This archive report was first published on 14 November 2019.
Chinese telecommunication company Huawei has launched Kunpeng Elastic Cloud Server (ECS) in Africa, providing scalable, on-demand computing resources for secure, flexible, and efficient applications.
According to a press release, the cloud services will be made available to Huawei's clients in Africa by the end of the year, offering 15% faster multi-core computing power and a 30% higher performance and price ratio than the industry average.
The cloud server will be powered by a chipset called Kunpeng 920, the industry's highest-performing server processor in the Kunpeng architecture, launched in January this year.
Speaking during the launch, Huawei Cloud Africa President Rui Houwei said that the new server is designed to improve computing performance, citing in-depth collaboration between chips, hardware, and software as key to delivering unparalleled performance.
Since its introduction, Huawei's cloud services have grown rapidly in the African market, with Kenya being listed as the main country with larger marketability alongside Nigeria and Zambia.
Mr Rui also noted the growth of computing power from mainframe computers to multi-architecture computers, terming it as a technological breakthrough.
During the launch, Mr Rui also highlighted the effort by the tech firm to bring on board other partners in Africa, which appears to be a factor behind Huawei's growth in the continent.
The tech firm has been operating in Africa for 20 years and has established partnerships with over 65 partners, including telecom, finance, manufacturing, education, retail, and logistics.
Mr Rui says the partnerships will help benefit communities in the continent.
