The computing industry is undergoing a major transformation, driven by three key trends: open source becoming mainstream, heterogeneous computing emerging as the new benchmark, and the global Arm ecosystem becoming mature
Huawei hosted its first General-purpose Computing Forum at GITEX Global 2025, bringing together global analysts, open-source leaders, and industry experts to explore computing trends and ecosystem growth. The event underscored a clear message — openness is key to building an intelligent future.
“As a pioneer on this open path, Huawei is deeply committed. We adhere to the principle of open hardware, open-source software, partner empowerment, and joint ecosystem development,” said Michael Chang, President of Huawei Computing Marketing & Solution Sales Dept.
Michael also highlighted how open ecosystems like Arm, spanning hardware, software, and OS, deliver broader choices, lower barriers, and greater innovation. To date, Huawei’s computing ecosystem has over 6 million developers, more than 8,000 partners, and over 22,000 certified solutions. The Kunpeng hardware powers core applications in finance, energy, the public sector, carriers, and manufacturing. “We aim to co-build a sustainable global computing ecosystem with industry partners, providing an open and reliable computing alternative for the Middle East and the world,” Michael added.
Building on this vision, Hu Zhengce, Vice President, Huawei Middle East & Central Asia ICT Marketing & Solution Sales Dept., detailed the progress: “On the hardware front, Kunpeng continues to evolve with more cores and higher performance. In terms of software, Kunpeng has maintained a consistent commitment to open source over the past six years. We have progressively open-sourced the openUBMC firmware management software, openEuler OS, openGauss database, openFuyao computing cluster software, as well as BiSheng JDK and compilers. This year, Kunpeng continues to open-source its solutions, including BoostKit for application enablement and the KUPL high-performance computing framework. These efforts empower customers and developers with seamless integration and deployment, delivering simpler processes, smoother upgrades, and easier maintenance.”
The forum attracted enthusiastic participants from the Middle East, Central Asia, Africa, and beyond, including representatives from industry sectors such as carriers, finance, public service, energy, and manufacturing, as well as academia. Speakers noted the computing industry is undergoing its most significant infrastructure transformation in 20 years, driven by three key trends: open source becoming mainstream, heterogeneous computing emerging as the new benchmark, and the global Arm ecosystem becoming mature.
Kunpeng, as a core Arm ecosystem builder, reached 25% market share in China by the end of 2024. Now, Kunpeng is ready to accelerate digital intelligence with partners across the Middle East and Central Asia, ushering in a new computing era.
