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Huawei's consumer business group CEO Richard Yu is not giving up on selling smartphones and other devices in the U.S., despite warnings against the company made by U.S. government officials and a lack of support from retailers. The company recently released a new flagship smartphone, the Huawei P20 Pro:
"We are committed to the US market and to earning the trust of US consumers by staying focused on delivering world-class products and innovation," Yu told CNET in an email. "We would never compromise that trust."
The comments mark a defiant response to the vague warnings made by US officials that have effectively crippled Huawei's ability to get its phones in front of consumers. In January, AT&T pulled out of a landmark plan to sell the Mate 10 Pro, an important high-end Huawei phone. Verizon reportedly also scuttled a deal to carry the device based on political pressure. CNET was also first to report that Best Buy, the US' largest electronics retailer, dropped Huawei phones from its roster.
[...] "The security risk concerns are based on groundless suspicions and are quite frankly unfair," Yu said. "We welcome an open and transparent discussion if it is based on facts." [...] "We work with 46 of the 50 global operators," Yu told CNET, "And have maintained a very strong security record because security is one of our top priorities." [...] "Even without the United States market, we'll be No. 1 in the world," Yu said earlier this week.
Huawei reported a 27% jump in profits in 2017, despite its struggle to establish itself in the U.S. market.
See also: Huawei P20 launch highlights the risks of U.S. paranoia over Chinese security
Huawei's P20 Pro is a hugely promising phone that will upset Americans
Previously: U.S. Lawmakers Urge AT&T to Cut Ties With Huawei
Verizon Cancels Plans to Sell Huawei Phone Due to U.S. Government Pressure
The U.S. Intelligence Community's Demonization of Huawei Remains Highly Hypocritical
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 31 2018, @02:19PM (2 children)
What Huawei's CEO didn't say, but is implied, is "Our government will not accept our failure to install millions of backdoored devices into the American internet and networking infrastructure."
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Acabatag on Saturday March 31 2018, @03:17PM (1 child)
What the NSA Said:
We will not accept a device in the US market that we are not allowed to maintain 'hooks' within for surveillance purposes.
(Score: 0) by fakefuck39 on Monday April 02 2018, @11:06PM
what acabatag said:
blah blah blah made up shit blah blah blah
people like acabatag are pretty much religious christian idiots who are too dumb to keep informed, so they make shit up to sound like they know something, which only works on other idiots like themselves. and people like me - we'll we like laughing at morons.