HUAWEI
With more than 25 years of experience in Latin America , Huawei has strengthened its presence and partnerships to help deliver digital transformation
Huawei celebrated 25 years in Latin America with a series of events in countries across the continent and by welcoming key partners to China .
Since opening an office in Brazil in 1998 , Huawei sees Latin America as a region of increasing importance . Its cloud business now boasts more than 1,400 partners across multiple LATAM nations with whom Huawei works to promote and enable digital transformation .
The appetite for cloud services has grown globally , and LATAM is proving particularly open and embracing of the opportunities that cloud technology can deliver . This is where Huawei Cloud is playing a role .
In 2022 , the number of Huawei Cloud users in Latin America more than doubled , and the number of partners increased by more than 90 % year on year .
Digitalisation in Latin America was accelerated in recent years with some markets standing out as front runners such as – Brazil , Mexico , Chile , Colombia , Peru , and Argentina .
According to Statista , with internet penetration and smartphone ownership averaging 77 %, more people in those markets increasingly prefer online shopping and other digital activities . Set against this backdrop , the development of a robust digital infrastructure will be important for Latin America ’ s ongoing economic development .
74 February 2024