Ren Zhengfei, the Founder and CEO of Shenzhen-based Huawei, had stated that his retirement plans were ruined after the company faced a ban from the US Commerce Department.
Earlier today (18th December 2019), the Chinese company publicized an interview of the Senior executive who was addressing 5G network development in Latin America, Huawei’s HarmonyOS (HongMengOS in China), and temporary extensions. In the conference, Zhengfei was asked by a reporter regarding his retirement plans. He answered this by mentioning the US Government’s actions to suppress the company had motivated him.
Reportedly, the CEO was planning on retiring soon but the sudden ban in early 2019 led him to work for the public relations department of Huawei. Following this, Ren Zhengfei stated Huawei’s plans in Spain to build the best 5G network in Europe and further went on to mention Huawei’s cooperation with Telefonica in Latin America. Notably, the company is also facing issues with the Spanish Government regarding security concerns.
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The Founder also answered questions regarding its HarmonyOS’ relationship between Google‘s Android system and whether the extension of temporary licenses by the US Government affects the company. According to Zhengfei, the HarmonyOS will be open source for each country similar to Android OS but will have no ties with the latter and also will be completely separate with its own ecosystem and app development.
The proprietary OS would help the company lessen its reliance on western-based companies, a move the company supports every country in making. This would also help its OS achieve digital sovereignty. Huawei’s CEO even stated that whether or not the US Government extends its temporary licensing to its business partners is irrelevant and will have no effect on the company.
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