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Huawei’s priority is survival amid ban

By Zhu Shenshen | 00:05 UTC+8 September 24, 2020 | Print Edition

HUAWEI Technologies is in a “battle for survival” in the face of a US crackdown, the company’s rotating chairman Guo Ping told a conference in Shanghai yesterday.

The company is still seeking opportunities in the five tech domains of connectivity, cloud, artificial intelligence, computing and industry applications, Guo said at Huawei Connect 2020. Connectivity, computing, the cloud and AI are a lot like electricity 100 years ago, according to Huawei, whereas industry applications are like equipment powered by electricity.

As more governments and enterprises go digital and embrace intelligence, the ICT sector will see incredible potential for growth. Huawei is willing to create new value with synergy across the five domains, Guo said. But the company’s priority is the “battle for survival” in the face of the US crackdown.

In August, the Trump administration announced further tightening of restrictions on Huawei, expanding those announced in May. They prevent Huawei from obtaining semiconductors produced with US software or technology without a special license. Huawei has been forced to stop producing Kirin chips for smartphones since September 15.

Intel has already received licences to supply certain products to Huawei, while China’s Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp has applied for a licence, according to media reports.

Huawei was willing to use Qualcomm chips in its smartphones should Qualcomm get a licence to sidestep the restrictions, Guo said.

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