Huawei on Monday announced it will spend US$1 billion on initiatives designed to help developers create and sell new enterprise services.
Under what the Chinese kit maker calls its Developer Enablement Plan, the company will build a new platform, called eSDK, which will provide developers with funding, infrastructure, training, technical and business expertise, and a forum for social engagement with other developers.
"The aim is to help developers create innovative services and rapidly respond to customers’ business needs," explained Ryan Ding, Huawei’s executive director and president of products and solutions, in a statement.
Developers will have access to Huawei’s cloud computing, big data, Internet of Things (IoT), mobile broadband, software-defined networking (SDN), and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) technologies.
In addition to technical cooperation and talent cultivation, Huawei said it also intends to forge business partnerships with developers.
"Over the next five years, Huawei will invest $1 billion to implement its Developer Enablement Plan, build a developer enablement platform, and jointly innovate with developers," Ding said.
