BRUSSELS: Telecom network vendor Huawei announced its European Research Institute (ERI) to be located in Leuven, Belgium.
Zhou Hong, who has been in charge of Huawei’s European R&D, will head the new ERI. Walter Weigel, former director general of the European Telecommunication Standards Institute (ETSI), will be vice president.
The telecom research institute will manage Huawei’s European R&D facilities, overseeing the work of the 18 R&D sites in eight European countries. Currently, Huawei has over 1,200 R&D employees in Europe. The Institute will support Huawei’s various 5G projects underway in Europe.






