Huawei Could Sell 5G In Europe, Fight Back Against Nearly Worldwide Ban

A Spanish telecommunications company is considering using Huawei’s technology for its cellular network infrastructure once more. However, the U.S. government steadily guards Huawei from closing any technology deals even outside of the country. With the trade pressure still on Huawei, the Chinese tech company is also planning its own legal action against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Spanish telecom company Telefonica is planning to purchase Huawei’s 5G technology for its infrastructure in Spain, according to Reuters. The company is known to have relied on Huawei in the past for the building of its telecom infrastructure for its previous 3G and 4G networks.

For 2020, Telefonica is contracting another company and Huawei to build its 5G infrastructure. This is the first time that the company will be departing from fully relying on Huawei. While the Spanish company is leaning on taking Huawei again, the company is also considering the U.S. government’s Entity List ban on Huawei when it comes to the deal.

Similar to Telefonica, many companies trying to work with Huawei for their 5G infrastructure have been hounded by U.S. government officials. The U.S. government would reportedly often dissuade its allies and other countries in light of the Entity Ban and remind other countries of the security threats that Huawei’s technology may have.

Huawei has already denied allegations of its technology potentially being used to spy on other countries and assured that none of its 5G technology does this. Other countries such as India and even the UK have already held off their decisions for the deals as of the moment. Many of Huawei’s attempts to sell their 5G technology have been warded off by the U.S. government.

To counteract with the ban, Huawei is planning to challenge the FCC’s decision to consider Huawei as a national security threat due to its technology. Huawei claimed that the FCC has yet to show sufficient evidence to confirm the spying technology.

As of now, Huawei’s latest reprieve could be its last, giving enough time to tie up any technological loose ends and prepare U.S. partners to become independent from Huawei’s technology.

Huawei’s deal with Telefonica could still fall through if the U.S. government hounds the company too. The U.S. government’s moves against Huawei are already forcing the company to find different ways to recover its lost income after the ban.