TAHITI, French Polynesia, April 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- At PITA's 20th AGM -- Pacific Islands Telecommunications Association (PITA) Forum 2016, Huawei shared its vision of Building a Better Connected World and highlighted Huawei's Information and Communications (ICT) strategy and solutions. Over 300 members of PITA; including telecom operators, government leaders, local authorities and regulators, standards organizations such as ITU-T, industry experts and vendors, gathered to discuss the challenges to the Pacific and how smarter and more sustainable Islands could be developed through telecommunications and information technology. By improving the ICT network infrastructure across the Pacific, ICT will attract more tourists by offering a better tourism experience, thus creating greater tourism demand that will eventually contribute to the local economic growth.
The Pacific region faces many challenges; managing natural disasters, increasing the socio-economic status, health and education of the nation's citizens, and building a local ICT industry and skill set to ensure each country can participate and compete in the global digital economy. In the coming years, ICT will play a significant role in enabling the goals of the Pacific. Based on Huawei's recently published Global Connectivity Index, which benchmarks digital economic transformation, a 1% increase in GDP can result from a 20% increase in ICT investment. Both Governments and Telecom Operators have a pivotal role to play and are poised to enable this transformation through the creation of policies and implementation of new and innovative ICT technologies and tools.
To build Better Connected Pacific Islands, Huawei discussed new approaches, models and technologies for developing a Smart and Sustainable Island Nation Blueprint in support of climate change and disaster management. Huawei also discussed how Submarine Cable will facilitate the much need of broadband connectivity to link the Pacific to the global digital economy.
"Despite being one of the most remote regions in the world, the Pacific Islands are seeing an increase in ICT development which is playing an important role in the prosperity of Island economies. Consumer and business behaviours are changing and today people are expecting more. Mobility, smart devices, social media, broadband internet connectivity are changing the way we live, work and play. Telecom Operators need to respond by evolving their services to meet the needs of the market and at the same time support the growth of the local ICT industry," said David Wei, President of Huawei Southern Pacific Region. "With our leading technologies and solutions, Huawei is working together with Pacific Island local authorities, telecom operators and business partners to implement future-proof ICT solutions enabling Better Connected Pacific Islands. The PITA Forum is an ideal platform to collaboratively exchange ideas and experiences around smart approaches in telecommunications and information technology that meet the unique needs of the Pacific Islands."
Over the past 12 years, Huawei has worked closely with local governments and telecom operators across the Pacific to modernize their networks and deliver higher speed fixed and mobile broadband connectivity with a superior customer experience. Huawei networks are based on the premise of providing a Real-time, On-demand, Always-online, Do-it-yourself, Socially aware environment through what Huawei calls the ROADS experience.
At PITA, Huawei showcased their leading ICT solutions including; 4G LTE Mobile Networking, Smart Tourism Solutions, Submarine Cable, Data Center, Smart Devices and many more. Visitors to the Huawei booth were provided with key takeaways about how digital transformation can impact their business and deliver a compelling ROADS experience for all.
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 170,000 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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