Despite the ongoing U.S. ban, Huawei seems to be doing quite well as evident by its 2019 first-half financial results. Earlier today, the company capped off its H1 earning presentation which showcased the Chinese tech giant is still growing with aggregate revenues up 23% year over year. Combined H1 revenues from the consumer, carrier and enterprise sectors topped CNY 401.3 billion which equates to $58.3 billion.
Huawei's Chairman Liang Hua commented that the company is as strong as its ever been and credits that to the excellent management and perseverance despite the political tensions between the U.S. and China. In addition, he believes Huawei will enter a new stage of growth after the hardships faced in the first half of 2019.
Huawei’s consumer business brought in CNY 220.8 billion ($32.1 billion) with 118 million smartphone shipments (including Honor devices) which is 24% more than last year. Other notable product categories with rising shipments are the PC, tablet and wearable devices.
The carrier business racked in CNY 146.5 billion ($21.3 billion) as Huawei continues to develop 5G equipment and infrastructure. The company has secured 50 commercial contracts and shipped more than 150,000 base stations across the world.
Huawei’s enterprise sector which is involved in areas like IoT, data centers, and cloud computing was valued at CNY 31.6 billion ($4.6 billion). The company has retained ties with corporations based in the finance, transportation, energy, and automobile sectors.
The event concluded with a positive outlook for the coming six months despite potential short term growth slumps in H2 2019.
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