Having built the world’s largest telecoms equipment maker over a flawless ten-year period, nothing has prepared the company’s leadership for what is happening now. The real worry for Huawei is that the rhetoric and brinkmanship of 2018 is now hardening and hitting the company where it hurts most. Last year, Huawei surpassed Ericsson to become the world’s largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer and trails only Samsung for smartphone sales. We saw US-encouraged bans on government procurements of Huawei telecoms equipment at a critical time with 5G imminent. Now 2019 Looks Set To Be Even WorseFor the U.S., Huawei has now become synonymous with its dispute against China.

Source: Forbes February 03, 2019 08:03 UTC