Year 2008 

• Recognized by BusinessWeek as one of the world’s most influential companies
• Ranked No. 3 by Informa in terms of worldwide market share in mobile network equipment
• First large scale commercial deployment of UMTS/HSPA in North America, for TELUS and Bell Canada
• Ranked No. 1 by ABI in mobile broadband devices having shipped over 20 million units
• Ranked as the largest applicant under WIPO's Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), with 1,737 applications published in 2008;accounts for 10% of LTE patents worldwide
 
Year 2007 

• Establishes joint venture with Symantec, to develop storage and security appliances
• Establishes joint venture with Global Marine, to provide end-to-end submarine network solutions
• A partner to all the top operators in Europe at the end of 2007
• Won 2007 Global Supplier Award by Vodafone. Was the only network equipment supplier to be awarded this specific accolade
• Unveils its ALL IP FMC solutions strategy designed to leverage distinct benefits for telecom carriers, from TCO savings to reduced energy consumption 

Year 2006 

• Divests 49 percent stake in H3C for USD880 million
• Establishes Shanghai-based joint R&D Center with Motorola to develop UMTS technologies
• Introduced new visual identity (VI). The new VI reflects our principles of customer-focus, innovation, steady and sustainable growth, and harmony. 

Year 2005 

• International contract orders exceed domestic sales for the first time
• Selects as a preferred telecoms equipment supplier and signs Global Framework Agreement with Vodafone,
• Selects as a preferred 21Century Network (21CN) supplier by British Telecom (BT) to provide multi-service network access (MSAN) components and optical transmission equipment 

Year 2004 

• Establishes joint venture with Siemens to develop TD-SCDMA solutions
• Achieves first significant contract win in Europe valued at over USD25 million with Dutch operator, Telfort 

Year 2003 

Establishes joint venture with 3Com focusing on enterprise data networking solutions 

Year 2002 

International market sales reaches USD552 million 

Year 2001 

• Divests non-core subsidiary Avansys to Emerson for USD750 million
• Establishes four R&D centers in the United States
• Joins International Telecommunications Union (ITU) 

Year 2000 

• Establishes R&D center in Stockholm, Sweden
• USD100 million generates from international markets 

Year 1999 

Establishes R&D centre in Bangalore, India, which achieves CMM level-4 accreditation in Year 2001 and CMM level-5 accreditation in Year 2003 

Year 1997 

• Launches wireless GSM-based solutions
• Expands into metropolitan areas of China in Year 1998 

Year 1995 

Generates sales of RMB1.5 billion in Year 1995, mainly derived from rural markets in China 

Year 1992 

Initiates R&D and launches rural digital switching solution

Year 1990 

Embarks on independent research and commercialization of PBX technologies targeting hotels and small enterprises

Year 1988 

Establishes in Shenzhen with as sales agent for Hong Kong company producing Private Branch Exchange (PBX) switches