Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei has signed a memorandum¹ of understanding with the city of Vila-real in eastern Spain to help transform the ancient city into a "smart city".

 

中国通讯行业巨头华为与西班牙维拉里尔签署一份谅解备忘录，华为将把这座古老的城市打造成一座“智慧之城”。

 

The aim of the agreement was to "digitally transform the city" with cutting-edge technologies, such as those involving cloud storage, big data and the internet of things, Huawei said in a statement published on Wednesday.

 

The agreement was made public in the wake of the Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona recently.

 

"Our aim is for Spain to lead the digital transformation² of European cities. The signing of this agreement is another step in us achieving this objective and to consolidate³ our role as a strategic partner in the digital transformation of the region," explained Jin Yong, CEO of Huawei Spain.

 

"At Huawei we have made an important effort in the past 18 years to promote the development of telecommunications and our commitment is to continue working to collaborate⁴ in the building of a digital future for Spain," he added.

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