- Huawei Technologies is one of the leading players in the global telecom market based in China. - Currently, we have over 44,000 employees, of whom more than 48% are devoted to R&D. In addition, 28 of the world’s top 50 operators have chosen Huawei as their cooperator. In 2005, our contract sales reached US$8.2 billion, of which more than 58% was from international markets, and represented a year-over-year growth rate of over 40 %.