Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. is a Chinese multinational technology company headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, and one of the world’s leading providers of telecommunications equipment and consumer electronics[1]. Founded in 1987 by Ren Zhengfei, a former People’s Liberation Army officer, Huawei began as a modest manufacturer of phone switches before rapidly expanding into a global powerhouse with operations in over 170 countries and regions, serving more than three billion people worldwide[1][8]. Today, Huawei’s main business lines include telecommunications infrastructure, smartphones and consumer devices, electric vehicle autonomous driving systems, and rooftop solar power products[1]. ## Key Achievements and Innovations Huawei’s rise to prominence was marked by its 2012 overtaking of Ericsson as the world’s largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer[1]. The company became a top-three global smartphone vendor, with annual shipments exceeding 200 million units at its peak[4]. Huawei has been a pioneer in 5G technology, launching end-to-end solutions based on 3GPP standards, and has developed its own AI chips (Ascend series) and smartphone processors (Kirin series)[4]. In a notable display of technological resilience, Huawei launched the Mate 60 Pro 5G smartphone in 2023 using advanced Chinese-made chips, and followed up with HarmonyOS Next, a fully in-house operating system, in late 2024[3]. These moves demonstrated Huawei’s capacity to innovate despite stringent U.S. sanctions aimed at curtailing China’s access to advanced semiconductor technology[3]. ## Current Status and Strategy As of 2025, Huawei is the largest smartphone vendor in China, holding an 18.1% market share, even as overall smartphone demand in the country has softened[1][5]. The company’s revenue grew 4% year-on-year in the first half of 2025, although net profit fell by 32%, partly due to increased R&D