Press statement by Huawei’s Tony Graziano

On 7 July 2016, a 5G Manifesto prepared by an Industry High Level Group was submitted to the European Commission. Commenting on the initiative, Tony Graziano, Vice-President of Huawei’s European Public Affairs and Communication Office, said:

“We fully support the 5G Manifesto presented today, and are determined to play our part in living up to its ambitions.

To ensure that Europe leads in the 5G race, industry investment and innovation-friendly regulation must go hand-in-hand. Today’s Manifesto outlines how we can foster the collaboration and investments required to make 5G a European success story.”

Huawei is placing a strong focus on 5G research and innovation. In Europe, the company is cooperating with public and private partners and participating in EU 5G research projects, including the 5G-PPP. Together with its European partners, it launched a 5G Vertical Industry Accelerator (5G VIA) and testbed in Munich, Germany. The company is also researching 5G technologies at Surrey University’s 5G Innovation Centre (5GIC) in the UK, where it will be investing £5 million as part of the $600 million that Huawei is committing to 5G research globally by 2018.

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