.3%, and made a significant contribution to the industry and area. In the global market, Huawei video conferencing also saw a steady increase in revenue.

“The rapid increase in Huawei market share is closely related to successful product offerings, technology and marketing strategies. First, Huawei provides comprehensive products and solutions, which enables customers to communicate under a variety of scenarios, ranging from large conference rooms, huddle rooms to mobile workspace. Second, Huawei invests a lot in product and technological innovation, especially in 4K, H.265, cloud video conferencing and cloud-based endpoints, and launches the industry-leading products. Third, Huawei focuses on cooperation with channel and partners to achieve win-win success. ”

 Vaishno

Senior Analyst, Frost & Sullivan

Frost & Sullivan granted Huawei with the “2016 EMEA Video Conferencing Endpoints and Infrastructure Growth Excellence Leadership Award” for its dedication to bringing customers values. Moving forward, Huawei will keep in line with the cloud-migration trend to deliver excellent enterprise communications experience.

“Against the backdrop of ICT all-cloud, the new wave of cloud-migration is surging. Huawei is dedicated to creating a cloud-based, converged, and open one-stop Cloud Enterprise Communications (CloudEC) platform, providing user-centric cloud video endpoints, co-building ecosystems with partners, and offering enterprise users ultra-simple and top-notch CloudEC services. In Huawei West Europe Ecosystem Conference held in October, Huawei released cloud video conferencing solutions, including CloudMCU for cloud video conferencing platforms, TE10 and TE20, all-in-one cloud video conferencing endpoints. With the launch of these products, we make cloud-device synergy a reality, and truly put cloudEC in practice. ”

Wu Mo 

Director of Huawei West Europe UC&C Marketing and Solution Sales Department 

Wu Mo made a speech at Frost & Sullivan award ceremony 

Recently, Huawei video conferencing has been providing services for customers from various backgrounds, covering key industries, including government, public utilities, power, and finance. Many successful applications, such as Portugal Electronics Company’s cloud video conferencing systems, and P&O Ferrymasters’ multi-national video conferencing systems receive high acclaims from customers.

Huawei OceanConnect IoT Platform Makes Waves in West Europe

[Paris, France, October 22, 2016] The first Huawei eco-Connect Europe was held on October 20 and October 21 in Palais Brongniart, Paris. More than 1,000 business and political leaders, partners, analysts, and operators gathered together to share the latest cutting-edge technologies and service innovation topics and discuss the ICT industry ecosystem and harmonious business environment in Europe. Internet of Things (IoT), as one of the most popular topics, plays an important role in the conference.

OceanConnect Ecosystem Enables Industry Digitization

During the OceanConnect track, Mr. Wang Songtao, Vice President of the Huawei Cloud Core Network Product Line, shared Huawei's vision of building an OceanConnect ecosystem with partners in his opening speech. He stated that: "Huawei OceanConnect is an open ecosystem built on the basis of IoT, cloud computing, and Big Data technologies. Huawei hopes that more terminal and network application (NA) partners will join the OceanConnect IoT platform to provide optimal experience for users and build a better fully-connected era."

Mr. Wang Songtao, Vice President of the Huawei Cloud Core Network

Mr. Liu Xin, Director of the Huawei IoT Platform Industry Cooperation Dept., also explained the OceanConnect ecosystem. He said, "With the Huawei IoT connection management platform as its core, the OceanConnect ecosystem provides abundant ecosystem APIs and serial Agent software to realize seamless connection between upstream and downstream products. The platform adapts to various network environments and protocol types and supports quick access of various intelligent terminals, which effectively reduces partners' development costs."

Mr. Liu Xin, Director of the Huawei IoT Platform Industry Cooperation Dept

Mr. Rouzbeh Farhoumand, Executive Director of the OSGi, gave a keynote speech "Standards, a Vital Component for a Successful IoT Ecosystem". In his speech, he said, "The LPWA market growth has increased from 25% to 35%. The IoT market will embrace bursting development. As the leaders of IoT standard organizations, oneM2M and OSGi emphasize that a successful IoT ecosystem facilitates the development of the entire industry and that Huawei plays a very positive role in the ecosystem creation." In addition, Mr. Mitchell Klein, Executive Director at Z-Wave Alliance (a global open standards, nonprofit organization), shared the latest terminal access standard technology in the industry, made a brief introduction to the development of the Z-Wave Alliance, and also welcomed Huawei to join the Z-Wave Alliance. He stated that: "IoT is changing the way to interact with surrounding devices in our daily life. To fully promote such transformation, our Z-Wave Alliance will propose a more open and reliable access protocol. So we really hope that Huawei will help us promote the entire process."

Mr. Rouzbeh Farhoumand, Executive Director of the OSGi

Mr. Mitchell Klein, Executive Director at Z-Wave Alliance

Mr. George Yianni, Head of Technology, Home Systems at Philips Lighting, expressed that: “The Huawei OceanConnect platform ensures seamless interoperability with our Philips Hue connected lighting system and offers more ways of using light in the home.”

Mr. George Yianni, Head of Technology Home Systems, Philips Lighting 

Mr. Daniel Dykes, Vice President of Aeon Labs, which is one Huawei's smart home industry partners, stated that "the essence of IoT, that is the ability for connected devices to communicate and to be automated, promises not just to enrich our homes but to also greatly improve the lives we live within them. In the fully-connected era to come, the smart home won't just offer us all new services, but real and tangible benefits. As a part of Huawei's OceanConnect ecosystem, Aeon Labs is not only able to empower its existing range of IoT products, it's able to converge them with all new technologies that drive real benefits to our partners and users."

Mr. Daniel Dykes, Vice President of AeonLabs

Head of Sales Hanna Stachowiak and Lukas Tobis from Fibaro Group in Poland used Q&A mode to describe the panorama of the future digital home, where the OceanConnect enables rich applications to realize perfect combination of home and dream.

Head of sales Hanna Stachowiak and Lukas Tobis from Fibaro Group

Solution Manager of Bosch Mr. Armel Mejane introduced Bosch IoT Suite to show the ability of Bocsh have done in IoT field, and also, he stated that Bosch and Huawei will leverage their respective advantages to jointly drive IoT development.

Mr. Armel Mejane, Solution Manager of Bosch 

In the end, Mr. David Buhan, Senior VP Mobile Subscriber Services, Platform & Services, Gemalto, raised the topic of IoT security. He stated that: "Gemalto is committed to providing customers with end-to-end encryption solutions. We aim to improve the security to a new height through our cooperation with Huawei OceanConnect."

Mr. David Buhan, Senior Vice President of Gemalto

In Europe, a world-leading market, the rapid IoT development brings immense opportunities to multiple fields such as Smart Home, Internet of Vehicles (IoV), public utilities, and oil, gas & energy. Rooted in West Europe, the OceanConnect IoT platform accelerates the digitization of production systems and greatly reduces the time-to-market of new products for enterprises. With operators' powerful infrastructure networks, enterprises can provide perfect IoT solutions and optimal experience for users.

Huawei Released a New Series of Cloud VC Products to Accelerate the Implementation of Cloud-Device Collaboration

Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solution provider, recently released a new series of cloud VC products, including the CloudMCU, TE10, and TE20. CloudMCU is the key product that supports cloud VC platform deployment. TE10 and TE20 are two all-in-one HD VC endpoints that support the implementation of cloud VC experiences. These new products collaborate with each other to ensure smooth cloud-device collaboration, allowing enterprises to gain tangible benefits from cloud communications.

Yuan Xiaohai, Vice President of Huawei Cloud Core Network Product Line, said "The ICT cloud has become a mega-trend in video communications. Industry players are faced with the tide of cloud transformation. Huawei strives to develop cloud-based, converged, open, all-in-one cloud communications platforms, and experience-centric cloud VC endpoints. Through partner cooperation, Huawei will build a win-win industry ecosystem to offer high-quality, easy-to-use cloud communications services."

CloudMCU: Make VC Cloud Platform Robust and Simple

In the cloud era, cloud platform development is the priority among priorities. CloudMCU, as the core component of Huawei VC cloud platform deployment, is strong in professional services. With CloudMCU in place, VC service providers and enterprises can efficiently build their cloud VC systems.

CloudMCU supports virtual, flexible deployment on VMware and Huawei FusionSphere, and smooth expansion based on service requirements. When running on a cloud, MCU centrally controls, intelligent manages, and freely distributes resources. Traditional deployment modes are limited by hardware resources. Huawei's CloudMCU resource pool supports load balancing, component backup, and remote disaster recover, maximizing conferencing service continuity, stability, and reliability.

CloudMCU features powerful media convergence and access capabilities. Users can join conferences from diverse endpoints, such as meeting room devices, desktop clients, and mobile apps. The system complies with a variety of browsers, such as IR, Chrome, and Firefox. CloudMCU simultaneously supports SIP and H.323. Users can initiate hybrid conferences with both AVC and SVC. By converging video, voice, content streams, and data into a unified conference, CloudMCU allows seamless collaboration in enterprise communications.

With the cloud architecture and CloudMCU in place, Huawei's Cloud VC Solution supports virtual meeting room (VMR) capabilities and fast cloud conference initiation. Users can conveniently hold conferences using the automatic multi-screen display, and diverse conference control functions (such as moderator control). In bottom-layer technologies, CloudMCU leverages H.264HP to reduce bandwidth consumption by 50%. The H.264 SVC and SEC3.0 super error concealment (PLC) technologies ensure the normal operations of voice and video conferences even when the packet loss rate (PLR) reaches 20%.

Huawei TE10: World's First 6-in-1 Lightweight Cloud VC Endpoint

In addition to the CloudMCU, Huawei also released two cloud VC endpoints to support the implementation of its cloud strategy. These endpoints offer cloud VC services that feature cloud-device collaboration.

In the Huawei Connect 2016 conference, Huawei released TE10, the world's first 6-in-1 lightweight cloud VC endpoint. TE10 is an innovative product designed for cloud environments. This endpoint features HD voice and video communications and superb network adaptability. In product design and application OS, TE10 uses the consumer-level minimal design. Its third-party platform access support perfectly meets users' service requirements in cloud video communications, offering industry-leading user experiences.

VC devices are getting more stylish as fashion and technology intersect. Huawei TE10 stands out from mainstream VC devices using consumer-level minimal design. With the all-in-one architecture, TE10 integrates six functional modules (HD camera, codec, microphone, speaker, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth, and Foldable Bracket) into one box. Users can install and deploy devices in one minute, achieving plug-and-play for real. With the integrated design, TE10 has a dimension of 9 cm x 9 cm x 9 cm, weights only 500g, and features an ultra-low power consumption of 8 W. This portable device has the industry-leading flexibility, boosting application efficiency. The OS also uses the lightweight design and minimal-style GUI. Menus have three or fewer layers, allowing users to complete all operations without dedicated training.

In addition to its optimal design, TE10 also features excellent voice and video quality. With professional, customized lenses, TE10 offers HD video services with wide angles and flexible zooming. The embedded MIC array has a sound pickup distance of 6 meters. In network transmission, the device has a PLC of 20%. Users can adjust device configuration based on application scenarios to get the best experiences in both personal communications and group conferences.

Huawei's first step in cloud video communications is to sell consumer-level products in a large scope. The second step is to connect these products with various cloud platforms, bringing real benefits to cloud VC customers. Huawei's TE10 uses the industry standard protocols to boost its openness. Users can connect TE10 to diverse mainstream cloud platforms, such as Videxio. When connected to the Videxio platform, for example, TE10 uses its fast configuration and plug-and-play features to offer cloud VC services anytime, anywhere. In addition, TE10 protects users' communications security using media and signaling encryption technologies.

Huawei TE10

Huawei TE20: Next-generation All-in-One HD VC Endpoint

Huawei's TE20 is an all-in-one HD VC endpoint that applies to small- and mid-sized meeting rooms. Integrated with the HD camera, codec, and microphone, TE20 features easy installation and configuration. A user without dedicated training can deploy a TE20 endpoint in less than 4 minutes. With the stylish appearance, TE20 won the iF Design Award in 2016. Compared to TE10, TE20 applies to larger, more comprehensive meeting room scenarios. This device supports installation on TVs, walls, and ceilings, offering users with industry-leading VC experiences.

TE20 is strong in processing voice and video data, offering optimal video communications experiences. The 1080p HD video works with Huawei's next-generation low-illumination technology offers vivid HD images even in various meeting room environments. TE20 uses 5x and 12x optical zooming lenses with a wide angle of 80°. Enterprise users can flexibly select product models based on meeting sizes to maximize the return on investment (ROI).

TE20 also stands out in network adaptability. In 1080p HD voice and video communications, TE20 requires only 512 kbit/s ultra-low bandwidth and has a high PLC of 20%, ensuring user experiences. In security protection, TE20 provides media encryption, signaling encryption, and firewall traversal to meet enterprise customers' requirements in diverse network environments.

Huawei TE20

Clout transformation is like a rising wind ready to sweep across the enterprise communications field. Huawei released the CloudMCU, TE10, and TE20 to meet industry customers' requirements on professional cloud video communications and to help cloud service partners to find more opportunities in the cloud VC market.

EPC World Forum: Key Messages From London

On 26^th October, the first Evolved Packet Core (EPC) World Forum was successfully held in London, which is hosted by Informa. Huawei became a founding member of the industry as a lead partner.

As the only world forum focusing on EPC industry development,  the event attracted the global leading operators, vendors, vertical industry partners, standards organizations, consulting companies to participate. All the industry leaders gathered in the community to share the latest ideas, look into the future of the packet core network. Now pick up some key messages to share with you.

Huawei Germany NFV IOT Lab showcase on Huawei eco-Connect Europe

October 10, 2016. Hague, the Netherlands.

Huawei Open Cloud Forum.

Huawei Germany NFV IOT Lab launched.

October 20, 2016. Palais Brongniart, Paris, France. On the Huawei eco-Connect Europe with more than 1000 honored guests and partners, Huawei Germany NFV IOT Lab demonstrated its advanced E2E NFV test solution and tools with full of appreciation.

Huawei eco-Connect Europe was held on October 20 to 21 in Palais Brongniart, Paris

Based on Huawei Germany NFV IOT Lab, Huawei may provide a series of tools and test methods including the network deployment, the performance evaluation and the KPI evaluation. Huawei also showcased its real use cases through the Munich based lab remotely especially the three layer fault injection and SLA evaluation report.

Huawei NFV & Partners Booths

Huawei Germany NFV IOT LAB

Huawei Germany NFV IOT Lab was established in 2015, locating in constructing the end-to-end NFV test ability, supporting the standard and open source testing, as well as operator PoC test and service innovation. It is one of the certified OPNFV laboratory. Canonical, Redhat, Windriver and other partners visited and hope strengthening the test interoperability of each other, developing end-to-end cloud reliability and performance evaluation method based on this NFV IOT Lab.

Let’s promote the healthy development of industry together.

Huawei TE10 Released in Vienna, Targeting CEE & Nordic European Region

Sept. 5-6, 2016, Huawei CEE & Nordic European Region Enterprise Group Partners Summit was held in Horfburg Palace, Vienna, bringing together over 500 guests from CEE & Nordic European Regions. Enterprise partners, IDC analysts, and industry partners shared insights into Huawei agile cloud at the summit.

Huawei TE10 is a stylish and innovative endpoint, which allured to the participants throughout the process of product release. Its real-time connection with Vienna, Shenzhen and Norway over the cloud platform demonstrates its connectivity, easy operation and outstanding audio and video quality. TE10 with all these features combined have received high acclaims among partners.

With rapid development of technology and applications, enterprises have extended its video conferencing applications from high-end conference rooms to huddle rooms and a variety of industries, which are becoming more and more popular. In addition, enterprises shift its focus from buying devices to renting services, and the hosting of video conferencing emerges. The hosting mode enables more and more small-and medium-sized enterprises to gain video communication services quickly and with lower cost.

Riding on the wave of booming cloud video, Huawei TE10 is created, and developed.  Following the style of Huawei video conferencing endpoints as well as touching the nerves of the “Big Video” era, this future-oriented endpoint is packed with many unique features.

Smart Device, Agile Video

According to Gartner report, video conferences have a huge market space in the small and medium-sized conference rooms, hardly 5% of which has video conferencing devices installed. Huawei TE10 is oriented towards hosting market, and designed for huddle rooms. Accompanied with the third-party cloud platform, TE10 can perfectly suit needs for B2B businesses.

As the most smart all-in-one cloud video endpoint, Huawei TE10 integrates with Huawei Cloud Enterprise Communications platform and IMS.  TE10’s “plug-and-play” functionality enable you to initiate video calls directly through a cloud platform. Additionally, Huawei TE10 provides multiple API interfaces which flexibly integrates with the third-party platforms.

Experience-centered Design

When it comes to choose a product, customers tend to choose easy-to-use products with high quality user experience.  Keeping the core concept of “Experience-centered” in mind, TE10 highly incorporates six components into one endpoint with a metal body of 9cm and 0.5kg. The smart and integrated design makes deployment much easier even than installing a wireless router at home. Customers can install TE10 within minutes by connecting the power and video cable.

 

Bring Communication Back to Nature

The era of cloud video calls for simplicity either in hardware installation, software configuration, or operation. Huawei TE10’s lightweight interactive design brings communication back to nature, with a focus on intuitive and user-friendly interfaces. All the operations can be done within three-layered menus with a short learning curve.

Huawei TE10 adopts professionally customized lens with wide-angle and flexible zooming capabilities, and the built-in microphone array with an optimal range of 6 meters for sound pickup; along with its robust network adaptability which is 20% packet loss concealment, TE10 easily adapts to diverse environments, and helps gain the best possible experience either for personal use or group conferences.

A profound change has taken place. Huawei expects to seize each chance of transformation in the industry, and deliver top-notch services and experiences for our customers.

Huawei Introduces Innovative Cloud Video Endpoint TE10, Founds Cloud Enterprise Communications Alliance

Huawei TE10 brings HD video to Huddle-Rooms, open workspaces, mobile and cloud

Founding members of the Cloud Enterprise Communications Alliance celebrate at HUAWEI CONNECT 2016 in Shanghai.

(Shanghai Exhibition and Convention Center, September 1, 2016) Highlights of the Cloud Enterprise Communications session at HUAWEI CONNECT 2016 included the introduction of the Huawei TE10 Huddle-Room Cloud Video Endpoint and the new Cloud Enterprise Communications Alliance. The session also brought together over 300 experts and partners to discuss how enterprise communications can drive business agility and innovation in the cloud era.

The TE10, a major innovation in video conferencing, will enable small project teams and the general public to collaborate in small rooms over high-quality video. The TE10 is the first in the industry to incorporate six components into one endpoint and can be installed in about one minute.

The Cloud Enterprise Communications Alliance will help members migrate converged platforms to the cloud and extend applications from the office to production, according to Ma Haixu, President of Huawei Cloud Core Network Product Line.

“To meet those goals, we need to strengthen technological advantages and platforms,” Ma said. “We also need to build a cloud alliance ecosystem with partners determined to build more open architectures.”

“The cooperation between Intel and Huawei will accelerate Big Video innovation,” added Wang Rui, Intel’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “It will help us build a win-win ecosystem with partners and promote industry development in a rapid and healthy way.”

Wu Zhenhua, Director of Global Business Development, Strategy and Business Development, Huawei Cloud Core Network Product Line, told the gathering that, in the next five years, Huawei will invest US $50 million to cultivate 40 vertical industry solutions and 300 partners. He said Huawei expects that partners will double their revenues during that time.

“We also will develop 2,000 alliance members to build an enterprise-class audio and video ecosystem for a win-win future,” Wu said.

Industry experts share insights:

Peter Liu, Research Director, Gartner:

As enterprises shift their IT spending from traditional networks to the cloud, they should do the following:

• Plan cloud transformation
• ŸCreate seamless and consistent customer experiences across multiple channels
• Provide open APIs to maximize the value of cloud communication
• Improve video conference experience in huddle rooms, extending HD video to wider workspaces and the public

Jason Yuan, Vice President, Huawei Cloud Core Network Product Line:

A one-stop Cloud Enterprise Communication platform will enable profitable converged communications solutions for many industries. This solution will feature a future-oriented platform that provides cloud, convergence, and openness and will offer a win-win solution to partner companies.

Liu Chang, Manager of Cloud Videoconferencing Business Center, Enterprise & Government Sector, China Mobile:

Video is an important part of China Mobile’s “Big Connection” strategy, and we deliver HD cloud video conferencing across countries and provinces. This has proven to be an essential approach for business transformation. Currently, the number of our customers has increased substantially, and we are more than eager to cooperate with partners for a better future.

TE10 Heralds Big Video for Small Spaces

“Driven by cloud technology, the Huawei TE10 has emerged at the right moment in video communication,” said Wang Xiangjiong, General Manager, Video Conferencing Domain, Huawei Cloud Core Network Product Line. “The innovative design of the TE10 heralds the return of video communication from large, dedicated conference rooms to small ‘huddle roomsʼ that provide project teams valuable planning time through cloud video conferencing,” Wang said. “It also can be used by staff on business trips.”

Specifications:

• Platforms: Compatible with multiple mainstream vendors’ products such as Videxio. Automatically configure the TE10 with the Videxio platform with just one click.
• Dimensions: 9 cm x 9 cm x 9 cm (3.54 in. x 3.54 in. x 3.54 in.)
• Weight: 5 kg (1.1 lb)
• Power consumption: 8W
• Security: Media and signaling streams encrypted during conferences to fortify security
• Built-in microphone:
• ŸExclusive algorithm enables 180-degree directional sound pickup
• 6m optimal range
• Camera
• 1080p Full HD with 2.0 megapixels
• Ultra-wide-angle, large aperture, deep depth of field
• ŸTransmittance up to 96% for excellent images even under low light conditions