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Huawei unveils its two latest flagship Phablets

Mate 9 And Porsche Design Mate 9 hit the market

Huawei Consumer Business Group has yet again unveiled two new entrants to the Mate-series: MATE 9 and the Porsche Design Mate 9. The two Phablets were launched at a global event held in Munich on 3rd November 2016 and will be available at retail outlets globally at the end of December 2016 into January 2017.

Jean Baguma, Marketing Manager Huawei Uganda said, ‘The Porsche Design Huawei Mate 9 limited-edition has been developed with a new, emerging audience in mind, whom we refer to as the “challenger elite”. This audience seeks market-beating technology married with unique, stylish design. They desire a smart device with high performance specifications to meet the demands of their always-on lifestyles. Entrepreneurial travelers for example, they are always connected, both for business and pleasure. Porsche Design Huawei Mate 9, which redefines the luxury smartphone, will bring the “challenger elite,” an unprecedented experience. The partnership between Huawei and Porsche Design is driven out of shared values, ambition and commitment to perfection. Porsche Design Huawei Mate 9 is the perfect combination of the ultimate techniques of both companies.’

Meanwhile, the Huawei Mate 9 seeks to solve issues of smartphone sluggishness and unresponsiveness by optimizing both the hardware and the software to bring consumers a new kind of smartphone experience – one that gets smarter and more efficient across the lifespan of the device. The Huawei Mate 9 is powered by Huawei’s Kirin 960 chipset – designed specifically to meet the needs of a premium Android smartphone. Huawei is also introducing EMUI 5.0, an intuitive Android user experience with performance-enhancing solutions powered by the latest in artificial intelligence. This unique combination of hardware and software guarantees that the HUAWEI MATE9 will bring consumers a new kind of smartphone experience.

The Porsche Design Huawei Mate 9, which is an all graphite black has the most unique curved screen in the world currently, and is also a symmetrical smartphone both horizontally and vertically. The Porsche Design Huawei Mate 9 display features an incredible shining effect that results from many ink lenses only several micrometers across, creating a rarely seen natural beam effect. The Porsche Design Huawei Mate 9 finger print sensor has been moved to the front in an effort to ensure the best user experience with its curved display. Combined with virtual buttons on both sides, the new design allows the user to swiftly unlock the device and saves area for the curved screen, offering the ultimate experience. The Porsche Design Huawei Mate 9 also comes with a 2nd generation Leica dual – lens camera with hybrid zoom which elevates smartphone photography to a new level.

The Huawei Mate 9 combines a 4000 mAh high-density battery with the more energy efficient Kirin 960 and a new generation of Huawei’s SuperCharge technology, significantly extending battery life. Its phone call time goes up by 40 percent, and gaming time improves by 20 percent, supports 20 hours of continuous video playback, 30 hours of 3G calling, 20 hours of 4G browsing, and up to 105 hours of music playback.

Following the incredible success of the Huawei P9, the Huawei Mate 9 features the second generation Leica dual-lens camera, created with the Mate series user in mind. Co-engineered with Leica, the HUAWEI MATE 9’s dual lenses work in concert to capture and reproduce stunning details, taking them one step closer to professional cameras. The Huawei Mate 9 continues the full-metal unibody frame design found in the Mate Series. Its refined, curved back is optimized for the perfect balance of ruggedness and refinement and its construction demonstrates artisan-caliber metalworking.

The Huawei Mate 9 is the dual-SIM smartphone with more bandwidths than any other smartphone. It includes five 2G bands, nine 3G bands, and 20 4G bands, as well as easy roaming in 217 countries and regions.

November 4, 2016
Smiles as Huawei staff deliver Sh33 million donations to Rahab Girls Home

Huawei has today fulfilled its $10,000 donation to Rahab Foundation to rehabilitate disadvantaged girls.

The ceremony took place at Rahab Foundation home in Kasangati and it was attended by the Board of trustees of the Charity home, Huawei Public Relations Southern Africa Regional Director Zhangzhiheng, Huawei Staff and Rahab girls’ representatives.

Huawei Officials Mr Patrick Tong(L), Huawei the Public Relations Director and Zhangzhiheng(Middle), Huawei Southern Africa Region Public Relations Director hand over items to Rahab Foundation Trustees

“Huawei donated desktop computers, laptops, household and food items, and other items worth $10,000 to assist the foundation reduce administrative costs and also to rehabilitate more girls out there”, says Mr. Zhangzhiheng.

Mr. Zhangzhiheng further commended Uganda’s First Lady Hon. Janet Museveni, who has supported the setting up of Rahab Charity Home, and for spearheading the empowering of women and the welfare of the girl child.

Speaking at the event, a moved Board of Trustees chairperson Mrs. Dorah Kabonero said the girls had never seen such a donation in their compound.

Huawei Staff (dressed in white T-shirts) and the Trustees of Rahab Foundation at the donation ceremony

Ms. Phionah Namazzi, who was one of the beneficiaries of the Home’s support system but now is a graduate working as a Programmes Assistant at Rahab, “There is no way we could be here unless good willed and responsible people like Huawei Staff come to support. Such gestures give the girls confidence and strength in their psycho-social rehabilitation, knowing many people care for them.”

This donation was a result of Huawei staff taking part in team building activities at the “Gather for Love” event at the Speke Resort Munyonyo on 16th October 2016 to raise points that were generated into monetary terms worth 10,000USD.

“‘Gather for love’ is originated from this contribution, and we’ve decided to use this theme for all our charity events. This is the way we show our love to Uganda and Ugandan people, we want to use this slogan to call for people around us to gather for love and gather for better lives,” says Mr. Patrick Tong, Huawei Uganda Public Relations Director.

November 1, 2016
Huawei Uganda Staff Fundraise $10,000 for disadvantaged girls

The Staff team of Huawei Uganda gathered for a team building event dubbed ‘Gather for Love’ to fundraise for disadvantaged girls at Rahab Foundation in Wakiso district.

The event that took place at Speke Resort Munyonyo on 16th October 2016 involved all employees willingly participating in the different games like tag of war, sack races and a soccer challenge among others to fundraise for the charity cause.

Huawei Uganda Staff Team at the ‘Gather for Love’ Event

“The more participation from employees meant more points to generate funds for charity. We shall this Saturday 29th October together with our staff present the event proceeds of approximately 10,000USD to Rahab Foundation”, says Tongyunpeng, Huawei Public Relations director.

“Giving back to communities where we operate is our corporate social responsibility obligation, it is the reason we have donated to rehabilitate more girls and women for a better life,” he adds.

Rahab Foundation was started in 2005 with a main goal of preventing sex exploitation of children in Kampala District.

October 26, 2016
Miss Uganda 2016 Leah Kagasa Pays Huawei Uganda Courtesy Visit

Commends Huawei Team on Miss Uganda Sponsorship

Miss Uganda Leah Kagasa on October 25th 2016 paid Huawei Uganda heads a courtesy visit aimed at commending Huawei on partnering with the Miss Uganda 2016 pageant.

(L-R), Wang Hua, Deputy Managing Director – Huawei Technologies and Miss Uganda 2016 – Leah Kagasa pose with Huawei’s flagship phone Huawei P9 during a courtesy meeting held at Miss Uganda offices on October 25th 2016. Huawei P9 features two rear-facing camera lenses made in conjunction with Leica Camera AG

The reigning beauty queen came along with Sharita Maruti – Miss East, Ritah Mutoni – 2^nd Runner up and Brenda Nanyonjo, CEO Kezzi Entertainment Ltd and Founder Miss Uganda Foundation. After a tour of the Huawei Uganda offices, the ladies were taken through Huawei’s work ethic and among other key personalities met with Wang Hua, Deputy Managing Director – Huawei Technologies Uganda, Stanley Chyn, Managing Director – Huawei Technologies, Uganda, Ayo Sam Cris, Device Services Manager – Huawei Uganda, Allan Kyobe – PR Officer – Huawei Uganda and Patrick Tongyunpeng, PR Manager -Huawei Uganda.

Sam Cris Ayo, Device Services Manager – Huawei Uganda gives Ritah Mutoni – 2nd Runner Up Miss Uganda and Miss Uganda 2016 winner – Leah Kagasa a tour of Huawei Uganda’s offices during a courtesy meeting held at Miss Uganda offices on October 25th 2016. Huawei Uganda contributed a sponsorship package of 20 Million Ushs worth P9 smartphones and cash towards the organization of the Miss Uganda 2016

Speaking during the visit, Sam Ayo, Device Service Manager, Huawei Uganda explained that Huawei is honoured to support Miss Uganda 2016 using the Huawei P9 phone. He explained that being a fashionable and trendy phone, the Huawei P9 is the perfect companion for Miss Uganda 2016.

(L-R), Patrick Tongyunpeng, PR Manager, Huawei Uganda poses with Ritah Mutoni – 2nd Runner up Miss Uganda, Leah Kagasa – Miss Uganda 2016 and Sharita Maruti Miss East during a courtesy meeting held at Miss Uganda offices on October 25th 2016. Huawei Uganda contributed a sponsorship package of 20 Million Ushs worth P9 smartphones and cash towards the organization of the Miss Uganda 2016

Ayo mentioned that the Huawei P9 features two rear-facing camera lenses made in conjunction with Leica Camera AG, he noted that the P9 camera comes with more light and better clarity and better photo editing capacities that enable one to capture detailed high quality pictures both in good and low light conditions.

Miss Leah Kagasa, Miss Uganda 2016, who is the benefactor of a Huawei P9 commended the smartphone on its beautiful photography, storage capacity and easy to handle hardware.

Huawei Uganda contributed a sponsorship package of 20 Million Ushs worth P9 smartphones and cash towards the organization of the Miss Uganda 2016.

The theme for Miss Uganda 2016 is beauty with a purpose with an inclination to promoting agriculture as part of their agenda.

October 26, 2016
Huawei releases lightning fast smartphone – Y6II

Huawei Consumer Business Group (Uganda) this week released its latest Y-series entrant, the Huawei Y6II, boasting as the only smartphone at the moment with unbeatable cut throat lightning speed in Uganda.

The Huawei Y6II’s Kirin 620, 1.2GHz processor coupled with the lightning fast 64-bit octa-core allows multiple apps to be open simultaneously without sacrificing speed, power or performance. Its ARM micro-processor technology has ultra-high efficiency for longer battery life. The 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal memory expandable to 128GB via micro SD card also gives users more capacity, lower power consumption, faster speed and longer use than any smartphone currently in the market.

Speaking at the Press launch, Jean Baguma Marketing Manager Huawei Uganda said, ‘Today, smartphones are a part of our everyday lives and their performance in turn affects our delivery during phone calls, messaging, texting, chatting or even picture and video shooting. This implies that the processor is essentially the brain of a smartphone. To this end, Huawei Uganda has released the Huawei Y6II in Uganda, which is the first member of the Y-series family to use the Kirin High Silicon chipset 620 processor which offers smoother performance and ultra-high efficiency when it comes to opening apps and using the various smartphone functions.’

Sam. C. Ayo, Device Service Manager Huawei Uganda said, ‘The Huawei Y6II handset has a wide 5.5 inch display, 13MP and 8MP cameras, octa-core processors and an elegant design body style. It also boasts of a larger dynamic 1280×720 resolution display which is crystal clear and rivals existing top digital screens. The durable GFF transparent lamination protects the display from scratches to ensure long-lasting brightness. The Huawei Y6II also has customized round curves designed for easy one-handed use.’

Ayo also noted that the Huawei Y6II uses the EMUI4.1 operating system, using cutting-edge software to drive an awesome user experience. The built-in phone manager monitors power consumption for extended battery life, and cleans and optimizes the devices Operating System, while the App Lock and Do Not Disturb functions protect user privacy.

Baguma explained that the Huawei Y6II, with its premium features is targeted to the mid-range customer and is selling at an unbeatable Recommended Retail Price of 655,600 Ushs across all Huawei-affiliated dealer shops countrywide to include Nile Communications, Ssimba Telecom, Go Phones, Nile Communication, Fone Express, Praise Communication and www.kilimall.co.ug.’

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), Huawei is the world’s third-biggest smartphone producer with a 9.4 percent market share in the second quarter of 2016, up from 8.6 percent in the same period last year. Its consumer device business saw revenue in the first half year of 2016 increase by 41 percent year-on-year to USD 11.6 billion.

Ayo elaborated more on the Huawei Y6II’s camera noting that its front enormous 8-megapixel camera enables users take panorama selfies for the first time with the 2.0 aperture that offers a huge, 77-degree range. Meanwhile, its 13 megapixel super-powered rear camera has a wide-angle, 28mm lens with a 2.0 aperture that is made of scratch resistant, state-of-the-art glass which gives professional-grade shots in any light setting.

Ayo also emphasized that the Huawei Y6II has an Auto- Face enhancement and make-up mode which puts the user’s best face forward with its 10-level face enhancement option. As well, its 10-millisecond face recognition creates beautification in real time, and can enhance personal photos as well as group shots. The Y6II also comes equipped with 8 beautification presets and customizable options, offering a range of natural effects and highlights including lip gloss and eye shadow.

Baguma concluded by saying that the Huawei Y6II comes in a variety of colours and is here to give Ugandans a premium experience at an affordable price.

October 6, 2016
Nasasira Lauds Huawei and Airtel for Supporting E-learning

Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, was lauded by the Minister of ICT Hon. John Nasasira for supporting e-learning in Kiruhura schools.

Hon John Nasasira, the Minister of ICT receives 30 PCs from Huawei Managing Director Stanley Chyn (Left)

This comes after Huawei donated 30 PCs fully connected with internet from Airtel Uganda to Kashwa Primary School, Rwemikoma and Karo Secondary schools all in Kiruhura District on 10th June, 2016.

The 30 PC-donation to these schools is as a result of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) previously signed between Huawei and the Ministry of ICT of Uganda for bridging the digital divide through knowledge transfer.

Speaking at the handover ceremony, Hon. John Nasasira, the Minister of ICT noted the importance of computer studies right from Primary school level.

Minister of ICT Hon. John Nasasira (Middle), Huawei Managing Director Stanley Chyn(Left) and Chinese Ambassador H.E Zhao Yali (Right) hand over a PC to officials from Karo Secondary School in Kiruhura District

“In a few years to come, the world is going to be only about computers. Therefore 30 computers have been offered to help Kazo students right from primary level learn computer. I thank Huawei for reaching out to promote e-learning and knowledge transfer in these school, and being a responsible corporate citizen in Uganda”, he said

Speaking also at the ceremony, Mr. Stanley Chyn Huawei’s Managing Director said, “We are here today with Kazo and Nasasira foundation to hand over the 30 PCs donation to schools in the district as a fulfillment of the MOU. It is our corporate responsibility and obligation to give back to the community where we operate.”

Other items donated were three high definition television screens to each school by the Chief Guests H.E Zhao Yali, the Chinese Ambassador to Uganda, and 30 dongles with one year’s unlimited data by Airtel Uganda.

June 14, 2016
How it went down at Loud Boat Cruise Party

The annual Loud Media Boat Cruise party was another successful event to the extent that it went into double sales.

The sold out event powered mainly by Huawei, Jinro 24, Epic Energy Drink, Debbie Faces and Loud Modeling Agency saw partiers win goodies from main sponsor IT giants Huawei.

Sheila Aine won Huawei Mate S at the party

The turn up was massive and as expected the Loud Boat Cruise was epic as all roads led from Port Bell to Mutola Island Mukono for the much anticipated event hosted by Loud Media.

MC Isaac and DJ Pofia controlled the crowd with great music and did what they always do best.

Lots of giveaways were won all powered by Huawei
Huawei and partiers like Sheila Aine won Huawei Mate S, Dennis Latek took Huawei P9 and Bundle winner was Rashid Lukwago.

If you missed this, you have a chance to attend another one on 17th December 2016 so get ready.

We captured for you some moments in pictures. Enjoy!

June 9, 2016
Airtel Uganda, Huawei extend free Health Services to Kampala City

As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility initiative, Airtel Uganda today offered free health services to residents of Kampala city and surrounding areas through a free community health fair held at St Joseph Mulago Community Center, Kalerwe.

In partnership with Huawei Technologies and the Hind’s Feet Project, a Non-Profit Organization that focuses on making health information accessible to all, the telecommunications company offered free medical services to over 1,000 hundreds of community members in an effort to improve their wellbeing and empower them with the basic health information and services they need to make appropriate health decisions.

Health Workers attending to patients at the Airtel – Huawei Health Camp organised by Hinds Feet Project

The medical services offered included; Hepatitis B screening and shots, Dental, eye checkups and general medicine, Screening for HIV, diabetes, ulcers, blood pressure, syphilis, hepatitis B and malaria. The health fair also included safe male circumcision as well as free cancer screening services.

Speaking during the health fare, Airtel Uganda Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, Mrs. Charity Bukenya said “At Airtel, we aim to improve the lives of Ugandans, not only by providing them with affordable and reliable telecommunications solutions, but also by increasing knowledge on general health and the use of preventive health services to help them live healthy lives.”

“Working closely with our partners, we will continue to reach out to other communities in Uganda,” she added.

Also speaking at the health fair, Huawei Uganda Sales Manager Mr. Nilong said “Apart from providing the best ICT solutions to our customers, Huawei Technologies also enriches lives by giving back to communities where we operate.”

This is the second time Airtel Uganda is holding a community health fair in 2016. In January this year, Airtel Uganda held a community health fair at Ezuko Primary School in Kabale district.

May 30, 2016
Five Trends that Make Cities Safer

Rapid urbanization has made public safety a top priority of city governance. Governments worldwide recognize that urban safety plays a vital role in protecting people’s lives and property, and is the cornerstone of economic growth in modern cities. To make cities smarter and safer, they are adopting innovative information and communications technologies (ICT) designed to prevent and react to evolving threats.

Safety risks can be effectively addressed by leading new ICT, particularly Wireless Broadband, Cloud Computing, and Big Data. Ms. Rose Moyo, the Director of Enterprise Wireless Solutions of Huawei in East and Southern Africa shared the following five trends which Safe City Solutions can be driven at the KCCA East and Central African Cities development Forum at Speke Resort Munyonyo.

Ms. Rose Moyo, the Huawei East and South Africa Enterprise Solutions Director giving an insight of Safe and Smart City

Internet of Things: Comprehensive Situational Awareness, Intelligent Protection

Video surveillance systems are essential to enable Safe Cities by providing live and recorded videos at key locations. Safety agencies can analyze the videos to predict potential risks, and take appropriate measures to prevent incidents before they occur. When an incident happens, safety agencies can access and watch recorded videos to find valuable insights for handling the incident quickly and safely.

Video is a collection of people, vehicles, and environments based on image sensing technologies. However, video collection alone can no longer adapt to increasingly complex environments. Government agencies need a holistic Safe City system that capitalizes on a variety of sensors and smart technologies to facilitate comprehensive situational awareness and intelligent protection via the Internet of Things (IoT).

Huawei Safe City Solution Experience Center at MWC 2016

A holistic Safe City system covers a wide range of areas including residential communities, banks, postal offices, roads, and vehicles. At key locations, such as airports and metro stations, the Safe City system can adopt state-of-the-art IoT technologies to perform data collection, wireless communications, and tracking and analysis, achieving comprehensive security protection.

Video Cloud Storage: Large-Scale Video Networking and Sharing

According to IMS Research, more than 56 million cameras were shipped in 2014 alone, generating over 1,600 PB videos on a daily basis. Government agencies are facing significant challenges in managing and using this immense amount of data, such as:

Sharing and searching vast amounts of data in traditional ways is time-consuming, inefficient, and challenging across agencies and regions.

Video reliability is compromised by non-professional storage methods. Valuable videos may be lost or corrupted, negatively influencing case clearance efficiency.

Siloed video storage system architecture hinders video usage efficiency and reliability, and needs rethinking. One effective solution is video cloud architecture, which uses cloud storage technologies to enable large-scale video networking and sharing.

Wireless Broadband Trunking: Prompt and Accurate Emergency Response

Effective cross-agency resource scheduling and unified command are critical for prompt and accurate emergency response. To achieve this, government agencies urgently need a unified wireless communications platform that converges video, voice, and data services for unified dispatching, accurate decision-making, and efficient command.

Today, narrowband digital trunking is evolving to broadband multimedia trunking with a focus on 4G Long-Term Evolution (LTE). LTE broadband trunking delivers a downstream bandwidth of 100 Mbit/s and an upstream bandwidth of 50 Mbit/s to achieve real-time video transmission. Its latency and security also comply with professional standards and adapt to industry-specific scenarios. When a public safety incident occurs, a broadband trunking system allows first responders to receive videos from, send on-site videos back to, and join a video conference with the command center, drastically improving emergency response accuracy and efficiency.

Converged Command Center: Efficient Emergency Response

A command center functions as the central system that coordinates police, fire, and medical departments for unified actions. A traditional command center is challenged in the following ways:

Lack of on-site videos impedes decision-making accuracy of the command center.

Different agencies have different communication systems making cross-agency information sharing and service collaboration challenging.

To address these challenges, a future-ready command center must integrate diverse systems to achieve service interoperability and information sharing:

By interoperating with on-site video collection, broadband trunking, and conferencing systems, the command center implements real-time video sharing and stays informed of on-site conditions.

The interoperability of cross-system terminals facilitates unified voice and video conferencing across agencies, enhancing collaboration and decision-making efficiency.

A converged command center will broadly use voice, video, and data services for accurate, efficient decision-making.

Big Data Analytics: Scientific Command, Rapid Response

With the continuous development of Safe City systems, government agencies are concerned about how to use and manage a growing number of devices, data, and application resources. Big Data technology opens up new possibilities for efficient data searches, analysis, storage, and usage. The technology helps police officers analyze behaviors, movements, and social relationships of suspects, and identify their biological features. By doing so, police officers can make effective decisions in scheduling police forces and rapidly responding to emergencies.

As cities continue to develop, government agencies are under pressure to ensure public safety. The priority of Safe City development is shifting from site deployment to intelligent management. Innovative ICT is helping government agencies to strengthen safety management capabilities and make cities safer.

These Safe City Solutions have been widely deployed across the globe by Huawei a leading global ICT solutions provider. For example, Huawei helped Kenya improve public safety by establishing safe city systems consisting of a Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) system, broadband trunking eLTE, video surveillance, and intelligent analysis (license plate recognition and traffic violation detection). According to Kenya’s annual police report, the crime rate in the regions covered by the system declined by 46 percent in 2015 compared to the previous year. In particular, the solution played a vital role in ensuring the safety of Pope Francis during his visit to Kenya on November 26, 2015.

Huawei has successfully implemented solutions worldwide to help build greater levels of Public Safety for more than 100 cities in more than 30 countries serving more than four hundred million citizens.

May 26, 2016
Huawei Uganda to Partner with KCCA for Africa Mayors Forum

Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, to partner with KCCA for Africa Mayors’ Forum known as the East and Central African Cities Development Forum.

The three day African Cities’ Development forum to be held by KCCA at Speke Resort Munyonyo from 24th to 26th of May 2016 is to attract hundreds of high-level audience, mayors, scholars, research institutes, enterprises and private sectors to participate and discuss extensive topics like realizing UN sustainable development goals, delivering great 21st Century African Cities, safety and securities in Cities and financing infrastructure investment in African Cities among others.

Huawei Uganda to deliver Keynote address on how to promote Smart City and Safe City in African Cities such as Kampala in order to cut down crime.

Huawei Safe City Solution Experience Center at MWC 2016

“With our 18 years of experience within Africa’s ICT industry, coupled with our extensive industry global network, Huawei is well positioned to share the best practices and latest ICT solutions. Huawei has a presence in most of the 54 African countries where it works closely with telecom operators to modernize their respective networks and with governments to support ICT infrastructure deployment and digital transformation practice. We know that our insight in Smart City and security in African cities shall give an end to end solution for crime in Africa,” says Mr. Stanley Chyn the Managing Director of Huawei Uganda.

According to Mr. Stanley Chyn, Huawei is to exhibit virtually to the attendees how its Smart City and Safe City solution can be incorporated in African Cities’ already existing infrastructure to cut crime, manage traffic and surveillance among others.

The Prime Minister of Uganda Rt. Honorable Ruhakana Rugunda is going to open the East and Central African Cities Development Forum in Munyonyo.

May 18, 2016