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Verizon cancels plans to sell Huawei phone due to U.S. government pressure

Accepted submission by Anonymous Coward at 2018-01-30 17:26:01
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Verizon reportedly follows AT&T's lead and cancels plans to sell Huawei's latest phone amid fears of Chinese spying [businessinsider.com]

Verizon is following AT&T's lead and cancelling plans to sell Huawei's Mate 10 Pro smartphone that boasts support for the upcoming super-fast 5G network, according to a Bloomberg report [bloomberg.com] on Tuesday.

Verizon's decision is reportedly based on political pressure from the US government, which is seeing a reinvigorated fear of spying from China as US regulators urged an investigation of Chinese-made telecom equipment in December 2017. It's the same reason AT&T dropped its deal with Huawei to offer the Mate 10 Pro on January 8.

Huawei's Mate 10 Pro with 5G networking capabilities seemingly falls under the category of Chinese-made telecom equipment under investigation, as the company has been accused of having ties with the Chinese government [businessinsider.com].

Previously: U.S. Lawmakers Urge AT&T to Cut Ties With Huawei [soylentnews.org]

Related: U.S. Government Reportedly Wants to Build a 5G Network to Thwart Chinese Spying [soylentnews.org]


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