Huawei has launched a new integrated partner programme that will include all of the company's global solution partners.
The new programme will bring together all solution partners previously working with Huawei in separate programmes run by its Enterprise Business Group, Carrier Business Group, and the Products and Solutions unit.
To facilitate this, in 2017, Huawei is investing $250m in partner programmes, including $70m in co-marketing. The new Huawei Solution Partner Programme incorporates independent software vendors, independent hardware vendors, systems integrators, and consulting partners.
Huawei will provide them with the technical, marketing, and sales resources they need to design, build, and market Huawei-based solutions.
Huawei's solution partner programme have already attracted over 1,000 partners. The number of Huawei OpenLabs, innovative spaces in which Huawei and partners can collaborate and test new solutions, has grown from five to 16.
By 2020, there will be 24 OpenLabs. Additionally, over 100 solutions have been released by Huawei Solution Partners, and are now available in the Huawei Marketplace.
"Companies are investing in digital transformation. Huawei and our partners are positioned to assist them to navigate this process," said Albert Liu, President of Partners and Alliances at Huawei.
"The Huawei Solution Partner Programme provides a simpler path for partners to succeed and grow."
The programme goes live in October.