Huawei comes up with Global Connectivity Index

Huawei has released the Global Connectivity Index (GCI) at the Huawei Cloud Congress (HCC). With findings from 25 developing and emerging countries that account for 78% of global GDP and 68% of population, and 10 industries, including finance, manufacturing, education, transportation and logistics, the report is the first quantitative assessment of connectivity and its value from both national and industrial perspectives. Held in Shanghai, the annual congress brings together customers, partners and industry professionals to share insights and discuss industry trends.

During the Huawei Cloud Congress, William Xu, Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer, Huawei, said, “Focussing on Pipe Strategy, Huawei has remained dedicated to enhancing connectivity and communications. Today, our products and solutions enable close communication for a third of the world's population. The global expertise we have enables us to challenge how connectivity can be developed in a scientific, comprehensive and objective manner.”

Enterprises from both developed and emerging countries were included in the study, providing data across ten industries including finance, manufacturing, education, transportation and logistics, while also assisting with analyzing the findings and identifying trends.

The GCI study found that country connectivity correlates with GDP, with Huawei’s analysis of 16 indexes showing that for each GCI percentage point increase the GDP per capital increases 1.4–1.9 per cent, relatively higher for emerging countries. Among the countries surveyed, Germany ranks first due to its strong commitment and ongoing investment in information and communications technology (ICT) development, resulting in a market with competitive vitality.
 
Huawei forecasts that by 2025, as many as 100 billion connections will be generated globally, 90 per cent of which will come from intelligent sensors. This increase will be attributed to enterprises becoming enabled by the internet. By leveraging connectivity to streamline business processes, reduce costs and improve efficiency, enterprises will drive innovation and move the focus from a consumer-driven internet to an industrial one.

Mobile broadband, cloud computing, Big Data and the Internet of Things (IoT) are the four technological engines that most enterprises aim to focus on when completing ICT-enabled transformation. Huawei forecasts that by 2020, global ICT spending will increase to approximately US$5 trillion. Today, ICT technologies based on connectivity remains significant as a support system, but this traditional role is giving way as ICT becomes increasingly integrated with production systems, driving value creation. Connectivity has become a new factor for production in addition to land, labor, capital, and technology.