SINCE entering Uzbekistan in 1999, Huawei has grown into the country's biggest supplier of telecommunications equipment. Not only has Huawei introduced 3G technology to Uzbekistan, in cooperation with a local tele- tom operator, it has also deployed the eountry's first LTE (Long Term Evo- lution) network. After moving its Central Asian headquarters to Uzbekistan, Huawei expanded its business and brought advanced telecom technology to the host coun- try, which has improved Uzbekistan's overall technological level and local economic development.