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Verizon Drops Plans To Sell Huawei Phones Due To US Government Pressure (bloomberg.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the under-pressure dept.

Bloomberg reports that Verizon has dropped all plans to sell phones by Chinese manufacturer Huawei due to pressure from the U.S. government. The decision comes after AT&T walked away from a deal earlier this month to sell Huawei smartphones in the U.S. Bloomberg: Huawei devices still work on both companies' networks, but direct sales would've allowed them to reach more consumers than they can through third parties. The government's renewed concern about Chinese spying is creating a potential roadblock in the race between Verizon and AT&T to offer 5G, the next generation of super-fast mobile service. Huawei is pushing to be among the first to offer 5G-capable phone, but the device may be considered off-limits to U.S. carriers who are beginning to offer the next-generation service this year in a few cities. U.S. security agencies and some lawmakers fear that 5G phones made by companies that may have close ties to the Chinese government could pose a security risk.

5 of 69 comments (clear)

  1. Who would want to buy a phone... by markjhood2003 · · Score: 4, Funny

    preloaded with Chinese spyware you can't delete? Good old American NSA spyware is good enough for me!

  2. China vs USA by Mikkeles · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The Chinese are probably less interested in me (as a non-entity wrt their politics) than the USA, who seem interested in fucking up as many people as possible.

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    Great minds think alike; fools seldom differ.
    1. Re:China vs USA by drinkypoo · · Score: 2

      If you don't think China's government is interested in US citizens then you are completely oblivious to how many companies they steal IP from.

      Not just that, but there's probably a market selling that data to the US government, whether directly or not. The US and China are adversaries, not enemies.

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      "You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
  3. Nationalism ... by CaptainDork · · Score: 2

    ... over capitalism. How odd. The American government knows full well that for all of the technology they have, disassembly of the devices reveals multinational components -- very few of which are American made.

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    It little behooves the best of us to comment on the rest of us.
  4. Putin put it correctly... by bogaboga · · Score: 2, Insightful

    These US folks are becoming experts in wasting time. Putin put it correctly: -

    "Dogs bark but the caravan goes on."

    We'll get them online. Enough said.