The United States government extended the Huawei ban to 46 other subsidiaries, thus eliminating the company's hopes of lifting it. Instead, the temporary license for Huawei to buy US spare parts for existing products has been extended for 90 days.
Huawei did not regret his words with his answer:
"It is clear that this decision, taken at this very moment, is politically motivated and has nothing to do with national security," the Chinese company said in a statement sent to the press. "Attempts to suppress Huawei's activities will not help the United States achieve technological leadership."
These 46 Huawei subsidiaries have been added to the list of entities of the US government, which limits the activities that they can carry out in the United States. But the goal of the 90-day license extension is not to waste time pondering the question of whether to lift the ban, that is instead, give US rural telecommunications the time to get Huawei products out of business. its infrastructure.
"While we continue to urge consumers to give up Huawei products, we recognize that it takes longer to avoid any disruption," US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said in a statement. , according to the New York Times.
Huawei's hopes drop in the United States
When the 90-day deadline was first announced in July, it was seen as a potentially promising initiative for a company involved in the Trump-China trade dispute. But this update doesn't seem like good news for Huawei's ambitions in the United States.
This also does not promise for Huawei's ambiguous situation with Google. While the Chinese company's phones have gotten renewed access to Android content and security updates, no one can guess if this could be canceled if the ban progresses.
Otherwise, Huawei has developed HarmonyOS, the cross-platform operating system (much like Google Fuscia), which could in theory be used for the company's range of phones, such as the upcoming Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
HarmonyOS was finally unveiled at Huawei's developer conference in late July, and it was the first on the Honor Vision smart TV. There is no official information on when it will be ready to roll out on phones, tablets or other devices.