Huawei is bolstering its presence at the industry’s biggest conference in an attempt to land deals. Its plans risk being foiled by a powerful foe: the US government.
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Canada will probably ban Huawei from its 5G networks, analysts and security experts say, though Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may delay the decision as long as possible.
The chairman of Huawei says the company would “never do anything to harm any country, any organisation or any individual”, according to an interview in The Globe and Mail published on Saturday.
Now, in the wake of two US criminal indictments, Huawei faces the task of working out the best legal strategy for allegations that could threaten the company’s very existence.
The scores of pages of US indictments handed down on Monday against Huawei don’t explicitly mention anything about 5G networks or China’s spy agency. But they sent a clear message to world leaders.
China has called on Washington to “stop the unreasonable crackdown” on Huawei after the US stepped up pressure on the…
US prosecutors filed criminal charges against Huawei, China’s largest technology company, alleging it stole trade secrets from an American rival and committed bank fraud by violating sanctions against doing business with Iran.
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China’s foreign minister has urged countries not to use “fabricated” excuses to block Huawei, as Vodafone Group joined a list of companies that are shunning the telecommunications equipment supplier.
Vodafone Group has suspended purchases of equipment from Huawei for the core of its wireless networks. However, it’s not immediately clear how this affects Vodacom, which is controlled by Vodafone.