Huawei Austria Sponsors Austrian Chinese Business Association

OrganizationsOther ♦ Published: February 27, 2019; 14:42 ♦ (Vindobona)

The Chinese technology group Huawei and the ACBA Austrian Chinese Business Association have sealed their cooperation at an evening event entitled "Huawei - Inside & Outside" at the Grand Hotel Vienna. Huawei is disputed internationally because of its 5G wireless network technology and its close connection to the Chinese government. Huawei maintains good business relations with the largest carriers in Austria, A1 Telekom Austria (America Movil), Hutchison Whampoa (Drei Austria) and T-Mobile Austria and supplies them with expensive 5G network equipment. In addition, Huawei will open its first flagship store outside China in downtown Vienna in the summer of 2019.

Headquarters of Huawei in Shenzhen, China. Huawei is under massive pressure not only in the USA because of allegations of espionage. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons / Brücke-Osteuropa [Public Domain]

Around 100 representatives from politics, industry, business and science accepted the invitation of Huawei and the Austrian Chinese Business Association to the exclusive event "Huawei - Inside & Outside" at the Grand Hotel Vienna, according to an announcement by ACBA.

The programme included insights into the development and strategies of the Huawei company as well as lively…