According to media reports, the US government is considering completely cutting off access to US technology for the Chinese Huawei group.
A final decision has not yet been made, the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal and the Bloomberg financial service reported Tuesday evening, citing informed people. But US chip companies such as Intel and Qualcomm have been told their exemptions to supply some products to Huawei should not be extended.
The US government imposed sanctions on Huawei in 2019 under then-President Donald Trump. Concerns about national security were cited as the reason, as the network supplier and smartphone provider were able to cooperate with Chinese authorities and the military. Huawei has always dismissed the allegations.
The main limitation is that Huawei can only get US technology with Washington’s permission. President Joe Biden left this in place. According to reports, some responsible individuals in the US government are now in favor of not issuing such licenses at all.
Before the American action, Huawei was the second largest smartphone provider and also wanted to overtake market leader Samsung. As a result of the sanctions, the group is no longer allowed to sell devices with fast 5G data transmission and Google services, causing it to practically go bankrupt internationally. Huawei can still sell a few smartphone models with chips from Qualcomm and a range of notebooks with Intel processors.
It’s unclear how hard a complete stop would hit the group. Against the background of political tensions between Beijing and Washington, China is currently trying to build a chip industry that functions largely independently of supplies from the West.
Huawei is the leader in mobile technology. “If politicians prohibit the use of Huawei hardware, we will of course comply,” Fries said in an interview with the “Neue Zürcher Zeitung”. The US and subsequently partner countries have barred Huawei from expanding their 5G networks.
He is aware that working with a Chinese supplier entails a certain risk, says Fries. But: “A political decision does not come overnight. If necessary, we have sufficient capital to replace the Huawei components in the network.”
In Belgium, the Netherlands and the UK, Liberty Global subsidiaries have recently raised prices. In Switzerland, price increases “cannot be ruled out”, says Fries. “Sunrise hasn’t decided yet.”
(sda/awp/dpa)
Source: Watson
I’m Ella Sammie, author specializing in the Technology sector. I have been writing for 24 Instatnt News since 2020, and am passionate about staying up to date with the latest developments in this ever-changing industry.
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