Global Stories

COVID-19 sees global smartphone sales plunge by 20%

COVID-19 causes global smartphone sales to drop 20.4% in Q2 2020, with Samsung experiencing the largest decline, according to Gartner.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 1st Sep 2020

Sports

Huawei Australia ends Canberra Raiders major sponsorship

The current 2020 National Rugby League season will be the company's final year as major sponsor of the team after nearly a decade together.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Mon, 31st Aug 2020

Cloud Services

Huawei Cloud kicks off festival to help enterprises move to the cloud

Huawei Cloud is launching the Go Cloud Festival, offering programmes and limited-time offers to help enterprises migrate to the cloud.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 28th Aug 2020

Gaming

Hands-on Review: The Huawei MateBook 13 2020

The Huawei MateBook 13, a sleek and stylish laptop, is set to hit New Zealand shelves soon. Find out what makes this machine stand out.

By Sara Barker • 6 min read • Wed, 19th Aug 2020

Data Analytics

Huawei launches digital payment cloud solution

Huawei recently held its Better World Summit 2020, in which the company revealed details of its new digital payment cloud solution.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 12th Aug 2020

Storage

Huawei introduces all-flash OceanStor Dorado arrays

All-flash offers stability and high-performance storage with extremely low levels of latency – and it can offer reliability in the event of a disaster.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 6th Aug 2020

Storage

Huawei all-flash arrays scoop 'Recommended' rating from DCIG

The DCIG guide has recognised Huawei's OceanStor Dorado V6 and OceanStor F V5 series, which have both achieved 'Recommended' ratings.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 6th Aug 2020

EduTech

Huawei launches ICT Certification program in Asia Pacific

Huawei launches certification program to develop ICT talent ecosystem in Asia Pacific region. Over 2,000 participants at first online event.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 6th Aug 2020

Unified Communications

Network managed services market could take short term dip

The evolution of network equipment may see managed services stalling short term before the rise of automation gives it a boost, says Dell'Oro.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 4th Aug 2020

Apple

IDC: Huawei finally takes top spot in smartphone market

The Chinese vendor has managed to nab 20% of the market, taking out Apple and Samsung after years of trailing in second or third place.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 3rd Aug 2020

Hyperscale

Huawei foresees bright outlook for hyperscale & large data centers

Huawei's webinar explores the future of data centers, focusing on the impact of cloud computing and AI technologies.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 7th Jul 2020

Health Technologies

Huawei ranks #6 among world's most innovative companies for 2020

Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft and Huawei occupy the top spots, followed by Alibaba, IBM, Sony and Facebook.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 3rd Jul 2020

DataCentre infrastructure

The importance of the lithium-ion battery for future data centres

As data centres grapple with inefficiencies, Huawei's Li-ion UPS solution is emerging as a sustainable alternative, trimming costs and saving space.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Jun 2020

Supply Chain

Global smartphone sales decline 20% due to COVID-19, Samsung, Huawei see double-digit declines

Smartphone sales plummeted by 20.2% in Q1 2020 due to COVID-19, with major Chinese manufacturers and Apple hit hard, according to Gartner.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Jun 2020

Wearables

Wearables market sees 29.7% growth, driven by hearables

The growth in Q1 2020 was fuelled by new product launches from market leaders as well as increased perceived utility as people set up offices at home.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Fri, 29th May 2020

Unified Communications

Huawei partners up to build 5G-enabled automobile ecosphere

Huawei has teamed up with 18 automakers, including BYD and Great Wall Motors, to create a 5G-enabled automobile ecosphere, pushing for 5G tech in the industry.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 15th May 2020

Apple

Smartphone shipments take a pummelling in Q1 2020

Data from Canalys paints a grim picture for the worldwide smartphone industry, with more economic strife to come in Q2.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 1st May 2020

Lenovo

Worldwide tablet market continues to fall, but some vendors buck trend

IDC's research indicates that global shipments have fallen to 24.6 million units, down 18.1% year-over-year during the first quarter of 2020.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 30th Apr 2020

Stories from Other Regions

Canstar Blue

Huawei takes out smartphone award, camera and battery life key driver

Huawei has clinched the Canstar 2020 Most Satisfied Customers of Smartphones award in New Zealand, thanks to its exceptional camera quality and battery life.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 9th Jun 2020

Huawei

Huawei Australia appoints new head of enterprise

Huawei Australia appoints Theodore Shao as head of Enterprise Business Group, the first local employee in this role.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 22nd May 2020