The first European device factories will be established in France next year.

Reuters on Monday (December 11) quoted people familiar with the matter that Huawei will set up the first European equipment factories in France next year.Huawei has invested 200 million euros (about S $ 289 million) for the factory in 2020. It was later delayed due to the influence of the crown disease epidemic.

People familiar with the matter did not disclose when the factories located in the cities in the northeast of France will be put into production.

According to the IT home and Fast Technology Sunday (December 10), Zhang Minggang, deputy general manager of Huawei French Branch, said that Huawei's first overseas factory will be completed in France. It is expected that it will be put into production by the end of 2025.Essence

Zhang Minggang introduced that the Huawei French plant is located in the small town of Rhine Province, Bulumat, covering an area of ​​about 8 hectares (about 80,000 square meters).The construction of the project is carried out in an orderly manner. It is expected that the investment amount is 200 million euros and an annual output value of 1 billion euros. In the early days, 300 employment opportunities will be created. 500 jobs will be created for a long time.

According to reports, this factory is expected to produce 1 billion years of equipment, not to produce smartphones, but the chipset, motherboard and other components required by 4G/5G base stations, which can supply the entire European market.

Data show that Huawei entered the French market in 2003 and has established six research centers and a global design center in Paris.Huawei claims that by 2021, it will achieve a sales of 2.5 billion euros in France, create nearly 10,000 jobs, and account for 20%of the French telecommunications infrastructure market.