Softlogic teams up with Huawei as strategic partner for latest enterprise solutions

From left: Softlogic Retail CEO Mohammad Rizvi, Softlogic Information Technologies Director/CEO Roshan Rassool, Softlogic Holdings Chairman/MD Ashok Pathirage, Huawei Technologies Lanka CEO Liang Yi and Vice President – Enterprise Indika De Zoysa – Pic by Daminda Harsha Perera

The world’s leading ICT solutions provider Huawei and Sri Lanka’s Softlogic Information Technologies Ltd, yesterday announced their partnership in Enterprise Solutions, Cloud and AI to bring innovative ICT solutions to the Sri Lankan market.  

Softlogic Information Technologies is a subsidiary of Softlogic Holdings PLC, and one of the country’s leading software and hardware solutions providers.

The company said the digital economy is now firmly established as a core driver of growth to nations and its industries, and the importance of digital technologies to the modern economy is undeniable. Softlogic, which came into being as an IT company almost three decades ago, today holds a leading market position in the country for infrastructure modernisation. It is in a unique position to help local organisations and Sri Lanka discover innovative ways to manage technology that helps shape business strategies achieve growth. 

“In the last decade many revolutions have taken place – the internet revolution, the mobile revolution and even the social media revolution – however there are a lot of organisations in Sri Lanka that have not adapted to these changes. What we are trying to do at Softlogic is to help them transform digitally. At Softlogic we possess a lot of experience to help organisations make this transformation,” Softlogic Information Technologies Chief Executive Officer/Director Roshan Rassool said. 

“According to the World Bank, the global economy is worth $ 86.598 trillion, out of which the digital economy contributes approximately 15% of the overall GDP and is anticipated to grow to 24.3% by 2025 (UNCTAD),” he added.

Huawei Sri Lanka CEO Liang Yi, speaking at the event, stated: “The partnership with Softlogic will enable us to provide innovative solutions to the Sri Lankan market, mainly using the disruptive technologies of Huawei such as cloud, connectivity, AI and Smart City technologies. We have established a competitive information and communications technology (ICT) portfolio of end-to-end solutions in telecom and enterprise networks, devices and cloud computing.” 

He added that Huawei’s digital services are designed to help global businesses undertake their digital transformation journey. These digital services cover every step of the transformation process – and beyond – from strategic development and implementation to operational support, effectively helping customers successfully realise digital transformation, now and in the future.

“In today’s world, collaborative smart ecosystems are essential in a modern, connected office, which leverages cloud capabilities to deliver a seamless user-centric experience, designed to enhance the way teams work together wherever they work from,” Liang Yi added. 

He highlighted that Softlogic Technologies’ IT sector provides a platform for Huawei to provide a range of solutions along the IT value chain that could cater to the ICT landscape as well as a number of other industries including education, healthcare, retail and transport. 

Huawei Enterprise provides a broad range of innovative ICT infrastructure products and solutions for vertical industries and enterprise customers worldwide. Being a global ICT solutions provider playing to its strengths in ICT development, Huawei makes full use of the latest technologies, and closely works with customers, partners, and industry experts to explore full potential.

“Softlogic aims to bring in world class solutions to the local market to assist in this digital business transformation, not just for businesses but even from a country perspective. Most existing organisations not just in Sri Lanka but across the globe, have continued to conduct their business in a manner in which they did during the pre-internet era. These gaps were clearly seen during the COVID-19 lockdown periods where organisations found themselves completely under prepared in their supply value chain and their availability to offer digital services online to capture new markets and gain the much needed efficiencies from a digital system. Hence our partnership with Huawei can only result in a win-win situation for both our customers,” Rasool said. 

Having been in operation in Sri Lanka for over 20 years, as a leading global provider of information and communication technology (ICT), Huawei Sri Lanka is serving all major operators and the Sri Lankan population islandwide. With integrated solutions across four key domains – telecom networks, IT, smart devices and cloud services – Huawei are strongly committed to providing digital solutions to every person, home and organisation for a fully connected and intelligent Sri Lanka.

Founded in 1987, Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. The company has approximately 197,000 employees, and operates in more than 170 countries and regions, serving more than three billion people around the world. Their vision and mission is to bring digital to every person, home and organisation for a fully connected, intelligent world.