Huawei deactivates AI and cloud business group in restructuring

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Caixin

Change mirrors struggle to transition from hardware maker to service provider

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A Huawei employee told Caixin that cloud services were still behind those of rivals due to their late rollout. © Reuters

ZHANG ERCHI and TIMMY SHEN, Caixin

April 7, 2021 14:55 JST

Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies is closing its core cloud and artificial intelligence business group after only 14 months, reflecting the company's difficulty in transforming from device-maker to service provider.