Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, on Tuesday announced that it had been named Supplier of the Decade by Vodafone.

The Vodafone Supplier Awards recognizes companies that have performed outstandingly in supporting Vodafone Group's drive for operating efficiency to deliver greater benefits to its customers.

The Supplier of the Decade award signifies Huawei's outstanding contributions as Vodafone's long-standing strategic partner. It demonstrates Vodafone's recognition of Huawei's efforts and commitment in providing the highest-quality solutions and services to support Vodafone's business growth.

The award was presented to Huawei by Ninian Wilson, global supply chain director and CEO of Vodafone Procurement Company (VPC), with VPC's management team at the Vodafone Annual Supplier Awards ceremony and VPC's 10the anniversary in Luxembourg.

Wilson said Huawei took the initiative to set up operations in Luxembourg to support VPC right from the very beginning.

"Over the past decade, our strategic partnership has grown and flourished, thanks to Huawei's commitment to growing hand in hand with VPC and building trust as a reliable partner, gradually over time," Wilson said.

Eric Yang, president of the Vodafone Account at Huawei, said they were pleased to receive the award.

"This award recognizes Huawei's customer-centric dedication to provide the best solutions and services to support Vodafone's business growth over the past 10 years. Huawei takes pride in this commitment, which has forged our unique partnership with Vodafone, he said.

Yang said he believes that the partnership will continue to thrive and achieve even greater success in the next decade.

"In the upcoming 5G era, we look forward to working closely with Vodafone to build an even faster and better network for consumers, as well as for vertical industries," he said.