Fixed Mobile Convergence

Huawei (News - Alert) will award Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) contracts totaling $6 billion to Qualcomm, Broadcom and Avago. The three California-based communications technology companies will get three-year contracts under the agreements. The contracts will lead to “tens of thousands of jobs” – directly and indirectly – and help to grow the high-tech sector in California, Huawei says.

The announcement from the China-based company comes as Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping visits the United States.

"This procurement agreement reaffirms Huawei's determination to deliver on its promise to be a local economy contributor, and is a demonstration of confidence in the long-term relationships we have cultivated with our local high-tech partners," Chen Lifang, senior corporate vice president of Huawei, said in a company statement. "The U.S. holds the leading position in the ICT [information and communications technology] industry, and when coupled with Huawei's long-term dedication to innovation in the U.S. market, the result is a strategic collaboration to develop a more diversified, balanced and healthier global ICT ecosystem."

Since 2001, Huawei has partnered with 280 U.S. technology companies. The contracts total more than $30 billion. They represent diverse sectors such as software, components, chipsets, and services. Procurement last year jumped eight percent over the prior year. 

"Huawei is widely recognized as a driver of innovation in the ICT industry and we are honored to expand this relationship to deliver even greater value to our customers," Bryan Ingram, senior vice president and general manager of the Wireless Semiconductor Division of Avago Technologies, said in a company statement. "Avago has provided leading semiconductor devices to our global customer base for over 50 years, and with the support of Huawei, we will continue to advance our wireless portfolio to serve the rapidly expanding mobile applications and cellular infrastructure market."

"Huawei is an important global customer and is a growing leader in the wireless industry.  Qualcomm (News - Alert) is pleased to be working with Huawei, supplying our leading family of Snapdragon processors and multimode broadband modem products, and we look forward to Huawei's continued success," Cristiano Amon, senior vice president of Qualcomm, added in the company statement.

Huawei U.S. has 13 regional offices and seven R&D centers. Globally, Huawei’s products and solutions are used in over 140 countries.

In other recent news about North America, TMCnet reported that Bell Mobility has selected Huawei’s LTE (News - Alert) RAN (radio access network) equipment to expand its LTE wireless network across Canada. The network already has 6 million users in Canada, TMCnet adds.