The US/China trade war which saw Huawei taking most of the hit was expected to have a catastrophic effect on Huawei equipment and consumer businesses. However, what we have seen in recent times point to the contrary. First Huawei unveiled its self-developed HarmonyOS. Huawei’s CEO has now disclosed that the tech giant has commenced the manufacture of 5G base stations without components from the United States
The US’ placement of Huawei on the Entity list back in May meant the company won’t be able to assess components from its longstanding U.S. suppliers. Apart from the effect on the smartphone business, Huawei’s telecommunication equipment business would have been severe. This is because Huawei is the largest supplier of telecoms equipment and the company is far ahead in the development of 5G gears. The company announced earlier this month that over 200,000 of its 5G base stations has been shipped. Also disclosed is that the company had secured over 50 5G contracts around the world.
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Mass production of the 5G base stations without US components would commence in October, according to Ren Zhengfei. He also hinted that the tech giant will start with 5000 5G base stations monthly during the initial phase. The company projects annual production next year will reach 1.5 million units as more and more regions and operators commence the rollout of 5G services.
Despite this new development, Mr Zhengfei says his firm would still like to use US components if the ban is lifted because he claims Huawei has “emotional ties” with long-time US suppliers. Further, he re-echoed a statement made earlier that Huawei was willing to license its 5G mobile technology to a US company or to even sell for a one-off fee.
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