Hear what operators want to share in person, see how peers succeed in a fierce marketplace, Speed x Ubiquity and delve into their secrets to success. At WinWin, it’s all about success. We all want the option to connect anytime, anywhere. And when we Sponsor choose to connect, we want zero wait-time. Does this sound like a dream? Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Technology has a long history of making our dreams come true. If anything has changed, it’s that advancements now routinely surpass even our wildest Publisher dreams. Huawei COMMUNICATE Editorial Board One example is the instant messaging app FireChat, created by U.S. Consultants app developer Open Garden. Unlike other instant messengers, FireChat Eric Xu, Ken Hu, Guo Ping allows users to chat with one another without relying on a wired/wireless Ryan Ding, William Xu, Heymans Zhu network. It transforms smartphones and other devices into “routers” to build cellular networks using Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, delivering Internet-style Editor-in-Chief communication, without the Internet. Sally Gao ([email protected]) In some places, FireChat has caught on like wildfire; Open Garden’s CEO Editors has pointed out that it quickly became the top ranked app in 15 countries. Joyce Fan, Julia Yao, Jason Patterson “Chat without the Internet” truly sounds disruptive; some see it as the Morgan Hatrick, Linda Xu, Xue Hua, Cao Zhihui successor of instant messaging apps like Skype and WeChat. There are even Pan Tao, Chen Yuhong, Zhou Shumin those who believe that, for telcos, the end is near. But I’m not convinced. While amazing, Open Garden’s new interconnection technology is only Contributors Joy Tan, Ge Qiang, Li Xiaolin, Felix Kamer especially useful in very specific scenarios, such as when network coverage Jorge Keith Alves Wada, Wang Yuxiang is weak or absent. In ordinary conditions, the guaranteed quality of service Xiaojing Highfield, Madina Mendygarina (QoS) offered by telecoms will remain absolutely irreplaceable. Yan Xuguang, Zeng Dewen, Liu Ping, Zhou Jing The ultimate purpose of network communication is reliable, ubiquitous, anytime-anywhere connection – and it’s got to be fast. Innovative E-mail: [email protected] applications based on smartphones and mobile Internet are important, Tel: +86 755 28786665, 28787643 but they can’t replace the backbone of the Internet or the essential services Fax: +86 755 28788811 provided by carriers. A Better Connected World requires intelligent Address: B1, Huawei Industrial Base, networks that provide a higher order of reliability and unthinkable speeds. Bantian, Longgang, Shenzhen 518129, China The EU commission has set a clear goal in its European Digital Agenda. By 2020, half of all EU families will be able to enjoy 100 Mbit/s Publication Registration No.: broadband, which will greatly promote the mass popularization of medical Yue B No.10148 and security services and applications. Across Europe, optical fiber networks Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 2014. are being deployed on a massive scale. MegaFon is currently constructing its All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted DREAM network across 8700km of Eurasia, with a transmission capacity in any form or by any means without prior written consent of of 8Tbps and QoS assurances along the entire route. At the same time, LTE Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. deployment in China is in full swing. Disclaimer The contents of this document are for information purpose ICT is the cornerstone of industry transformation. Breakthroughs in only, and provided “as is”. Except as required by applicable laws, no warranties of any kind, either express or implied, key technologies will expedite broadband ubiquity. For instance, a research including but not limited to, the implied warranties of group at the Technical University of Denmark recently developed a new merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, are made in relation to contents of this document. To the maximum type of optical cable capable of transmitting at 43Tbps using a single fiber extent permitted by applicable law, in no case shall Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd be liable for any special, incidental, and a single laser. At such speeds, you could download all the movies in indirect, or consequential damages, or lost profits, business, revenue, data, goodwill or anticipated savings arising out of the world in the time it would take to watch just one. Driven by incredible or in connection with any use of this document. technologies like these, a Better Connected World is taking shape. For electronic version and subscription, please visit www.huawei.com/winwin Sally Gao, Editor-in-Chief.