'Can do' approach spurs Huawei's growth in Europe

Speed of innovation is the key to Huawei Technologies Co Ltd's competitiveness in Europe, said Tim Watkins, the company's Western European vice-president.

"It's an approach that means Huawei never says 'it cannot be done'. We always say 'there is a way', no matter how difficult, no matter how many obstacles," Watkins said after the recent Economist Innovations Awards ceremony, which Huawei, China's largest telecommunications equipment maker, became the lead sponsor of last year.

"The key element of Huawei's innovation is to innovate with our customers. It's more effective to jointly innovate with our customers, rather than try to sell what you've innovated," he said.