Huawei Poised to Sustain Tens of Thousands of Job Opportunities for US Businesses
Huawei announced that it will award Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) contracts totaling USD 6 billion to Qualcomm, Broadcom and Avago, three California-based leading communications technology companies. Today’s announcement underscores Huawei’s continued commitment to the U.S. market and the three-year OEM contracts will directly and indirectly create over tens of thousands of job opportunities for U.S. business while contributing to growth and development opportunities for California high-tech as well as the ICT industry as a whole.
Since establishing its U.S. operations in 2001, Huawei has partnered with 280 U.S. technology providers, with total procurement contracts exceeding USD 30 billion. These contracts have covered software, components, chipsets, and services, and its 2011 procurement in this critical region saw an 8% increase year-over-year.