Huawei allowed access to select US companies

Huawei will be allowed to do business with a select few US suppliers, according to an
article by the The New York Times. President Donald Trump will soon issue licenses to selected companies which will allow them to bypass the ban that prevents them from doing business with the Chinese telecommunications giant.

This could prove to be good news to Huawei, who’s users and fans seem unsettled about its new line of products being deprived of Google’s mobile services apps for the foreseeable future. The effects of this was first felt with the launch of the Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro smartphones last month. Besides Google, Huawei wasn’t allowed access to Qualcomm’s chips either.

This too would have been a major concern for the smartphone maker had it not stockpiled the required hardware years earlier. Huawei, anticipating this issue well in advance, managed to purchase the necessary inventory that will help it ride out this trade debacle. But it still remains to be seen, how resilient the Chinese manufacturing giant is to the ongoing struggle.

Earlier this year, the United States government banned US companies from doing business with Huawei on
the grounds of national security concerns. This has added to the tension of the ongoing trade war between the US and China. Due to the ban, Huawei’s halo devices were launched last month without Google’s apps that include the Google Play Store and its productivity apps.

There maybe more good news ahead though, as the US and China come together for further trade discussions this week. If the meeting proves eventful, Huawei should be able to get back on track sooner rather than later.

Source: The New York Times