Huawei Shares Vision on Fixed Mobile Convergence

ASIA / Europe : Huawei Technologies shared its vision to create a consolidated IP-centric network to realize fixed mobile network convergence at the 21st Century Communications World Forum in London, England, an event organized by the International Engineering Consortium (IEC) and officially sponsored by British Telecom. The forum will take place from 27 to 30 March 2006, and will feature key telecom operators and vendors from around the world. As one of the leading telecommunications vendors in the European market, Huawei participated and shared its insight on future market development in the telecommunications industry.

Key operators British Telecom, France Telecom, Telecom Italia, China Telecom and other top vendors join Huawei in drawing road maps for the future of network convergence.

Mr. Wang Jin, Vice President, Head of European Marketing, was the first keynote speaker at the forum. Mr. Wang pointed out that the IP-based ICT industry integration would create a profound and extensive impact on the future of telecom networks. The key to delivering excellence in service operations lies in the evolution of the existing network to a flexible IP-based multi-service network and the establishment of a win-win broadband value chain.

Huawei also led a workshop on the topic of "A common IP-centric network infrastructure for fixed mobile convergence". Other participants in the workshop included top global carriers such as British Telecom, France Telecom, Telecom Italia, China Telecom, and consulting firm, Ovum, all of whom discussed the driving forces of a common IP-centric network architecture and network, and shared their respective research results and practical progresses.

Mr. Joy Huang, Huawei's expert in NGN, discussed the driving forces for network convergence in terms of industry convergence and customer experience requirements. He believes that FMC hierarchical architecture should be built in stages for gradual development of customer integrated services. The network service control center, user data center, session control center, resource control center, and unified Service POP should be set up in a gradual manner. The access layer should evolve to the integrated NG-MSAN, and the bearer layer should develop towards all IP. The IP and optical networks should be gradually integrated, while MPLS and Ethernet should be developed to carrier-class level. Huawei's insights are concurred and highly appreciated by participating senior executives of industry carriers.

In conjunction with the forum, a two-day exhibition was held at the London Convention Center on 28 & 29 March 2006. As a corporate partner of the forum, Huawei set up the largest booth facing the main entrance, showcasing its innovative products and technological solutions, including IMS-based videoconference, electronic whiteboard, gaming and triple-play at its service experience counter. Customers had the opportunity to learn more about Huawei's array of solutions and global application cases, and met with Huawei's experts to discuss their network requirements with respect to future communication services.

This forum highlights the prospects for network applications and evaluates the potentials of network convergence. As one of the leading communications equipment manufacturing companies, Huawei received significant attention for its outstanding performance at the forum. Huawei has become an important contributor and organizer for the planning of the future network development, having gained the respect and trust of the industry as a result of its deep understanding of customer needs and its extensive industry experience.

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