As the West pushes back against Huawei, telecoms operators may lose out

Huawei

As the United States pressures its allies to block Huawei Technologies from supplying equipment for next-generation 5G mobile networks on security concerns, what may be holding back these countries is the impact of that move on the cost and quality of their telecommunications infrastructure.

The concerns underscore the market lead that Huawei, which founder Ren Zhengfei started in 1987 as a company selling telephone switches, has built for itself as the world’s largest telecoms equipment supplier.