Huawei plans cloud computing nodes in Brazil and Chile

Huawei Technologies Co will soon build cloud computing nodes or availability zones in Brazil and Chile, as part of the Chinese technology giant' efforts to expand its presence in the global cloud arena.

Zheng Yelai, president of Huawei's cloud business, said the Shenzhen-based company has been partnering with Spanish telecom carrier, Telefonica, to operate cloud services in Latin America, but as Huawei's consumer business, including smartphones, is becoming increasingly popular in that region, it has decided to build its own cloud computing nodes.

"We have had a fabulous performance in foreign countries. By the end of this year, Huawei Cloud's overseas performance is likely to exceed that of other Chinese cloud service providers," Zheng said, without providing more details.