Huawei is hiring in Europe

Huawei will create at least 5,500 new jobs in Europe over the next few years as the Chinese firm focuses on tapping into European telecoms markets. The China Daily reports that Huawei will diversify its service portfolio in Europe following disappointing market access and sales in the United States.

Patrick Zhang, president of marketing and solutions, Huawei Enterprise Business Group said providing information technology solutions to European enterprises is a new growth engine for the company in Europe. Huawei started this new business in 2011 and the growth rate is now rapid, with turnover in enterprise business expected to reach 1 billion dollars in the next five years. Huawei's presence in Europe began in 2003 and the company's revenue on the continent reached 4.17 billion dollar last year. It employs more than 7,500 staff in Europe, most of them locals.

Huawei runs 13 research and development sites in eight European countries — Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden and Britain — and operates dozens of joint innovation centres in partnership with local telecoms and information and communication technology partners. To boost its European expansion, Huawei is to create 5,500 new jobs in the next five years in Europe.

Source: China Daily Europe