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BANGKOK, June 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Huawei, a global leader in ICT solutions and Title Sponsor of Asia Pacific Rail 2025, showcased its latest broadband, cloud, and intelligent railway technologies at the largest rail event in the Asia-Pacific region. Under the theme "Go Broadband, Go Cloud, Go Intelligent," Huawei's booth attracted more than 600 international and regional rail industry stakeholders. As part of the event, Huawei also hosted the Huawei Global Rail Summit 2025, themed "Accelerating Rail Intelligence," which brought together global rail leaders, policymakers, customers, and partners to explore the future of smart rail transport.
In his opening address, Ma Yue, Vice President of Huawei and CEO of Huawei Smart Transportation BU, emphasized the importance of AI and data in the future of rail. "The rail industry will fully embrace AI, large-scale models, and big data, leveraging data as the core productivity driver to enhance passenger/freight efficiency and service experiences, evolving from office informatization to full-service intelligence," he said.
David Xu, Vice President of Huawei Smart Transportation BU highlighted in his keynote speech, "Nowadays, 5G, cloud, and AI are rapidly changing every aspect of our society. Digital technologies have become a key driver for socio-economic development, including reshaping rail transit systems to improve safety, efficiency, and user experience."
Kevin Cheng, Vice President of the at Huawei Asia-Pacific Government and Enterprise Sales Department, delivered a welcome speech, stating, "Robust transport infrastructure lays the foundation for our region's long-term prosperity. We work closely with rail operators to deliver smart and intelligent solutions to strengthen national connectivity, fuel regional development, lower operating costs, and drive the prosperity of industries, cities, and economies along the way."
Nelson Huang, Director of Rail Business at Huawei Smart Transportation BU, noted that ICT is now the primary engine behind rail innovation. "Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are the key driver enabling the rail transit industry to achieve broadband, cloud-based, and AI-driven transformation. By building high-speed broadband networks, deploying cloud computing platforms, and applying artificial intelligence, ICT empowers the rail transit industry to enhance operational efficiency, optimize passenger experience, and achieve smarter development."
Elvis Zhu, Director of Marketing of Huawei Enterprise Wireless Domain shared in his presentation, "FRMCS is the next generation global train-to-ground wireless communication standard. The FRMCS-T standard based on the LTE mobile communication system was officially released in mid-2024. We can now use the LTE system to meet the commercial FRMCS needs. The commercial era of FRMCS has arrived."
Rail operators and experts from the region shared their progress toward intelligent transformation. Datuk Dr. Mohd Yusoff Sulaiman, President of the Malaysia Rail Industry Corporation (MARIC), commented, "As a technology partner and a member of MARIC, Huawei is able to work with Malaysia to deliver the first Future Rail Mobile Communication Systems (FRMCS) in South-East Asia. We look forward to more collaborations with Huawei to develop more opportunities for system integration with the local companies."
Sanyawit Aphichatapong, Deputy Chief of the Signalling & Telecommunication Department at the State Railway of Thailand, shared insights into their ongoing collaboration with Huawei. "SRT is collaborating with Huawei to deploy an advanced Optical Transport Network and IP network solution for future rail systems. Leveraging Huawei's cutting-edge technology, the network will deliver ultra-high bandwidth, low latency, and unmatched reliability for rail communications."
Lee Yam Lim, Chief Executive Officer of Rail Business and Head of the Downtown Line at SBS Transit Rail Pte Ltd, highlighted the role of partnerships in technological transformation. "Harnessing technology is not about automation alone—it's about building trust through partnership. By collaborating with technology leaders like Huawei, we're unlocking new possibilities in data-driven rail operations—making maintenance and travel more intelligent, adaptive, and future-ready," he said.
Ir. Jasbinder Singh from IRSE Malaysia spoke under the theme "Is it a Technology or Specification? — Malaysian Adoption," and noted, "FRMCS is the accelerator of the digital rail to the future."
Dr. Guo Wentao, CTO of Beijing Railway Institute of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering (BRI) shared in his representation, "The intelligent inspection robots, developed by BRI and Huawei jointly, enhance maintenance efficiency and inspection quality significantly. BRI is looking forward to deepening collaborative innovation with industry partners to build an open and shared digital ecosystem for railway."
Wang Jun, Solution Director at China Railway Signal & Communication Co., Ltd (CRSC), shared the company's latest innovation: "CRSC's Low-Altitude Intelligent Inspection System offers a smart, safe, and cost-effective solution for railway infrastructure monitoring. Powered by UAVs, AI, big data, and cloud platforms, the system enables real-time image analysis, instant anomaly detection, and fully automated end-to-end operations."
Huawei unveiled two new solutions at the event: Smart Railway Yard & Station Solution and and Fiber Sensing: Small Perimeter Inspection Solution. These additions enhance Huawei's already comprehensive rail technology portfolio, which spans urban rail cloud, smart passenger transport, operations and maintenance, and perimeter detection. The newly introduced Smart Railway Perimeter Protection Solution integrates multi-dimensional sensing, AI, and multi-technology convergence. It achieves near-zero missed alarms, ultra-low false alarms, and boosts inspection efficiency by 50%.
To date, Huawei's rail solutions have been deployed across more than 150,000 kilometers of railway lines and over 300 urban rail routes in 70+ cities worldwide, reinforcing the company's ongoing commitment to powering the future of safe, smart, and connected rail transport.
BANGKOK, June 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Huawei, a global leader in ICT solutions and Title Sponsor of Asia Pacific Rail 2025, showcased its latest broadband, cloud, and intelligent railway technologies at the largest rail event in the Asia-Pacific region. Under the theme "Go Broadband, Go Cloud, Go Intelligent," Huawei's booth attracted more than 600 international and regional rail industry stakeholders. As part of the event, Huawei also hosted the Huawei Global Rail Summit 2025, themed "Accelerating Rail Intelligence," which brought together global rail leaders, policymakers, customers, and partners to explore the future of smart rail transport.
In his opening address, Ma Yue, Vice President of Huawei and CEO of Huawei Smart Transportation BU, emphasized the importance of AI and data in the future of rail. "The rail industry will fully embrace AI, large-scale models, and big data, leveraging data as the core productivity driver to enhance passenger/freight efficiency and service experiences, evolving from office informatization to full-service intelligence," he said.
David Xu, Vice President of Huawei Smart Transportation BU highlighted in his keynote speech, "Nowadays, 5G, cloud, and AI are rapidly changing every aspect of our society. Digital technologies have become a key driver for socio-economic development, including reshaping rail transit systems to improve safety, efficiency, and user experience."
Kevin Cheng, Vice President of the at Huawei Asia-Pacific Government and Enterprise Sales Department, delivered a welcome speech, stating, "Robust transport infrastructure lays the foundation for our region's long-term prosperity. We work closely with rail operators to deliver smart and intelligent solutions to strengthen national connectivity, fuel regional development, lower operating costs, and drive the prosperity of industries, cities, and economies along the way."
Nelson Huang, Director of Rail Business at Huawei Smart Transportation BU, noted that ICT is now the primary engine behind rail innovation. "Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are the key driver enabling the rail transit industry to achieve broadband, cloud-based, and AI-driven transformation. By building high-speed broadband networks, deploying cloud computing platforms, and applying artificial intelligence, ICT empowers the rail transit industry to enhance operational efficiency, optimize passenger experience, and achieve smarter development."
Elvis Zhu, Director of Marketing of Huawei Enterprise Wireless Domain shared in his presentation, "FRMCS is the next generation global train-to-ground wireless communication standard. The FRMCS-T standard based on the LTE mobile communication system was officially released in mid-2024. We can now use the LTE system to meet the commercial FRMCS needs. The commercial era of FRMCS has arrived."
Rail operators and experts from the region shared their progress toward intelligent transformation. Datuk Dr. Mohd Yusoff Sulaiman, President of the Malaysia Rail Industry Corporation (MARIC), commented, "As a technology partner and a member of MARIC, Huawei is able to work with Malaysia to deliver the first Future Rail Mobile Communication Systems (FRMCS) in South-East Asia. We look forward to more collaborations with Huawei to develop more opportunities for system integration with the local companies."
Sanyawit Aphichatapong, Deputy Chief of the Signalling & Telecommunication Department at the State Railway of Thailand, shared insights into their ongoing collaboration with Huawei. "SRT is collaborating with Huawei to deploy an advanced Optical Transport Network and IP network solution for future rail systems. Leveraging Huawei's cutting-edge technology, the network will deliver ultra-high bandwidth, low latency, and unmatched reliability for rail communications."
Lee Yam Lim, Chief Executive Officer of Rail Business and Head of the Downtown Line at SBS Transit Rail Pte Ltd, highlighted the role of partnerships in technological transformation. "Harnessing technology is not about automation alone—it's about building trust through partnership. By collaborating with technology leaders like Huawei, we're unlocking new possibilities in data-driven rail operations—making maintenance and travel more intelligent, adaptive, and future-ready," he said.
Ir. Jasbinder Singh from IRSE Malaysia spoke under the theme "Is it a Technology or Specification? — Malaysian Adoption," and noted, "FRMCS is the accelerator of the digital rail to the future."
Dr. Guo Wentao, CTO of Beijing Railway Institute of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering (BRI) shared in his representation, "The intelligent inspection robots, developed by BRI and Huawei jointly, enhance maintenance efficiency and inspection quality significantly. BRI is looking forward to deepening collaborative innovation with industry partners to build an open and shared digital ecosystem for railway."
Wang Jun, Solution Director at China Railway Signal & Communication Co., Ltd (CRSC), shared the company's latest innovation: "CRSC's Low-Altitude Intelligent Inspection System offers a smart, safe, and cost-effective solution for railway infrastructure monitoring. Powered by UAVs, AI, big data, and cloud platforms, the system enables real-time image analysis, instant anomaly detection, and fully automated end-to-end operations."
Huawei unveiled two new solutions at the event: Smart Railway Yard & Station Solution and and Fiber Sensing: Small Perimeter Inspection Solution. These additions enhance Huawei's already comprehensive rail technology portfolio, which spans urban rail cloud, smart passenger transport, operations and maintenance, and perimeter detection. The newly introduced Smart Railway Perimeter Protection Solution integrates multi-dimensional sensing, AI, and multi-technology convergence. It achieves near-zero missed alarms, ultra-low false alarms, and boosts inspection efficiency by 50%.
To date, Huawei's rail solutions have been deployed across more than 150,000 kilometers of railway lines and over 300 urban rail routes in 70+ cities worldwide, reinforcing the company's ongoing commitment to powering the future of safe, smart, and connected rail transport.
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Huawei Showcases latest Broadband, Cloud and Intelligent Solutions at Huawei Global Rail Summit 2025
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Dar Global (LSE: DAR), the London-listed international luxury real estate developer, announced today the official launch of Trump Plaza Jeddah, marking its third prestigious collaboration with The Trump Organization in Saudi Arabia. Valued at over USD 1 billion, this landmark development, strategically located within the expansive Amaya development along King Abdulaziz Road, is poised to redefine luxury urban living in Jeddah's thriving real estate landscape, following the successful launch of Trump Tower Jeddah in December 2024.
Residential offerings include fully furnished 1, 2, and 3-bedroom Trump Executive Residences; premium 2, 3, and 4-bedroom Trump Park Residences; and exclusive 4-bedroom Trump Townhouses. Together with thoughtfully designed home offices, premium retail, and curated dining, the project redefines modern living by blending convenience and luxury into a single, connected destination. Optional rental management services further enhance the appeal for international owners seeking a turnkey ownership experience.
Eric Trump, Executive Vice President of The Trump Organization, commented: "Expanding our presence in Saudi Arabia with Trump Plaza Jeddah underscores our commitment to world-class quality and iconic design. This project reflects the strength of our relationship with Dar Global and our confidence in Jeddah as a dynamic, globally relevant city. Trump Plaza Jeddah will set a new benchmark for integrated urban destinations."
Ziad El Chaar, CEO of Dar Global, added: "The launch of Trump Plaza Jeddah represents a major milestone in our Saudi portfolio. This is not a single-use development, but a carefully curated urban ecosystem designed for global residents who want to live, work, and connect within the best address in Jeddah. Anchored by a private park and supported by world-class amenities, Trump Plaza Jeddah introduces a new model for modern city living in the Kingdom."
Central to the lifestyle offering is the exclusive 4,000-square-metre Vitality Club, with golf simulators, a spa, sports medicine and recovery facilities, swimming pools, dining, and high-performance wellness spaces. Destination retail and dining, including Trump Grill, Trump Daily, an artisan bakery, and a fitness pro shop, reinforce its positioning as a district day and night.
Located at the heart of the 1,000,000-square-metre Amaya development, Trump Plaza Jeddah anchors a new, highly integrated urban district that reflects the Kingdom's growing prominence as a global real estate destination, supported by foreign-ownership incentives, a 0% capital gains tax, and accelerated infrastructure investment.
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DAR GLOBAL AND THE TRUMP ORGANISATION EXPAND SAUDI PORTFOLIO WITH USD 1BN TRUMP PLAZA JEDDAH
