Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. is a Chinese multinational conglomerate technology corporation headquartered in Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong province. It designs, develops, manufactures and sells digital telecommunications equipment, consumer electronics, smart devices, distributed operating systems, electric vehicle autonomous driving systems, and various rooftop solar products. The corporation was founded in 1987 by Ren Zhengfei, a former officer in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).