Huawei and ZTE Deliver Telecom Equipment to Tsunami-Stricken Countries

Strategic Insights

Dec 30, 2004 — 1 min read

Huawei Technologies, a Chinese telecommunications giant, has delivered over USD 2 million worth of telecom equipment to four countries affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami, including Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. The handover of equipment, worth over USD 500,000 per country, marks a significant contribution by Huawei to the disaster relief efforts. ZTE, another Chinese telecom equipment provider, has also pledged to deliver a similar amount of equipment worth USD 2.5 million. Meanwhile, Chinese online travel portal Ctrip.com has decided to refund all customers affected by the tsunami, demonstrating the company's commitment to supporting disaster relief efforts.

Key Takeaways:

Huawei Technologies has delivered telecom equipment worth over USD 2 million to four tsunami-stricken countries: Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.
Each country received over USD 500,000 worth of telecom infrastructure from Huawei, with a total value of over USD 2 million.
ZTE has pledged to deliver a similar amount of equipment worth USD 2.5 million to the affected countries.
Chinese online travel portal Ctrip.com has unconditionally refunded all customers affected by the tsunami.
Wang Lijian, spokesperson of the Ministry of Information Industry (MII), has denied reports of plans to restructure China's six telecom operators.
Shenzhen-listed Zarva Technology (Group) Co., Ltd. is reportedly planning to acquire the research and development department of Japanese game software provider Sega.

Statistics:

Over USD 4.5 million in telecom equipment to be delivered by Huawei and ZTE to the affected countries.
Approximately USD 500,000 per country in telecom infrastructure delivered by Huawei.
USD 2.5 million pledged by ZTE in telecom equipment to the affected countries.
Total value of refunds provided by Ctrip.com to affected customers:_partial data, needs more info.
Number of companies providing disaster relief contributions: 3 (Huawei, ZTE, Ctrip.com)

Sources:

INTERFAX-CHINA
Huawei Technologies
ZTE
Ctrip.com
China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII)

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