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Huawei ranks No. 1 in Global Modular Data Center market share

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4 years ago

December 4, 2021

Research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan has released its Global Modular Data Center Market Report. According to the report, market share for Huawei’s Smart Modular Data Center Solution has grown rapidly in recent years, increasing from 12.7% in 2017 to 20.5% in 2020, demonstrating the solution’s leadership position worldwide.

The report also notes that the global modular data center market is expected to maintain rapid growth, with a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 20.9% over 2020–2026. While such growth will place higher requirements on the product strength and service responsiveness of modular data center vendors, the key to Huawei’s leadership position lies in its ongoing, high investment in innovating technologies and product integration.

For example, in 2017, Huawei’s FusionModule 2000 Smart Modular Solution was certified by the Uptime Institute, “The Global Authority on Data Center Best Practices,” becoming the world’s first modular data center solution to obtain Uptime TIER-Ready IV certification.

Huawei’s smart modular data centers integrate power supply and power distribution, temperature control, cabinet aisles, cabling, and monitoring into a single module, ensuring rapid delivery and on-demand deployment.

In September 2020, Huawei launched its next generation FusionModule 5.0 Smart Modular Data Center, based on concepts of modularization, intelligence — including an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based automated inspection robot for data centers — and a full-scale lithium-ion battery, SmartLi.

FusionModule 5.0 also benefits from a suite of Huawei innovations — collectively referred to as i3 — including Huawei’s intelligent power supply and distribution technology, iPower, the iCooling intelligent thermal management solution that improves Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE), and iManager, a centralized, smart management solution. These innovations help to build a smart data center solution that is simple, green, intelligent, and secure.

More recently, in July 2021, a new PUE test record was set for Huawei’s smart modular data center products. Annual average PUE was recorded as low as 1.111, representing a significant improvement on the market average, which sits around 1.5.

An important indicator for measuring the energy efficiency of a data center, PUE is defined as the ratio of total facility energy compared to the energy exclusively used by Information Technology (IT) equipment in the facility. Accordingly, a lower PUE value indicates higher energy efficiency and improved energy savings.

Huawei’s smart modular data center solution maximizes the use of natural cooling sources, in order to reduce the power consumed by temperature control systems. Combined with iCooling, this helps to achieve some of the lowest PUE figures in the industry. As a result, Huawei’s smart modular data center solution can reduce the total power consumption of a data center by almost 25%, translating into significant energy savings, helping customers to build green, low-carbon data centers.

Huawei smart modular data centers are already widely used in diverse industries, worldwide, including in the carrier, Internet Service Provider (ISP), government, finance, education, healthcare, manufacturing, and transportation sectors.

Looking ahead, Huawei will continue to strive to create more value for customers through ongoing technological innovation, in turn contributing to the healthy development of the industry as a whole.

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Nigeria’s Historic Bid for the 2030 Commonwealth Games: A Call for National and Global Support

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1 week ago

September 30, 2025

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

Nigeria is poised to make history as it seeks to host the Centenary Commonwealth Games in 2030, a monumental opportunity that promises to transform the nation’s economy, infrastructure, and global standing.

More than a sporting spectacle, the Games would serve as a catalyst for development across multiple sectors, leaving behind a legacy of national pride and sustainable growth.

The benefits of hosting the Games extend far beyond the sports arena. Nigeria stands to gain both empirical and non-empirical advantages, with direct, indirect, and induced impacts that will touch every corner of society. Infrastructural development will take center stage, with new facilities such as indoor sports halls, conference centers, and improved road networks reshaping urban landscapes while strengthening the nation’s capacity to host future international events.

Economic growth is another significant dividend. Over 10,000 jobs are expected to be created, spanning construction, facility management, event planning, and tourism services.

The hospitality industry will undergo major improvements as hotels and resorts are upgraded to meet international standards, while local restaurants, lounges, and tourist attractions will see a surge in patronage from international visitors. Small and medium enterprises, particularly in the transport, finance, and food service sectors, will become some of the greatest beneficiaries, as the Games generate new demand and expand opportunities for local businesses.
The Commonwealth Games will also accelerate the growth of Nigeria’s sports industry.

Investments in training facilities, coaching, and talent development will inspire a new generation of athletes, ensuring long-term benefits that extend beyond 2030, a major focus of the President Bola Tinubu administration.
At the same time, the process of preparing for the Games will create opportunities for Nigerians to learn new crafts, acquire technical skills, and engage in global-standard event management, thereby strengthening human capacity and innovation across industries.

Mallam Shehu Dikko, Chairman of the Nigeria Sports Commission, and Hon. Bukola Olopade, the Director General, have been widely recognized for their tireless and visionary leadership in repositioning Nigeria’s sporting sector.

Their commitment to facilitating infrastructural development and strengthening grassroots sports development has laid the foundation for Nigeria’s bold bid to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games. Under their leadership, the NSC is fostering strategic partnerships and driving innovation in sports administration, they have demonstrated the nation’s readiness to stage an event of such global magnitude.

Beyond the tangible gains, the hosting of the 2030 Commonwealth Games carries profound symbolic value. It would be a moment of unity and pride, a chance for Nigeria to showcase its cultural richness, resilience, and excellence to the world.
As a centenary edition, the Games would stand as a historic milestone not just for the Commonwealth but for Nigeria itself, cementing its place on the global stage as a capable, ambitious, and forward-looking nation.

The gains from hosting the Commonwealth Games can never be undermined or overemphasized. This is Nigeria’s time to step forward and show the world our resilience, and excellence. We call on every Nigerian, across sectors and communities, to support this noble aspiration.

Nigeria’s pursuit of the 2030 Commonwealth Games is a vision for transformation, a blueprint for national development, and a legacy project that will inspire generations to come.

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