China's Huawei says 2014 sales revenue to rise 15 pct to $46 billion

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Reuters BEIJING
Last Updated : Jan 03 2015 | 8:25 PM IST

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies expects advances in cloud computing and higher demand for smart devices to have lifted 2014 sales revenue by 15 percent to $46 billion, CEO Ken Hu said in a new year's message on the company's website.

The Shenzhen-based company, for which three executives share CEO duties in six-month rotation, had said last year that it will achieve sustainable growth in 2014. It had also targeted revenue of $70 billion by 2018, or annual growth of about 10 percent a year.

Huawei's smartphone shipments rose by more than 40 percent last year, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters, failing to match its own target and the performance of faster-growing rivals such as Xiaomi.

(Reporting by Sui-Lee Wee; Editing by David Goodman)

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First Published: Jan 03 2015 | 8:18 PM IST

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