NTT Docomo Inc, Japan’s largest telecom carrier by users, is resuming orders from Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, as the Chinese telecom giant is securing key support from the big three telecom operators in Japan despite US restrictions. The telco has restarted taking orders for Huawei’s high-end P30 Pro smartphone, which will be on sale in September.
This is pretty big news for Huawei in Japan, and it’s a big step towards regaining their position. In May, Japan’s leading carriers SoftBank, KDDI, and NTT Docomo said they were suspending sales of Huawei products without giving further details. The decision came soon after the Chinese giant rolled out its flagship P30 models in the country.
With the move, the three major telecom operators in Japan, with other two being SoftBank Corp and KDDI Corp, have all restarted sales of Huawei’s products, after they delayed the launch in May. Even Japanese e-commerce behemoth Rakuten Inc.’s mobile unit has been offering the phones from Aug. 5 after delaying the planned launch from May.
The Docomo announcement came after the US Commerce Department gave Huawei another 90-day reprieve allowing suppliers to sell to the company on Monday. Huawei reported sales in the six months through June rose 23.2 percent over a year earlier. Its chairman, Liang Hua, said in July that Huawei was reviewing its core products to make sure they all could be delivered to customers without American components.
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