OverviewHuawei Technologies Co., Ltd is a Chinese multinational technology company that provides telecommunications equipment and sells consumer electronics, including smartphones and is headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong province.The company was founded in 1987 by Ren Zhengfei. Initially focused on manufacturing phone switches, Huawei has expanded its business to include building telecommunications networks, providing operational and consulting services and equipment to enterprises inside and outside of China, and manufacturing communications devices for the consumer market.Huawei had over 188,000 employees as of September 2018, around 76,000 of them engaged in Research & Development . It has 21 R&D institutes around the world,[8][9] and in April 2019, opened the dedicated Ox Horn Campus in Dongguan.[10] As of 2017, the company invested US$13.8 billion in R&D.