Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. is a private communication technology company that produces and sells communication equipment. It was officially registered and established in 1987, with its headquarters located at Huawei Base in Bantian, Longgang District, Shenzhen, China.

Huawei is a world leading provider of information and communication technology (ICT) solutions, focusing on the ICT field. It adheres to stable operation, continuous innovation, and open cooperation, and has built end-to-end solution advantages in telecommunications operators, enterprises, terminals, and cloud computing. Huawei provides competitive ICT solutions, products, and services for operator customers, enterprise customers, and consumers, and is committed to enabling the future information society and building a better connected world. In 2013, Huawei surpassed global telecommunications equipment provider Ericsson for the first time and ranked 315th on the Fortune Global 500 list.

As of the end of 2016, Huawei had over 170000 employees and its products and solutions had been applied in more than 170 countries worldwide, serving 45 of the top 50 global operators and one-third of the world's population.

In August 2016, the All China Federation of Industry and Commerce released the "2016 Top 500 Private Enterprises in China" list, with Huawei ranking first with an annual revenue of 395.09 billion yuan. In August, Huawei ranked 27th in the "2016 Top 500 Chinese Enterprises". On June 6, 2017, the "2017 BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands" announced that Huawei ranked 49th.