\tLIVE FROM HUAWEI CONNECT, SHANGHAI: Ken Hu, Huawei rotating chairman, expressed confidence its founder\u2019s surprise offer to transfer access to its 5G technologies to a western company has the potential to increase competition in a market with only a few suppliers, after years of consolidation.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf it gets implemented, the move would support more competition across the global supply chain which will be beneficial to consumers and contribute to the development of the industry,\u201d he argued.<\/p>\n
Hu said Ren Zhengfei’s proposal is not complex, noting that as 5G is making rapid progress around the world, there is a growing debate around the security of its 5G gear.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can take a commercial approach to 5G if it\u2019s under your control and you can develop the technology. In that sense it will help alleviate security concerns,” he explained.<\/p>\n
He reiterated the company\u2019s insistence that the concerns are groundless, and \u201cbased only on suspension, doubts or guesses\u201d.<\/p>\n
Last week, Ren revealed it would consider selling access [1] to its 5G technologies to a company based outside Asia to ease concerns about spying.<\/p>\n
First wave
\nWith the first wave of 5G deployments only just underway in many countries, Hu said Huawei will have to wait a while until 5G accounts for a sizeable proportion of its carrier group\u2019s business. \u201cBy mid-2020, when the first rollouts in China will be completed, we\u2019ll have a clearer picture.\u201d<\/p>\n
Asked about steps it is taking to mitigate the prospect of not running its smartphone on Android, he didn\u2019t offer specifics but said it is \u201cleveraging our cloud services and we continue to provide more tool kits for developers\u201d.<\/p>\n
In his keynote on computing in the age of intelligence, Hu said the company plans to invest $1.5 billion over the next five years to expand its developer community from 1.3 million to 5 million.<\/p>\n[1] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/home-banner\/huawei-mulls-radical-plan-to-sell-5g-assets\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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