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Thriving in the Intelligent Era: Empowered by Techco 1.0

Intelligent technologies are rapidly advancing, driving AI adoption
across industries and consumer markets. DeepSeek's open-
source success and cloud market growth, are key indicators. The
compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of the global public cloud
market reached 19% in 2024. Many hyperscalers, such as Huawei
Cloud, have also launched training and inference services.

Huawei's Techco 1.0 framework signifies

a critical evolution for the telecommunica-
tions industry, empowering telcos to effec-
tively navigate the complexities of digital
transformation and capitalize on emerging
opportunities.

The Middle East and Central Asia are leveraging connectivity
technologies to stimulate demand for digital and intelligent
operations. In 2024, the region united in its pursuit to become
the world's first 5G Advanced (5G-A) region, with many countries
releasing dedicated digital and intelligence strategies, such as
Saudi Arabia's 10Gbps Society Initiative and the UAE's Strategy
for Artificial Intelligence. These digital initiatives are further
accelerating the broad adoption of AI, 5G, and cloud. Consequently,
telcos across the Middle East and Central Asia are actively
repositioning themselves to thrive in this digital and intelligent era.

Inspired by the region’s leading telcos' prominent "Techco"
proposal in 2022, many other major players have since released Allen Tang
similar transformation strategies, which focus on core business President of ICT Marketing &
growth, operational agility, and expanding into areas like fintech, Solution Sales Department
cloud, data centers, and industry digitalization. Huawei Middle East & Central Asia

Supporting this transformation, Huawei unveiled the Techco 1.0, as
a common reference framework. This initiative aims to accelerate
telecom companies' transition from traditional connectivity
providers to Techcos – technology-driven companies.

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