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Huawei

Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications technology solutions for telecom networks, devices and cloud computing.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Dario Tamburrano (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and ENEL SpA and

4 Mar 2025 · Reti elettriche

Meeting with Brando Benifei (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Feb 2025 · Meeting on the UE digital and AI policies

Meeting with Dimitris Tsiodras (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Jan 2025 · Digital Networks Act

Meeting with Pierfrancesco Maran (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Dec 2024 · Priorities new legislature

Meeting with Sebastian Kruis (Member of the European Parliament)

3 Dec 2024 · International trade and regulation in relation to Chinese companies

Meeting with Bruno Tobback (Member of the European Parliament) and MUST Partners

3 Dec 2024 · Digital Power - solar and storage

Meeting with Karlo Ressler (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Nov 2024 · The Women's Academy for Rural Innovation

Meeting with Karlo Ressler (Member of the European Parliament)

13 Nov 2024 · ICT infrastructure

Meeting with Antonella Sberna (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Oct 2024 · Commitment to Renewable Technologies and Solar Energy Production in Italy

Meeting with Tomislav Sokol (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Oct 2024 · Internal market and consumer protection

Meeting with Eero Heinäluoma (Member of the European Parliament) and Business Software Alliance and Investment Company Institute

3 Oct 2024 · Current Affairs

Meeting with Pietro Fiocchi (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Sept 2024 · Energy

Meeting with Dario Tamburrano (Member of the European Parliament)

16 Sept 2024 · Incontro di presentazione

Meeting with Lukas Mandl (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Jul 2024 · EU competitiveness and industry

Meeting with András Gyürk (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Jul 2024 · Overview of upcoming EU-telecom proposals

Meeting with Andrea Wechsler (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Jul 2024 · EU digital strategy

Meeting with Chiara Gemma (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Jul 2024 · Stakeholder meeting

Meeting with Tsvetelina Penkova (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Jul 2024 · Future priorities

Meeting with Markus Ferber (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Jul 2024 · Outlook on the new legislative term

Meeting with Gabriel Mato (Member of the European Parliament)

14 Feb 2024 · Meeting with Directives of HUAWEI

Meeting with Bart Groothuis (Member of the European Parliament)

9 Feb 2024 · Cybersecurity and economic security

Meeting with Gerassimos Thomas (Director-General Taxation and Customs Union)

24 Jan 2024 · Physical meeting - Exchange on UCC reform and Huawei operations in the EU

Meeting with Daniel Braun (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová), Wojtek Talko (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)

18 Dec 2023 · New digital technologies

Meeting with Zaneta Vegnere (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

18 Dec 2023 · - 5G and 6G - Business environment in China

Meeting with István Ujhelyi (Member of the European Parliament)

29 Nov 2023 · Transportation

Meeting with Franc Bogovič (Member of the European Parliament)

29 Nov 2023 · Meeting on Smart Villages - in the capacity of co-chair of RUMRA & Smart Villages Intergroup

Meeting with Sara Cerdas (Member of the European Parliament)

27 Nov 2023 · Reunião com a Huawei

Meeting with Tsvetelina Penkova (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

10 Oct 2023 · Meeting with Huawei on NZIA

Meeting with Cristian-Silviu Buşoi (Member of the European Parliament)

13 Sept 2023 · CRA, NZIA and GIA

Meeting with Jonás Fernández (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Jul 2023 · Technology

Meeting with Alejandro Cainzos (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Stina Soewarta (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

27 Jun 2023 · 5G

Meeting with Alin Mituța (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

22 Jun 2023 · Gigabit Infrastructure Act

Meeting with Elena Kountoura (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

12 Jun 2023 · Gigabit Infrastructure Act

Meeting with Geneviève Tuts (Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders), Lucrezia Busa (Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders)

7 Jun 2023 · Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)

Meeting with Henna Virkkunen (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

6 Mar 2023 · EU Cyber Resilience Act

Meeting with Brando Benifei (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Nokia and

28 Feb 2023 · Discussion on the AIA

Meeting with Paul Tang (Member of the European Parliament) and Google and

26 Feb 2023 · Participant at EIF-GSMA Roundtable discussion: "‘Connecting Europe to its 2030 Digital Decade Targets’"

Meeting with Nicola Danti (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and BUSINESSEUROPE and

25 Jan 2023 · Stakeholder consultation on the CRA

Meeting with Christel Schaldemose (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Oct 2022 · GDPR and DSA

Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

30 Sept 2022 · Discuss : - the development of the telecoms sector in Europe and in a global context; - EU legislative actions in the field of cybersecurity, including the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA).

Response to Improving the provision of digital skills in education and training

16 Sept 2022

According to our analysis, despite the growing pool of highly educated ICT specialists, 55% of all EU-27 enterprises that tried to recruit personnel for ICT jobs in 2020 had difficulties filling vacancies. Among the most commonly reported reasons for recruiting difficulties was a lack of ICT qualifications from education/training. It stands to reason that either the relatively highly educated ICT professionals are lacking the skills that employers are seeking or, conversely, employers are too demanding in terms of the qualifications they expect from education/training. We recommend that University-Business collaboration be improved through an EU facilitation mechanism to overcome the challenge. The misalignment between curricula and industry needs can widen inequalities. Collaboration with universities and laboratories can improve the pool of qualified ICT specialists. The proposal for a Council Recommendation on improving the provision of digital skills identifies that enterprises invest little in education and training, with only 20% providing ICT training for their staff. Actually, according to Eurostat, up to 68% of large companies provided ICT training for their staff in 2020. According to the e EY CEO Imperative Survey, SMEs do not have access to the same resources as large companies, and investing in people and talent seems to fall behind several other implementations – such as risk management, business models, and innovation processes. Moreover, the EU’s efforts to deliver a digital and green twin transition may be hampered if companies do not have access to qualified ICT professionals or are expected to retrain new hires. In this respect, the upcoming recommendation should leverage Action 12 of the European Skills Agenda and boost funding to support the Member States and private actors’ investment in digital skills among employees, as well as work with large companies to support Action 6 to establish ICT-Jump-Start training and the Digital Crash courses for SMEs. Huawei widely recognizes the key role of large companies in developing digital skills according to industry demands and rapid technological changes. For this reason, we are investing EUR 6.2 million into the Huawei ICT Academy, a non-profit partnership model with universities and colleges to provide 200,000 students from Europe in the next five years with industry-recognized certification courses. Designed to provide courses on industry standards and certifications that employers require, Huawei ICT Academy is proof of a University-Business collaboration model that can target different beneficiaries and be replicated across countries. The development of digital skills and the opportunity for companies to create more ICT jobs and hire ICT specialists, further requires EU action to reduce the rigidity of educational institutional requirements that often limit the ability of education schemes across the EU to adapt and prepare students for modern, evolving industry demands. Examples of educational institutional rigidity from our research include institutional processes for employment as fully qualified teachers, potentially limiting the flow of younger, more digitally competent instructors. The European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) recognized that a rigid approach to educational standards threatens the existing confidence that the European Higher Education Area can be a unifier across a broad range of national and organizational contexts. Finally, according to Eurostat, more than 1/3 of tertiary education graduates are from humanities against 25.8% from STEM. We thus propose to leverage the European human capital and integrate social sciences into digital skills. While we firmly support the Digital Decade’s vision of 20 million ICT specialists employed in the EU by 2030, we believe that the ICT industry will require more and more experts to go beyond operational and cross-functional competencies.
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Meeting with István Ujhelyi (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Jul 2022 · Transportation and telecommunication

Meeting with Pedro Silva Pereira (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Jun 2022 · Green Deal and Digitalization

Meeting with Ibán García Del Blanco (Member of the European Parliament)

31 May 2022 · EU Green week

Meeting with Alin Mituța (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

30 May 2022 · Data Act

Huawei urges narrow scope for EU Cyber Resilience Act

25 May 2022
Topic — EU regulation setting cybersecurity requirements for connected products and services.
Message — Huawei requests the CRA focus only on connected hardware products and embedded software, excluding standalone software and ancillary services initially. They argue the scope is too ambitious and risks regulatory overlap with existing laws like RED and GDPR. They want reliance on industry-developed harmonized standards rather than prescriptive technical requirements.123
Why — This would reduce compliance complexity and costs across multiple overlapping EU cybersecurity regulations.456
Impact — Consumers lose stronger protections for standalone software and complex product ecosystems.7
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Meeting with Alicia Homs Ginel (Member of the European Parliament)

20 May 2022 · Evento Huawei UNESCO World Higher Education Conference - Digital Skills for a Digital Europe

Huawei urges clarity on data sharing rules

12 May 2022
Topic — EU regulation on fair access to and use of data in business-to-business and business-to-government contexts.
Message — Huawei requests narrower definitions of 'related services' and 'functional equivalence', protection for confidential business data alongside trade secrets, and clearer technical standards. They argue current definitions are too broad and create legal uncertainty across industries.1234
Why — This would reduce compliance burdens and legal uncertainty for their IoT products and cloud services.56
Impact — Consumers and third-party service providers lose stronger data access rights and portability guarantees.7
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Meeting with Adrián Vázquez Lázara (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

4 May 2022 · General exchange of views

Meeting with Pilar Del Castillo Vera (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

4 May 2022 · Data Act

Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Feb 2022 · Artificial Intelligence

Meeting with Cyrus Engerer (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Jan 2022 · Circular Economy

Meeting with Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean), Walter Goetz (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

15 Dec 2021 · Smart solutions for the European transport sector (road, port, airport and railway)

Meeting with Hugo Sobral (Cabinet of Commissioner Elisa Ferreira)

9 Dec 2021 · "Long Term Vision and Connectivity" in and for rural Regions

Meeting with Fabrice Comptour (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton), Valère Moutarlier (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

2 Dec 2021 · Courtesy call wit the new representative of Huawei in Brussels

Meeting with Robert Biedroń (Member of the European Parliament)

2 Dec 2021 · Female leadership

Meeting with Maciej Golubiewski (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski)

11 Nov 2021 · Meeting with the new CEO

Huawei urges clarity in EU product safety cybersecurity rules

4 Oct 2021
Topic — EU proposal updating general product safety rules for connected and digital products.
Message — Huawei requests that cybersecurity requirements avoid vague legal terminology and that network infrastructure components be explicitly exempted from consumer product rules. They argue that security cannot be measured in absolute terms and requires product-specific assessment schemes.123
Why — This would reduce regulatory uncertainty and exempt their enterprise network equipment from consumer rules.45
Impact — Consumers lose clearer cybersecurity standards and protections for connected products they purchase.6
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Meeting with Dubravka Šuica (Vice-President)

1 Oct 2021 · Long Term Vision for Rural Areas, Smart Villages

Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

28 Sept 2021 · Digital issues

Huawei urges narrower AI definition and sector-specific oversight

5 Aug 2021
Topic — EU regulation establishing harmonised rules for artificial intelligence systems and safety requirements.
Message — Huawei requests removal of statistical approaches and search methods from the AI definition, arguing they are too broad. They want sector-specific regulators to play the main role in AI oversight rather than creating new authorities. They also seek clarification on data completeness requirements and source code disclosure procedures.123
Why — This would reduce their compliance burden by excluding non-AI systems from regulation.4
Impact — Consumers lose broader protections as more AI-adjacent systems escape regulatory oversight.5
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Response to Liability rules for Artificial Intelligence – The Artificial Intelligence Liability Directive (AILD)

28 Jul 2021

Huawei welcomes the debate relating to artificial intelligence and the potential update of the relevant legislative framework. We are generally in favour of a stronger harmonization of the liability framework in the EU as it may help to spur investment in AI and improve Europe’s competitiveness in the global market. At the same time we believe that the existing civil liability framework in combination with member states rules already provides for far-reaching protection in terms of civil liability – in particular if taking into consideration contractual civil liability rights available to consumers and businesses with regards to defects in hardware and software as well as with regards to damages in the context of the provision of services. Whereas artificial intelligence constitutes a further development of currently available technologies – it appears to us that it has to date not materialized in specific incidents or consumer harm that would warrant an extensive expansion of civil liability rules. This is partly due to the current state of development of marketable artificial intelligence systems – but also due to the fact that the current system of civil liabilities seems to be both appropriate and adaptable to deal with emerging new technologies (at least to date). Increased rules on civil liability for manufacturers, operators and service providers in the domain of artificial intelligence may, therefore, prematurely burden key innovators with liability risks (or respective insurance costs) – beyond of what is being expected with regard to other technologies. Therefore, we would caution to issue far-reaching new civil liability rules for artificial intelligence rules prematurely. From our perspective, it would be preferable to focus first on updating rules around conformity assessment within the existing framework – and as set out also in the draft AI act (where equally it is important not to burden AI related technologies excessively compared to other technologies – but find a balanced at the same time targeted risk-based approach). It will also be preferable to first grant the jurisprudence the chance to come up with balanced concepts of how to integrate specific artificial intelligence risks in the context of existing civil liability rules. Also with regards to the circular economy we believe that existing civil liability rules combined with respective industry standard contractual agreements are able to reflect a balanced distribution of liability risks in the industry – and would therefore, caution to far-reaching adjustments at this stage. Generally we would recommend to: 1. promote the exchange of technical information and the adherence to technical standards throughout the value chain as the basis for an efficient and transparent distribution of liability – an information sharing mechanism could be useful to improve economic efficiency and foster a trustworthy value chain. 2. foster greater coordination within the value chain of AI in order to ensure AI systems remain predictable. We would welcome incentives to research AI-predictability – which may foster long-term innovation in quality products that the EU is well placed to excel in – and may be more efficient than the introduction of complex rules re liability in this regard. 3. In order to avoid overburdening AI development, we would further recommend that a successful conformity assessment to be positively reflected with regards to the civil liability of manufacturers (and possibly operators). With the further maturing of AI technology also the development of certification schemes may be an efficient path to protect consumers and customers in general – preferable to broad concepts of a reversal of proof, which appears more suitable as a measure of last resort.
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Meeting with Alejandro Cainzos (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Kim Jorgensen (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

6 Jul 2021 · Mobile Services market in Europe

Meeting with Toma Šutić (Cabinet of Vice-President Dubravka Šuica)

16 Jun 2021 · Meeting on Long Terme vision

Response to Pact for Research and Innovation in Europe

12 May 2021

The European Commission’s Pact for Research and Innovation in Europe. Realising the full implementation of a common European Research Area (ERA) will bring substantial gains to the economy of Europe. Already, through the ambit of a variety of different EU treaties, there is a commitment to the free movement of goods, services, capital and people within the 27 member states of the European Union. A fifth freedom should be put in place at a European level and this is the freedom that supports the flow of knowledge that can move easily inside the European Union. The reality is that there is not enough alignment in policy making in the research policy area between the different 27 member states of the EU. This is a key reason as to why a common European Research Area (ERA) is not in place as of now. A European Research Area, with all the clear benefits that this brings for society can be brought to fruition with a stronger political input from EU governments. With regard to the issue of how best to boost our economies, the recent industrial policy objectives as set out in the Communication on the European Digital Compass as well as the recent debate related to the comparative disadvantage of European companies on the international stage should now focus on reconciling national industrial policy objectives. In this connection, European policy makers should implement actions that boost policy coherence between ERA-related policies and the targets of the European Green Deal as well as the EU’s overarching twin green and digital transition objectives. More specifically, ERA-related policies should be reformed to contribute to sustainable development. For example, ERA should positively address potential gaps in the granting of aid into ICT R&D technologies as enablers to reduce energy and the carbon footprint for industry. For a truly European Research Area to be constructed, strong and focused regional policy support must be given to countries within the EU that need to improve the quality of research infrastructures operating within their respective member states. In addition to research infrastructures, the European Commission shall support the establishment and maintenance of technology infrastructures that will guarantee the fast dissemination of cutting-edge technologies into relevant industries across Europe. The involvement and investment from industry players in technology infrastructures will be crucial for their success. The importance of the international dimension in realising a common ERA must not be overlooked. The EU legal entities of international companies that have a strong presence in Europe and that have a proven expertise within a host of research disciplines should be given access to participate within the Horizon Europe programme as equal players. Applying such a non-discriminatory approach will ensure that the pursuit of excellence in science and the delivery of innovative products into the market place is secured. Such a policy can be rolled out in a manner that fully supports the European Union value of equality and in accordance with EU Industrial strategies. The objectives of the recent communication on the European Digital Compass, Erasmus+ and DigiComp2 must be fully implemented. This will ensure that the EU can effectively tackle the digital skills deficit that exists across Europe. More focused initiatives must be put in place in Europe to promote STEM education and to more effectively encourage and promote women to engage in research careers. Broader support for global unitary standards for new ict products, ensuring greater open access to publications and to research data will also positively contribute to the policy goals of the European Research Area.
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Response to Communication on the Global Approach to Research, Innovation, Education and Youth

8 Apr 2021

Delivering the most innovative products into the marketplace requires international collaboration between educational, research, private and public bodies from all over the world. The pursuit of excellence in science requires strong international cooperation. The process of innovation does not stop at any one defined geographical border. Ensuring excellence in field of research is best secured by individual governments enacting programmes that are open to participation for scientists from all over in the world. This process of international collaboration delivers the best scientific results and consequently ensures that the most innovative products reach the marketplace. - Open science policies should be pursued by governments globally in line with the UNESCO draft recommendation on Open Science. - Peer review of scientific publications should take place in a transparent manner. The principles enshrined by the Bonn declaration on the freedom of scientific research should be supported. - Governments around the world should increase R&D spending to improve economic performance in line with OECD, European Commission and World Bank recommendations on this issue. - Best practices to promote research and science should be promoted through multi-lateral bodies such as the Global Research Council. - The free movement of researchers globally must be encouraged and visas for researchers must be processed more quickly, in line with the objectives of the European Research Area (ERA). International co-operation at the basic scientific stage is important in the setting of standards for new tech related products such as the next generation of smart networks and services. Such global standard setting must be a key policy requirement if costs and inefficiencies for businesses are to be reduced and innovation is to be fostered. - Bodies such as the ISO, ITU, ETSI and IETF are playing leading roles in developing the technical standards that in turn can enhance the trustworthiness of open source software. - It is to be welcomed that the EU institutions have increased funding for the European Institute of Innovation and Technology. The EIT will play a key role in building closer links between the educational, business and research communities in Europe. - The EIT together with the work of the European Innovation Council (EIC) will support the European innovators of the future. With the development of ICT technologies, digitalization has become a major driver of the EU and global economies. In this context, supporting digital skills within the small and medium-sized enterprise (SMEs) sector is very important noting that there 25 million SMEs in Europe. - The EU has set down a series of clear policy directions to develop digital talent that must guide EU member states to implement the appropriate ICT training policies for their respective industries. - Erasmus+, DigiComp2 and the recently launched Digital Compass demonstrate that the EU is taking the need to develop digital skills as a policy priority. - Companies in Europe and vocational training bodies must be encouraged to develop local digital talent as an important practice. A good example of such initiatives is the Huawei Tech4All Digital inclusion initiative. Foreign companies, especially large enterprises that locate in the EU must be encouraged to carry out digital talent nurturing projects. Such companies that make outstanding contributions in the area of ICT training should be rewarded with certificates of excellence. This is necessary, not only to promote best practices in the field of corporate social responsibility (CSR) but also to bridge the global digital divide.
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Huawei urges technical standards over country-of-origin restrictions in cybersecurity

18 Mar 2021
Topic — EU proposal to strengthen cybersecurity requirements across network and information systems.
Message — Huawei advocates for a strong focus on technical measures to enhance the cybersecurity of ICT products, systems and services. They want certification based on industry standards rather than country-of-origin assessments. The company argues that recent cyber attacks demonstrate trust-based approaches imposing restrictions based mainly on country-of-origin are ineffective and dangerous.123
Why — This would prevent restrictions based on their Chinese origin and maintain market access.45
Impact — Member states lose flexibility to exclude vendors deemed security risks by intelligence agencies.6
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Meeting with Valère Moutarlier (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

3 Mar 2021 · Follow-up of Commissioner Breton’s videoconference with Huawei on 3/12/2020

Response to EMAS Sectoral Reference Documents for Telecommunications/ICT services

12 Feb 2021

Huawei welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the draft of Commission’s decision on the Environmental management & performance – sectoral reference document for telecommunications/ICT services. Huawei as a leading global provider of ICT infrastructure and smart devices is committed to protecting the planet with digital technologies. Digital technologies contribute to the greening of the economy mainly through reducing transaction costs, increasing real-time usage of data, shedding light on interdependencies and creating efficiencies: digitalisation allows everyone to do more with less. Huawei would like to raise awareness of the following ICT innovations as indicators for environmental performance: Section 3.2. iCooling solutions, powered by big data and AI technologies, can help data centers save energy and automatically optimize energy efficiency, reducing PUE by 8–15%. Precise cooling eliminates hot spot risks and improves data center stability. In addition, the AI algorithm supports automatic detection of air conditioner refrigerant capacity to avoid overheating caused by refrigerant leakage. Section 3.3: We consider that 5G is a significant enabler of energy-efficient wireless communications, noting that the energy efficiency per bit of 5G is considerably greater than that of 4G/3G/2G. As such, 5G will be instrumental in managing the carbon footprint of mobile networks in view of the expected phenomenal growth of data consumption over the next decade. Together with virtualization, edge computing, AI-enabled analytics and cloud, 5G can help industries to implement new processes as an integral part of energy efficiency programmes, by supporting the most efficient and flexible allocation of resources. To make 5G networks more energy efficient and help carriers cut carbon emissions, our technological innovation focuses on three levels: equipment, sites, and networks. Huawei Equipment has implemented the concept of Watts follows Bits which allows intelligent energy consumption of a base station by automatic wake-up/sleep including shutdown on symbol, channel or carrier basis. Huawei Green Site solution allows to reduce energy consumption and carbon footprint by AI based integration of renewable energy sources for on-grid and off-grid sites, including solar power. The leading Liquid cooling further improves the power system efficiency and reduces the need for air conditioner. Huawei’s Intelligent AI-based Power Management allows networks to fit custom power saving strategies with configuration and traffic needs on different bands and modes at the base station level. With these strategies, mobile users can be switched to lower bands when total traffic remains low so that high bands can be switched off to realize deep power saving. By leveraging AI to learn historical traffic and KPI data, it associates energy saving effects with mobile network performance to implement dynamic parameter adjustment so that power saving can be fulfilled without sacrificing network performance. Section 3.4: 5G also enables many new services in the factories of the future that can either directly or indirectly result in a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The reasons for the increasing use of wireless technologies in industrial use cases are the growing need for mobility and flexibility in production, savings in cabling costs, and faster retrofitting of existing machines. 5G will be the enabler in reducing the ecological footprint of factories of the future. In addition, wireless connectivity based on Cellular V2X (C-V2X) technologies allows bidirectional, secure and trustworthy communication between all main actors in the transportation ecosystem, and creates solutions to reduce the carbon footprint of road transport. Huawei’s continued investment in R&D aims to help industries conserve energy and reduce emissions via the use of new technologies and to build an environmentally friendly low-carbon society that saves resources.
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Meeting with Renate Nikolay (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)

9 Feb 2021 · Data protection, 5G, AI

Huawei warns EU data rules could burden non-European start-ups

8 Feb 2021
Topic — New EU regulation on governance of common European data spaces and data sharing.
Message — The company requests clearer definitions and lighter compliance requirements for smaller businesses. They argue unbundling data sharing services and comprehensive compliance monitoring will add costs. Huawei also calls for sector-based, industry-led initiatives to be encouraged.12
Why — This would reduce compliance costs and preserve their business model flexibility.34
Impact — Citizens lose stronger oversight of data intermediaries handling their information.5
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Response to A European Health Data Space

3 Feb 2021

Huawei supports the EU’s initiative on the creation of health data space and welcomes the opportunity to comment on the combined evaluation roadmap and inception impact assessment. The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted and accelerated the importance of health data for research, and we fully support this Commission priority. At Huawei we believe that the Commission can achieve its aims of using data and data spaces to maximize high-quality healthcare and reduce inequalities. Key considerations - Standards and Specifications The foundation of any data space is the technology platform on which it is based. The ICT infrastructure needs to be robust, secure, interoperable and trustworthy – especially in the sensitive area of health data. In this regard, having the right standards and specifications in place is essential. Huawei considers that a good top-level design is necessary in primary healthcare, together with a well-established framework to execute policies at every layer of the system. If specifications and standards are not in place and primary levels are allowed to operate as they wish, a harmonized system will then be very difficult to roll out across borders and in the future. This Standard should build on previous experiences with a view to consolidating the knowledge of experts from both healthcare and communications to integrate 5G and AI-enabled solutions into hospital IT systems. Future EU Standards should introduce 5G as a key infrastructure element for digital primary healthcare in order to help expedite deployment, improve the service capabilities of primary healthcare providers, and increase the level of convenience for accessing healthcare services. As the Roadmap/IIA points out, “limited cooperation, governance and IT infrastructure at EU level hinders health data access for researchers, public institutions and regulatory bodies.” Getting the right standards and specifications in place will go a long way to changing this. - Coordinated and harmonized action Huawei invites policy makers to consider a coordinated action on inclusive risk assessment and strict interpretation of public health legal exemptions (i.e. Article 9 of the General Data Protection Regulation). This will be key to ensuring the responsible use of AI during public health emergencies and set the framework for the continued use of AI for the benefit of all post-crisis. The Roadmap/IIA acknowledges the need for decisive EU action to harmonise the conditions for health-data processing across Member States, something Huawei fully supports as a fundamental condition for the creation of a Common European Health Data Space. - Need for swift deployment of AI devices The use of AI in healthcare is increasing. AI can be used for assisted diagnosis, it can be used in call centers to screen incoming calls faster, and in assisting drug screening to help in the development of new medicines. On the back of these uses, and more, it is clear that the EU needs to exert more effort in bringing such medical devices using AI applications to markets faster. The EU should avoid adding unnecessary regulations on the use of AI in healthcare solutions, as both the Medical Devices Regulation and the Product Liability Directive contain well-defined classifications based on the potential risk of harm posed by the device to general safety and performance requirements for medical devices, as well as liability provisions. Health data collected from wearable devices, including consumer devices, has potential clinical value and is important for research and innovation for digital health solutions. Collection, sharing and usage of health data from wearable devices should also be considered as part of the overall health data governance framework. Requirements of data quality should be defined in the context of intended use of data, e.g. for medical treatment, or for research purpose.
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Meeting with Geneviève Tuts (Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders)

10 Dec 2020 · EU consumer rights in the tech market

Meeting with Katherine Power (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness)

8 Dec 2020 · Extraterritorial sanctions

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

3 Dec 2020 · Presentation of HUAWEI; 5G deployment

Meeting with Florika Fink-Hooijer (Director-General Environment)

1 Dec 2020 · digital technologies and data management

Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans), Diederik Samsom (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

30 Oct 2020 · virtual meeting on the European Green Deal

Meeting with Kim Jorgensen (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Nele Eichhorn (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

30 Sept 2020 · Discussion on restrictions imposed on Huawei’s operations in the EU.

Huawei urges industry-led AI regulation over prescriptive rules

10 Sept 2020
Topic — EU regulation establishing requirements for artificial intelligence systems and their safety.
Message — Huawei requests tech-neutral risk assessment focused on scenarios rather than generic technologies, with industry-led self-regulation complementing formal rules. They advocate for multi-stakeholder governance and alignment with global standards rather than one-size-fits-all requirements.123
Why — This would reduce compliance costs and enable continued market access across jurisdictions.45
Impact — Citizens lose stronger protections as industry self-assessment replaces independent regulatory oversight.6
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Response to Revision of the NIS Directive

13 Aug 2020

Huawei welcomes the Commission's approach to review the Directive on Security of Network and Information Systems (NIS). We take into account that now is a timely opportunity to review the NIS Directive with consideration for state-of-the-art technology and cybersecurity, industry and regulatory changes. The coronavirus pandemic has driven more individuals and businesses online to live and work digitally. Cybersecurity is a big concern for our customers, and it is equally a top priority for Huawei to provide secure products that enable a connected, intelligent world. Huawei started as a small company in China and we have grown to be a world leader in digital technologies. We have been a trusted partner in Europe for 20 years and we are committed to staying in Europe. Today, we employ over 13,300 people in Europe, running two regional offices and 23 R&D sites. Huawei is the world’s most closely scrutinized supplier of telecommunications equipment. Independent organizations in the UK, Germany, and Belgium continually test our products in a way that neither they, nor anyone else, tests the products of any other network equipment supplier. Despite this scrutiny, we recognize the challenge faced by the European Commission to encourage greater harmonization of cybersecurity requirements and incident reporting obligations across Europe. To ensure Europe is fit for the digital age the EU must enable continued trust in cyber security. Trust needs to be based on facts. Facts must be verifiable, and verification must be based on international, globally-recognized, common standards. We believe that this is an effective model for building trust in the digital era. As a product manufacturer and supplier, Huawei understands the needs of our valued customers and the shared responsibility between network operators and product suppliers to meet stringent regulatory requirements for cybersecurity. We believe in fair competition throughout the supply chain. The review of the NIS Directive should maintain its focus on raising the overall level of security in the EU without increasing market complexity or creating any spill-over effect for risk management. The European Commission should aim to minimize ambiguity and duplication of requirements and obligations throughout the supply chain. We encourage the Commission through its review of the NIS Directive to maintain consistency with security and risk management requirements in the European Electronic Communications Code, the Radio Equipment Directive, and the European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection. This consistency and harmonization will be especially important for incident reporting and information sharing. We feel that efficiency and effectiveness of the incident reporting mechanism should be addressed as a priority in the review. Huawei is committed to working closely with all stakeholders in Europe to build a system of trust based on objective facts and verification. And we want to contribute to making Europe a leader in the digital era. Many European countries using Huawei equipment lead the world in connectivity. This is the cornerstone of a secure digital environment for all.
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Huawei urges wireless networks get fair state aid access

11 Aug 2020
Topic — EU state aid rules for broadband deployment in underserved areas.
Message — Huawei requests that fixed and wireless networks qualifying as VHCNs get technologically neutral access to state aid funding. They emphasize that 4G/5G Fixed Wireless Access can accelerate high-speed connectivity deployment, especially in remote areas, through a smart combination with fiber networks.12
Why — This would allow Huawei's wireless technologies to compete for state aid funding.34
Impact — Fiber-only providers lose exclusive access to broadband state aid funding.5
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Meeting with Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President)

23 Jul 2020 · The economic impact of Huawei in Europe; Supply chain disruptions during the Covid-19 pandemic; Cybersecurity in 5G networks; Circular electronics initiative; Standardization issues

Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

19 Jun 2020 · digitalisation in transport services

Meeting with Geneviève Tuts (Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders)

17 Jun 2020 · Huawei presented their current global situation

Meeting with Kim Jorgensen (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

26 May 2020 · To discuss how a non-European company like ours can build long-term strategic partnerships with and create new global business opportunities for & with European enterprises/institutions

Response to Light deployment regime for small-area wireless access points

25 Mar 2020

Huawei appreciates European Commission proposal to give effect to the SAWAP provisions of the EECC, which will be very important to the development of the ICT industry, and the digital economy. We are keen to support this light regulation on SAWAP. -We welcome Recital 16 that allows Member States to adopt less restrictive approaches, noting that many Member States already permit larger volumes or higher powers than those defined in the proposed SAWAP regulation. -In order to apply this IR to a wider range of real life installations, we suggest to include in this regulation also higher classes than the E10, also considering that we have products that, despite belonging to an higher class than E10, are capable of BTS sharing to accommodate more spectrum users and that, especially, can anyhow have the output power reduced to the equivalent of E10 class thanks to appropriate software functionalities. -The volume limit of 20L could be left more flexible; in fact, already one remote radio unit could approach this limit, and would not allow for multiple separate SAWAP to be collocated. Therefore, we propose to raise the regulation limit to allow at least two separate SAWAP sharing the same infrastructure. -Relaxing the volume limit would not only easy the multi-operator SAWAP, but could also help in future synergetic usage of co-located technologies like RSU (Roadside Unit) for cellular vehicle-to-everything communication. -The proposed IR will have to be updated shortly after the update of EN62232 in order to incorporate the simple deployment criteria for active antenna systems (AAS). We recommend to review the provisions of the IR six months after publication of the updated EN62232. -Given the importance of effective in-building coverage we suggest that the provisions dealing with visual impact in this regulation should not apply to indoor installations, where design matters it should be the responsibility of the building owner. This view also seems to apply in the Commissions own report where the consultants do not recommend a volume limit for indoor installations (Table 6.1 of the report referenced at footnote 3 in the draft Regulation). The 4 m height is not justified and would prevent the deployment of small cell and distributed antennas systems within standard offices and many other public and private buildings (i.e. train stations, see as an instance the COMMISSION DECISION of 21 December 2007 concerning the technical specification of interoperability relating to ‘persons with reduced mobility’ in the trans-European conventional and high-speed rail system providing for 2.30 as minimum headroom). The inclusion of indoor installations might be a trigger for national modifications of this Commission Implementing Regulation. -We propose for transparency reasons to have a simplified notification requirement for E10 and above for outdoor installations. The draft text provides for notification for all SAWAPS. The notification should be standardised at the national level, be brief and submitted via a single information point and focus on a statement of compliance of the installation with the provisions of the light deployment regime.
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Meeting with Vangelis Demiris (Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas)

6 Mar 2020 · Security Union Strategy, Cybersecurity

Meeting with Margrethe Vestager (Executive Vice-President) and

7 Feb 2020 · Digital policy

Meeting with Fabrice Comptour (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton), Valère Moutarlier (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

28 Jan 2020 · Telecommunication market

Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

19 Dec 2019 · 5G technology: R&D&I, supply diversity, deployment timetable, cybersecurity

Meeting with Christian Burgsmueller (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

27 Aug 2019 · EU-US-China Trade Relations

Meeting with Carl-Christian Buhr (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)

13 Aug 2019 · 5G

Meeting with Elżbieta Bieńkowska (Commissioner) and

22 Jul 2019 · Industrial Policy in particular the telecommunication sector

Meeting with Filomena Chirico (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen), Xavier Coget (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

27 Mar 2019 · Security of 5G networks

Meeting with Ulrik Trolle Smed (Cabinet of Commissioner Julian King)

4 Mar 2019 · Cyber security

Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and

4 Mar 2019 · DSM, cybersecurity, 5G

Response to Specifications for the provision of cooperative intelligent transport systems (C-ITS)

8 Feb 2019

Huawei welcomes the opportunity to respond to the EC on this important consultation on the draft Delegated Regulation in relation to the deployment and operational use of cooperative intelligent transport systems (C-ITS). We would like to express our deep concern that the draft Delegated Regulation exclusively favours a single and very limited solution, namely Wi-Fi-based ITS-G5, as the baseline technology for C-ITS in the EU. As it currently stands, the draft Delegated Regulation excludes LTE-V2X (both short-range and long-range modes), and does not account for the fact that LTE-V2X is the only technology which offers an evolutionary roadmap from 4G to 5G which will be fundamental to delivering Europe’s long-term road safety, traffic efficiency, mobility and emission reduction objectives. The implications of the exclusion of LTE-V2X in the context of the Commission’s own 5G Action Plan and the deployment of 5G-V2X in the European Union – especially in comparison with other regions – should be of great concern. We emphasize that ITS-G5 is not an equivalent substitute for LTE-V2X in implementing C-ITS priority services. ITS-G5 cannot match the performance of LTE-V2X in short-range communications, and does not support long-range communications at all. Nor can ITS-G5 achieve the compatibility that exists between LTE-V2X and 5G-V2X as members of the 3GPP C-V2X family. It is worth highlighting recent developments in the US, where having supported Wi-Fi-based DSRC (equivalent to ITS-G5) for many years, the US DOT has acknowledged the rapid advances in technology vis-à-vis LTE-V2X, and is now advocating a market-led approach for the preferred solution to V2X communications. The current draft Delegated Regulation also proposes that technologies other than ITS-G5 must be developed to be *backward compatible and interoperable* with ITS-G5 in order to implement the specified C-ITS priority services in Europe. This absurd demand upon developers of LTE-V2X, if included in the final Regulations, will seriously impede European progress and innovation in 5G connected vehicles, vulnerable road users, and infrastructure, placing the EU at a clear competitive disadvantage with systems being developed openly in the rest of the world. Furthermore, the Regulation states that LTE-V2X providers can only seek inclusion in the EU C-ITS framework through a *later update* of the Delegated Regulation, which will have to be applied for by submitting “a file with technologically mature specifications” to the Commission. Yet, LTE-V2X for short-range communications is being developed very rapidly in the EU. Trials have shown LTE-V2X to be a fully viable technology, and its standards – which are at least as stable as those of ITS-G5 – have been adopted by ETSI. Multiple vendors have placed commercial equipment for LTE-V2X short-range communications on the market in Q1 2019, with more expected in Q2 2019; significantly before the expected date of application of the Delegated Regulation. Also note that many of the C-ITS priority services listed in the draft Delegated Regulation have already been implemented using 3G and 4G (LTE-V2X) cellular networks for long-range communications. Yet the Commission appears not to have accounted for this reality, and is rushing to finalise draft Delegated Regulation which only foresees the initial deployment of these priority services exclusively via ITS-G5 for short-range communications. The Delegated Regulation in its present form will present an unsurmountable barrier to the introduction of LTE-V2X for short-range and long-range communications in Europe, and will put at risk the very large current and planned investments in 5G, as well as undermining the possibility of EU leadership in this field. We call upon the Commission to include LTE-V2X as a C-ITS technology in the Delegated Regulations, and to specify interoperability as a mutual requirement among existing C-ITS technologies, namely ITS-G5 and LTE-V2X.
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Meeting with Vivian Loonela (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

11 Jan 2019 · 5G security

Meeting with Carlos Moedas (Commissioner) and

19 Sept 2018 · Open Innovation, Open Science and Open to the World

Meeting with Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)

27 Jun 2018 · Startups, Women in Digital, Innovation radar

Meeting with Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President)

25 May 2018 · EU-China relations, digital single market and adaptation of Europe to the digital era

Meeting with Stephen Quest (Director-General Taxation and Customs Union)

12 Apr 2018 · Digital taxation

Meeting with Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)

5 Dec 2017 · Digital; cooperation EU-China

Meeting with Maria Asenius (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström), Nele Eichhorn (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

4 Dec 2017 · Present their company

Meeting with Alina-Stefania Ujupan (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)

11 Oct 2017 · open digital ecosystem in the area of 5G and Internet of Things

Meeting with Vivian Loonela (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

22 Sept 2017 · Cybersecurity issues

Meeting with Carl-Christian Buhr (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)

11 Sept 2017 · Cybersecurity

Meeting with Antonio Lowndes Marques De Araujo Vicente (Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas), Robert Schröder (Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas)

9 Jun 2017 · Changes at Huawei Public Affairs and Communication EU office

Meeting with Friedrich-Nikolaus von Peter (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

8 Jun 2017 · Discussion on European projects

Meeting with Julian King (Commissioner)

6 Jun 2017 · Cybersecurity

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)

6 Jun 2017 · DSM

Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and

6 Jun 2017 · Telecoms policy, 5G, IoT

Meeting with Edward Bannerman (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

30 May 2017 · EU-China relations

Meeting with Antoine Kasel (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)

25 Apr 2017 · Presentation of new colleague

Meeting with Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)

20 Apr 2017 · mtg new Head of European public Affairs and communication

Meeting with Miguel Ceballos Baron (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

18 Apr 2017 · Farewell Mr Zhang Jiangang and welcome Mr Ding Haohua, new Head of the Huawei European Public Affairs and communication team

Meeting with Gertrud Ingestad (Director-General Informatics)

3 Mar 2017 · Introductory Meeting

Response to Commission Implementing Regulation -information provided for in Article 10 (10) of the RED 2014/53/EU

10 Feb 2017

- As we have several products which have to be licensed for all EU countries, it would be easier for manufacturers if the Implementing Regulation were to allow "EU" as an abbreviation to replace the list of all EU countries. - Manufacturers have to go through a time consuming process to align their product’s packaging and user instructions to the new requirements. Therefore, it would be highly appreciated if the Implementing Regulation were to allow a period of at least 12 months for manufacturers to implement it.
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Meeting with Antoine Kasel (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)

7 Feb 2017 · Make contact and discuss Science Business report

Meeting with Carlos Moedas (Commissioner) and

28 Nov 2016 · Meeting with the President and Founder of Huawei Technologies/Innovation Policy

Meeting with Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President) and

28 Nov 2016 · Investments in Europe

Meeting with Timo Pesonen (Director-General Communication)

19 Oct 2016 · Priorities of the Juncker Commission and general information of the company

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)

5 Oct 2016 · 5G

Meeting with Thibaut Kleiner (Digital Economy)

12 Sept 2016 · Commissioner's visit of Huawei facilty in Munich in October

Meeting with Antoine Kasel (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)

26 Aug 2016 · preparations of the G20 Leaders' Meeting

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)

2 Jun 2016 · 5G

Meeting with Markus Schulte (Digital Economy)

11 May 2016 · Telco policy

Meeting with Kilian Gross (Digital Economy), Michael Hager (Digital Economy)

16 Feb 2016 · digital research

Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

16 Feb 2016 · Update on Huawei Global/Europe Business activities - 5G Developments Huawei Global and EU activities - DG Connect priorities and expectation from Huawei - EU-China cooperation, expectation from EU Commission and expected Huawei role

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner) and Google and

20 Nov 2015 · Digital transformation of the European industry

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)

14 Oct 2015 · EU-China 5G agreement

Meeting with Michael Hager (Digital Economy)

30 Jun 2015 · DSM

Meeting with Carlos Moedas (Commissioner)

7 May 2015 · Huawei research activities in Europe

Meeting with Julie Fionda (Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen)

17 Apr 2015 · Hauwei's training programme, initiatives on skills

Meeting with Edward Bannerman (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

30 Mar 2015 · Investment plan

Meeting with Miguel Ceballos Baron (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

27 Feb 2015 · Cooperation on ICT with China

Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and

26 Feb 2015 · Digital Single Market strategy and Huawei European investments in R&D, broadband roll-out, development of 5G

Meeting with Kamila Kloc (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip), Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

10 Feb 2015 · Investment in infrastructure, 5G development, industry collaboration