任正非的华为.pdf

ONE thing about Huawei is easy to understand: its ambition. In Paris on May 7th the Chinese telecoms company showed off the Ascend P7, a sleek smartphone compatible with the speedy fourth-generation mobile-phone networks being built in many countries. Huawei started pushing its own brand of smartphones only in 2011, but by last year it was the world ’s third-biggest vendor. Though it is still far behind the leaders, Apple and Samsung, it hopes that phones like the P7 will help it close the gap. In its main business, supplying network equipment and services to telecoms operators, it is already a close rival of Ericsson of Sweden. Last year this part of its operations brought in about 70% of its revenue of 239 billion yuan ($39 billion). Huawei ’s ownership and management are less well understood. Some American politicians and competitors regard the company as little better than a front for the Chinese state, partly because Ren Zhengfei, its chief executive, was an engineer in the People ’s Liberation Army before he founded Huawei in 1987. Its network equipment has in effect been shut out of the American market. Huawei has always denied being under the state ’s thumb. It says that 84,000 Chinese employees own almost all its shares (Huawei is rolling out a long-term incentive scheme for foreign staff). Mr Ren has a personal stake of only 1.4%. In this section From bazaar to bonanza Seeking its own path Profitable interruptions Lawyer ’s poker Payback time Holding their nerve on the Nile The next 20 years The sixth continent Bumpkin bosses Reprints Related topics Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. Unlike Alibaba and other Chinese technology companies that have sought stockmarket listings, Huawei has no such plans. Mr Ren made