Huawei and BJFF won a GSMA GLOMO award last week at MWC Barcelona 2024 for โOutstanding Mobile Contribution to the UN SDGsโ with an AI-powered solution designed to prevent the extinction of Norwayโs wild Atlantic salmon.
โWe are very honored to accept the GSMA GLOMO for our TECH4ALL project, and special thanks to our partner BJFF for their commitment and support,โ said Lu Yong, Huawei Senior Vice President and President of the European Region for Huawei. โThe salmon project shows the great potential of technology to conserve nature while driving the sustainable development of local communities. Huawei will continue to use innovative technologies to build a greener world.โ
Launched in 2021 under Huaweiโs TECH4ALL initiative and developed with local partners BJFF (a fishing and conservation group), Simula Consulting, and Troll Systems, the solution was developed over three years. It is designed to respond to an invasive species, the humpback salmon, which threatens local Atlantic salmon in Norwayโs rivers.
The solution, the worldโs first of its type, filters out humpback salmon from the river system, preventing them from proceeding upstream to spawn.
โWeโre immensely proud to collaborate with Huawei and partners on this ground-breaking project. The cutting-edge technology solution we have in Berlevรฅg is a successful recipe for stopping the humpback salmon, and it is inspiring for us to gain global recognition at MWC Barcelona 2024,โ said Geir Kristiansen, Chairman of BJFF. โThis project not only protects our rivers and wild Atlantic salmon, but also showcases how innovation can tackle environmental challenges worldwide.โ Berlevรฅg is the site in Norway where the technology is deployed and the home of BJFF.
The GLOMO judging panel described the project as an โexcellent and scalable idea โ the application of self-powered AI and mobile tech to accurately solve a problem, with great execution and impressive results.โ
For more information, about the project, please visit the related webpage: https://www.huawei.com/en/tech4all/stories/saving-the-atlantic-salmon-in-norway
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Lu Yong (center), Huawei Senior Vice President and President of the European Region for Huawei, receives the GLOMO at MWC Barcelona 2024
The GLOMOs
The GSMA GLOMO award event runs each year at MWC and honors the โbest of the best in the mobile ecosystem and beyond.โ Decided by 200 independent judges, 30 awards are up for grabs in six categories. Huawei took home seven GLOMOs at this yearโs MWC.
