Chapter 64 Appendix Chronology of Huawei Events (1988-2011)

In 1988, Huawei was founded in Shenzhen. In 1989, Huawei independently developed PBX. In December 1991, the BH-03 switch developed by Huawei passed the function test. Calls were made smoothly and the sound quality was good. The first batch of three switches worth hundreds of thousands of yuan was shipped out of the factory. In 1992, a large number of Huawei's products entered the market, the output value exceeded 100 million yuan, the profit exceeded 10 million yuan, and the number of employees exceeded 100, which laid the foundation for further development. In 1994, Huawei launched the C&C08 digital program-controlled switch.

In 1995, Huawei's Intellectual Property Department and Beijing R&D Center were established. In 1996, Huawei signed a contract with Hong Kong Hutchison Whampoa to provide it with fixed network solutions. In 1998, Huawei's product digital micro-cell server control switch obtained a patent. In 1999, Huawei Nanjing R&D Center was established. In 1999, Huawei became the main supplier of China Mobile's national CAMELPhaseII intelligent network, which was the largest and most advanced intelligent network in the world at that time. On March 1, 2000, Huawei established R&D centers in Silicon Valley and Dallas.

On December 15, 2000, AT&T signed a strategic network solution contract with Huawei. On December 20, 2000, Huawei and Sun established a joint laboratory. On February 19, 2001, Huawei's access server adopted the latest world standard. On April 13, 2001, Huawei CDMA successfully realized calls. On September 1, 2001, OptiXMetro3000, Huawei's next-generation SDH product, passed the test. On September 18, 2001, Huawei's TELLIN CDMA wireless intelligent network served Unicom's new space-time. On September 25, 2001, Huawei's OptiX10G equipment undertook the construction of the German backbone transmission network.

On October 15, 2001, Huawei launched a full set of CDMA1X systems that synchronized to the industry's leading level. On October 31, 2001, Huawei transferred the equity of Ansheng Electric to Emerson. On November 20, 2001, Huawei, Hua Hong NEC, and Nantong Fujitsu jointly produced domestic ASIC chips. On December 10, 2001, Huawei obtained my country's first Level 4 international certification of the software CMM standard. On January 9, 2002, Huawei won the highest award of the National Science and Technology Progress Award. On January 15, 2002, Huawei became a mainstream supplier of global optical networks.

On March 18, 2002, Huawei obtained the first public video operation license from China Telecom. On August 26, 2002, Huawei's integrated video system was listed as a national key new product plan. On October 11, 2002, Huawei and Microsoft established a joint laboratory. On October 17, 2002, Huawei SYNLOCKBITS undertook the construction of China Telecom's backbone digital synchronization network. On October 23, 2002, Huawei and NEC jointly established the 3G Mobile Internet Open Laboratory. On January 8, 2003, Huawei became the number one 3G brand in China. On March 10, 2003, Huawei and Nokia reached an agreement to mutually authorize the use of third-generation mobile technology patents.

On March 10, 2003, Huawei signed a large contract for the national trunk transmission network of the French company LDCOM. On March 25, 2003, Huawei undertook the construction of the national CDMA network in Belarus. On April 22, 2003, Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, inspected Huawei. On April 23, 2003, Huawei's intelligent network products obtained the Russian network access certificate. On July 5, 2003, Huawei took the lead in realizing 3GIP multimedia video telephony. On July 7, 2003, Premier Wen Jiabao of the State Council inspected Huawei.

On August 4, 2003, Huawei successfully developed a new generation of WCDMA ASIC chips. On August 11, 2003, Huawei India Research Institute passed the CMM Level 5 certification. On October 4, 2003, Huawei released CDMA450 mobile phones and fixed station products to the world. On October 13, 2003, Huawei released the UMTSR4 solution to the world. On December 22, 2003, Huawei's U-SYS next-generation network entered the British telecommunications market. On February 27, 2004, Huawei joined hands with Infineon and Qualcomm to enter the overseas market for 3G mobile phones. On February 27, 2004, Huawei quietly launched the first 3G mobile phone in China, which was mass-produced in June.

On April 18, 2004, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee and President Hu Jintao inspected Huawei and asked Huawei to actively participate in international competition. On September 27, 2004, Huawei undertook the construction of the new generation mobile communication network of CTBC in Brazil. On October 18, 2004, Siemens and Huawei cooperated in the field of data communication. On October 29, 2004, Huawei helped Saudi Telecom build a national CDMA2000 network. On November 4, 2004, Huawei won the bid for the National Intelligent Network of Kenya's largest mobile operator.

On November 5, 2004, Huawei won a contract exceeding US$300 million in Zimbabwe. On November 12, 2004, Huawei CDMA2000 served Latin American operators. On November 14, 2004, Huawei won the expansion contract of Saudi Telecom's GSM national network. On December 10, 2004, Huawei's CDMA2000 was successfully commercialized in the United States. On December 31, 2004, Huawei was named one of the "Top 100 Largest Private Companies in the World" by Forbes. On April 28, 2005, Ren Zhengfei was selected as one of the "100 Celebrities Who Influenced the World in 2005" by Time Magazine of the United States. He was the only Chinese selected.

On June 9, 2005, Huawei's intelligent optical network successfully passed the OIF global interoperability test. On June 7, 2005, Argentina's first EV-DO network undertaken by Huawei was put into commercial use. On June 17, 2005, Huawei's U626 mobile phone was named the best 3G mobile phone by AsianMobileNews. On June 28, 2005, Huawei GSM served 80 million users worldwide. On August 8, 2005, Huawei 3G was selected as the "2005 Best Wireless Equipment Supplier". On September 3, 2005, Huawei was selected as one of the "Top Ten World-Class Brands in China" by the Financial Times.

On July 19, 2006, Huawei deployed Japan's first IP-based HSDPA wireless access network. On July 25, 2006, Huawei and Motorola jointly created a global 3G solution. On August 15, 2006, American mobile operator Leap awarded Huawei a 3G contract. On August 29, 2006, Huawei's first industry application gateway platform in China was officially put into operation. On September 15, 2006, Huawei's optical network products passed the IBM storage solution interoperability test certification. On September 29, 2006, Ufone in Pakistan signed a GSM contract of US$550 million with Huawei. On November 16, 2006, Huawei undertook the construction of Versatel's AllIP network covering the entire territory of Germany. On December 6, 2006, Huawei launched several business solutions to the global market. On December 29, 2006, "Huawei UMTS900 Video" was rated as the fifth major event in the 2006 global 3G memorabilia. On January 8, 2007, Ren Zhengfei was selected as one of the "15 people with the greatest influence on Chinese management in the past 15 years" selected by "World Manager" in 2007. On March 22, 2007, Morocco Telecom chose Huawei to jointly build the UMTS/HSPA network. On March 30, 2007, Huawei successfully completed the test of WiMAX Commercial Experiment Bureau in Japan. On March 31, 2007, Huawei's CDMA products served 60 million CDMA users worldwide, ranking first in the industry. On June 13, 2007, Huawei won the "2007 Global Outstanding Performance Award" from Vodafone. On July 11, 2007, Huawei won the US LeapWirelessCDMA2000 network contract again. On September 12, 2007, Huawei's all-optical access system obtained the first GPON network access certificate in China. On September 28, 2007, Huawei's intelligent optical network successfully passed the global interoperability test. On October 11, 2007, Huawei won two awards for InfoVision access network and metropolitan area network issued by the International Engineering Association, becoming the only manufacturer to win two awards. On October 23, 2007, Huawei built the world's first IPBSS commercial network. On October 23, 2007, Huawei Contact Center successfully integrated with Microsoft CRM. On December 18, 2007, T-Mobile chose Huawei to build a packet domain core network in Europe. The network will cover five European countries including Germany, the United Kingdom, Austria, the Netherlands, and the Czech Republic. On January 7, 2008, Huawei established the State Key Laboratory of Wireless Communication Access Technology—to carry out forward-looking basic research and engineering application research on mobile communication, becoming the only company in China to establish a national key laboratory in the field of wireless communication access technology . On January 10, 2008, Huawei's large-capacity intelligent optical switching system OSN9500 ​​won the "2007 National Science and Technology Progress Award". This is the eighth time that Huawei has won this award since 1996. On February 21, 2008, the number of PCT international patent applications of Huawei in 2007 reached 1.365, ranking fourth in the world, up 9 places from the previous year. The top three companies were Panasonic, Philips and Siemens. On April 17, 2008, Huawei won the annual international outstanding investor award in the Paris Region. On July 31, 2008, Huawei demonstrated the CDMA end-to-end green solution for the first time. On October 28, 2008, Huawei successfully demonstrated the HSPA+ service, leading the era of mobile broadband. On November 13, 2008, Huawei joined GeSI, an international industry environmental protection organization. On November 19, 2008, Huawei's mobile broadband product E180 won the "2008 Best Mobile Broadband Equipment Award in Asia". On January 12, 2009, Huawei's distributed base station won the second prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award. On May 7, 2009, Huawei successfully deployed an FTTB commercial network for HanseNet in Germany. On May 15, 2009, Huawei became the largest supplier of GPON in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. On June 15, 2009, Huawei was awarded the title of "Gold Member" of FSAN, the international standard organization for optical access. On June 19, 2009, Huawei won two innovation awards from the authoritative media "Global Communications Business". On July 16, 2009, Huawei released the world's first LTE commercial version. On July 29, 2009, Huawei's North American LTE laboratory was completed to promote commercial use of LTE in North America. On August 12, 2009, Huawei assisted Clearwire in deploying the first nationwide WiMAX network in the United States. On November 11, 2009, Huawei won the largest LTE commercial contract in Europe. On November 18, 2009, Huawei's OTN products won the R&D100 award issued by the famous American magazine "Research and Development", which is known as the "Oscar of Innovation" in the technology industry. On November 20, 2009, Telenor and Huawei won the GSMA Asia's annual "Green Mobile Award". On December 23, 2009, Huawei opened the door to North America with its technology and took the lead in completing the world's first 10G GPON live network test. On December 23, 2009, the American "Forbes" magazine released a list of the most respected Chinese entrepreneurs in the world in 2009 consisting of 10 people, and Ren Zhengfei topped the list. On February 18, 2010, Huawei won the Global Mobile Award, becoming the only Chinese company to win the award. On June 28, 2010, Huawei Femtocell won the annual "Design and Technology Innovation" award. On July 11, 2010, Huawei was selected as one of the 2010 Fortune Global 500 companies in the United States, ranking 397th. On September 8, 2010, Huawei and Samsung Electronics jointly launched an end-to-end commercial solution for CDMA Femtocell. On September 17, 2010, Huawei delivered the world's first GSM shared network in India. On September 21, 2010, Huawei released the industry's first 700Mbps DSL system prototype. On September 30, 2010, Huawei's ODNATB terminal box won the "Oscar" award in the industrial design industry in 2010. On October 12, 2010, Huawei released the world's first intelligent ODN (iODN) system. On October 16, 2010, Huawei won the "Best Service Distribution Platform Award" in the category of the Best Global Technology Award. On October 22, 2010, Huawei won the prestigious "2010 Company Innovation Award" from the British "Economist" magazine. On October 28, 2010, Huawei's SingleRAN@Broad solution won the top award in the global broadband field. On November 2, 2010, the number of Huawei GSM users exceeded 1 billion. On November 12, 2010, Huawei won the 2010 "Best Contribution to LTE R&D in North America" ​​award. On November 29, 2010, Huawei officially released its cloud computing strategy and end-to-end solutions to the world in Beijing. On December 5, 2010, Huawei established the UK Security Certification Center in Banbury, UK. On January 15, 2011, Huawei elected a new board of directors and board of supervisors, and Sun Yafang continued to serve as chairman. On February 9, 2011, Huawei announced that its NE series routers successfully passed the interoperability test of the European Advanced Network Testing Center (EANTC), an international authoritative testing organization, marking that Huawei is at the forefront of the industry in the field of ultra-large-capacity routing technology. On February 12, 2011, Huawei announced at the 2011 MPLS and Ethernet World Conference that it released the industry's first firewall with Terabit processing capabilities. On February 14, 2011, Huawei launched a number of new products covering mobile phones, mobile broadband and home terminals at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. On March 28, 2011, Huawei won the "Best IPTV Service Deployment Platform Award", becoming the first manufacturer in Asia to receive this honor, which is also the highest level award in the global IPTV industry. On March 31, 2011, the Chinese version of the US "Fortune" announced the list of the 50 most influential business leaders in China. Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei defeated many candidates and ranked first. On April 6, 2011, the international cloud computing standards organization DMTF announced that Huawei joined the DMTF board of directors and became the 14th board member. On April 13, 2011, Motorola and Huawei announced that they had reached a settlement on all pending lawsuits. On April 28, 2011, Huawei released the world's first 200G high-speed router line card, becoming the world's first equipment supplier that can provide 200G line-speed forwarding line cards for routers. On May 1, 2011, Huawei announced in Beijing that its third-generation enterprise routers, the ARG3 series, were launched into the market.