In the heart of Huawei

From the first minute of staying in China, I feel that we Europeans do not appreciate this country and this manufacturer. Huawei is a superpower - and not only in China but in the world. We know that this is one of the leading manufacturers, but only the numbers make the right impression.

Even more impressive is the company headquarters, located at the edge of one of the main industrial centers of China - Shenzen. The company's grounds is actually a "city within a city": a huge area, filled with buildings of various purposes. There are standard "European" office buildings, as well as stylish, typically Chinese buildings, located eg. a factory canteen, capable of serving hundreds of employees simultaneously. About the size of land belonging to the group it is best evidenced by the fact that it has special lines of communication, supported by minibuses. The momentum is impressive: the buildings are architecturally interesting, richly decorated and sited in a vast, seething green area where you can meet even rare black swans. I might even venture to say that we got to a luxury spa, and not the employer. Ok - it can only be a facade - but a glance at a company's parking and a crowd of similarly dressed but looking as enjoying life workers - awakens positive associations, how deviating from our stereotype.

Yes, there still sticks in my head the idea that it's all "to show off" - but the attitude of ordinary workers to the crowds of men armed with photographic smartphones seems sincere. These people are probably really pleased to work for Huawei... I will write more broadly about China and their inhabitants after my return, but now I encourage you to look at short photo tour of Huawei headquarters in Shenzhen...

Our today's visit had a "tourist" nature – we did not see the new smartphones or tablets, but instead we could visit a modern demonstration lounge, which presented a new antenna for cellular base stations. To not bore you. The new transmitters will be smaller, more discreet, but at the same time they will provide the same bandwidth (or higher), as currently applied.

Another point of the trip was the laboratory where there are tested Huawei network devices. It is only seemingly nothing interesting. With these tests, our networks may be really reliable. Huawei checks whether new solutions for operators can withstand frost, typhoons, humidity and many other factors that can determine the reliability of the network. And this - although it looks inconspicuous and maybe not very interestingly - a decisive factor for the suitability of our smartphones. What do we need the perfect phone for when the network does not work? Huawei takes into account different scenarios of natural disasters and designs its devices so that they give us the communication in any situation. The devices are perhaps not thrilling - but their role is not impressing us. They are to make our phone "hold" range regardless of the weather and other conditions. The tests, which are subject to specific elements of the network infrastructure, are really extreme - which ensures that the equipment will not disappoint.

I regret a little that I can't present you fully everything I saw. Connectivity is ailing, the climate and time zones are a burden. But I promise that after returning from China I'll show you more pictures and tell a bit more about all the things I've seen...