In what seems to be a never-ending fiasco, the US government has reprieved Huawei from a full ban for another 90 days. This extension comes just in time as the previous agreement on extension lapsed on August 19.
According to the Trump Administration, Huawei’s existing customers in America need more time to switch from existing equipment that has been supplied to them by the Chinese tech giant. US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross went live on television yesterday to make the announcement.
"As we continue to urge consumers to transition away from Huawei’s products, we recognize that more time is necessary to prevent any disruption," said Wilbur Ross during the announcement. He further added that they’re giving more time to Huawei “to wean themselves off”.
Fortunately, this new sanction comes right in time to save Huawei’s neck for the launch of their next flagship; the Huawei Mate 30 Pro. If the extension hadn’t been announced, the Mate 30 Pro wouldn’t be able to run on Android and would’ve had to use their in-house HarmonyOS instead. While this wouldn’t impact its performance in China, this could’ve been a huge setback for other Huawei markets around the world that have grown used to Google’s apps and services.
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Unfortunately, for Huawei, the announcement wasn’t all good news. Wilbur Ross enveloped an additional 46 subsidiaries of Huawei in the Entity List. This new addition now brings the count of Huawei’s subsidiaries listed under the Entity List to more than 100. But Huawei has long learned to not lean on America’s shoulder. The announcement of its new HarmonyOS was a step in that direction. If negotiations don’t work out in favour of the Chinese tech giant it’ll start switching to in-house alternatives. What remains to be seen is if Huawei will succeed in substituting everything American in time.
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