Last week, the US government blacklisted the Huawei and accused Beijing of assisting with espionage. The US government banned US companies from selling to Huawei without a US government license. As a result, & # 39; the world's largest manufacturer of telecommunications equipment and one of the most popular mobile phone manufacturers, is cutting ties with Google. Months after Huawei announced that it was starting to develop its operating system and hinted that it could replace the Google owner Android, Google decided to shoot back by enforcing the American blacklist.
In a bold statement, Google encouraged the ongoing trade war between the United States and China by announcing that the company had to discontinue parts of its business partnership with Huawei and would stop licensing its Android mobile operating system to the Chinese technology company. The move was supposed to hurt Huawei's mobile phone company, but the Chinese tech giant took the news lightly. Immediately after the Google announcement, Huawei replied that they are not even thinking about slowing down and continuing to develop a safe and sustainable software ecosystem. According to Chinese media, the company has been developing its OS platform for more than three years – a system that will eventually replace Android as an operating system in all future Huawei devices.
Google and the new operating system from Huawei
What will be the next operating system from Huawei? And has Google just killed Huawei's dream of becoming the world's best smartphone brand?
Google allows Huawei devices to receive Android updates for the next three months. Around this time, Huawei is expected to roll out a new operating system. Some experts say that the new operating system will have a market share of more than 25{e53874e4bbd58509048fd82fc905992bcdbedb43a73f551bb715cf467ce5a7fb} within three years for selling new phones. According to several high-profile Chinese media sources, the new operating system already has a name – it will be called HongMeng OS. The goal of the Chinese technology company was to become the best smartphone brand by the end of next year. Although the ban will undoubtedly slow Huawei's market growth, the Chinese manufacturer's dream is unlikely to be killed, only delayed.
Google from Alphabet was not the only technology giant to enforce the ban in the US – companies, including & # 39; the world's largest chip manufacturers Intel, Qualcomm and Broadcom, have announced that they will no longer deliver Huawei until further notice. Huawei is the second largest telephone manufacturer in the world and breaking ties with US companies will undoubtedly harm all parties involved – at the end of the day, no sales person wants to lose a large customer. Although Huawei accepted the news fairly calmly, the Chinese manufacturer will undoubtedly be adversely affected by the sanctions, as it depends on many American companies on components needed for Huawei & # 39; s 5G equipment.
The new 5G version of mobile mobile communications will soon be launched, and apart from the US, several other developed countries are actively forbidding Huawei from being able to implement products on their territory. Huawei has been blacklisted by various countries over the past few years. Last year, US government agencies were no longer allowed to use equipment made by the Chinese multinational technology conglomerate. A requirement in the Defense Authorization Act that Congress passed in 2018 makes it practically illegal for contractors and government employees to use Huawei products. The US government is concerned that Huawei and ZTE, the fourth largest mobile phone manufacturer in the United States, are considered to be closely associated with the Chinese government. Shortly after the US took the bill, Australia also banned Huawei and ZTE, preventing them from providing 5G technology for the country's wireless networks. New Zealand followed the example and ended their relationship with Huawei. Canada also probably prohibits Huawei and keeps Huawei & # 39; s CFO under house arrest. With this decision, only one country of the Five Eye English-language intelligence alliance remains in a relatively good relationship with the Chinese telecommunications manufacturer. However, this can change quickly, as British Prime Minister Theresa May is currently under increasing pressure for the Chinese technology giant.
