Huawei released its 2012 sustainability report on May 28, 2013. By the end of 2012, it had more than 150,000 employees from 156 countries and regions, with research and development personnel accounting for 45.36%.
More than 70,000 employees worked on product and solution research and development, compared with about 62,000 at the end of 2011. Huawei had established 16 research institutes in Germany, Sweden, the United States, France, Italy, Russia, India and China, and 28 joint innovation centres with leading operators.
Over the preceding decade, Huawei invested more than RMB 130 billion in R&D. Its investment in 2012 alone reached RMB 30.1 billion, equivalent to 13.7% of revenue.
Long-term research investment supported both commercial success and Huawei’s participation in global technical standards. By December 31, 2012, it had filed 41,948 Chinese patent applications, 12,453 PCT applications and 14,494 foreign patent applications, and had obtained 30,240 patent grants.
Huawei had joined more than 150 industry standards organisations worldwide, including 3GPP, IETF, IEEE, ITU, BBF, ETSI, ATIS, TMF, WFA, CCSA and OMA. It submitted more than 5,000 proposals to these organisations in 2012, served on the boards of ETSI, ATIS, OMA, CCSA and WFA, and held more than 180 positions.
Source: http://www.cnipr.com/ynzx/gn/201306/t20130606_178143.htm