Huawei is the world's leading provider of information and communications solutions. We continue to innovate around customer needs, collaborate openly with partners, and build end-to-end solution advantages in the fields of telecommunications networks, enterprise networks, consumers, and cloud computing. We are committed to providing competitive ICT solutions and services to telecom operators, enterprises and consumers, continuously improving customer experience and creating maximum value for customers. Currently, Huawei's products and solutions have been used in more than 170 countries and regions, serving one-third of the world's population.
In 2013, Huawei's sales revenue was 239.025 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8.5%, and its net profit was 21.003 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 34.4%. Huawei has a total number of approximately 150,000 employees, of which approximately 70,000 are engaged in product and solution R&D, accounting for 45% of the company's total number of employees. By the end of 2013, Huawei had joined more than 170 industry standards organizations and open source organizations around the world, held 185 positions, and applied for a total of 44,168 Chinese patents, 18,791 foreign patents, and 14,555 international PCT patents, accumulatively** * Obtained 36,511 patent authorizations. Huawei has established 14 regional departments, 16 R&D centers, 28 joint innovation centers and 45 training centers around the world.