Huawei sees bigger global role for cloud business

Huawei Technologies Co is gaining momentum in its cloud services, with more presence in overseas markets and more domestic data centers in the pipeline.

Zheng Yelai, president of Huawei's cloud business unit, said the company is considering its cloud services from a global perspective. So far, the company has the most complete layout in the Asia-Pacific region, including four availability zones in Singapore and two in Thailand.

According to him, Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei positioned cloud services as the "root" for the world's largest telecom equipment maker and No 2 biggest smartphone vendor.