Huawei

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (The company's own apparently preferred English pronunciation seems to be: /ˈwɑːweɪ/ (same as the words "wah-way" although in the correct Chinese pronunciation the "h" is not silent and is pronounced as "hwa-way") (similar to wh in English dialects without the whine-wine merger),[3] Chinese: 华为 Huáwéi) is a Chinese multinational networking and telecommunications equipment and services company headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong.[4] It is the largest telecommunications equipment maker in the world, having overtaken Ericsson in 2012.[5]

Huawei was founded in 1987 by ex-military officer Ren Zhengfei and formed as a private company owned by its employees. Its core missions are building telecommunications networks; providing operational and consulting services and equipment to enterprises inside and outside of China; and manufacturing communications devices for the consumer market.[6] Huawei has over 140,000 employees, around 46% of whom are engaged in research and development (R&D).[7][8] It has 21 R&D institutes in countries including China, the United States,[9] Canada,[10] UK,[11] Pakistan, Germany, Colombia, Sweden, Ireland, India, Russia, and Turkey,[12][13] and in 2013 invested US$5 billion in R&D.[14]

In 2010, Huawei recorded profit of 23.8 billion CNY (3.7 billion USD).[15] Its products and services have been deployed in more than 140 countries and it currently serves 45 of the world's 50 largest telecoms operators