Since the middle of last month the government of The US renewed Huawei's special license for that the Chinese firm continue to do business with US companies after the first time given ended.
With this, after the end of this first term, given another 90 days (of which already began to pass for two weeks) and although President Donald Trump initially suggested that no such extension would be granted, the situation was different, as the US Department of Commerce admitted that Huawei continues to buy products made in the USA.
The purpose of this decision was to minimize disruption to your customers, many of which operate networks in rural areas of America. The 90-day waiver has enabled the world's largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer to support existing customers in the smartphone and cellular infrastructure sector.
"The temporary general license gives operators time to make other arrangements and the department the space to determine appropriate long-term measures for US and foreign telecommunications providers that currently depend on Huawei equipment for their essential services." . In short, this license will allow Huawei's mobile phone and rural broadband network users to continue their business.
The United States is giving Huawei another 90 days of "temporary general license" to buy from US suppliers.
The decision was made known shortly after a telephone conversation between the american president Donald Trump y the chinese president Xi Jinping And it was for the Secretary of Commerce of the United States, Wilbur Ross.
Ross said the latest extension was also aimed at preventing business disruptions for these same Huawei customers.
It should also be noted that this extension is accompanied by the extension of the list of companies affiliated with Huawei (46 more companies) added the US Department of Commerce 'entity list', bringing the total number to more than 100 Huawei entities covered by these restrictions.
In a statement on the temporary extension, Huawei said that the US government's decision "does not change the fact that Huawei has been treated unfairly."
The decision will not have a substantial impact on Huawei's business
“Huawei also opposed the decision to add 46 more affiliates to the list of entities. "It is clear that this decision, taken at this very moment, is motivated by political considerations and has nothing to do with national security,"
President Trump was also not in favor of the extension decision.Since there would be no extension and he said that what would happen would be the "opposite" of what was reported. "In fact, we are open to not doing business with them," Trump said.
Huawei is caught in the biggest trade war between the United States and China. Although the two countries have imposed themselves on each other, US security officials have warned that the telecommunications company will maintain ties with the Chinese government and that this may pose a threat to the security of the United States.
They say that Huawei's smartphones and network equipment could be used by China to spy on Americans. But the Chinese company has always denied these accusations.
After President Trump signed an executive order in May, alienating Huawei from the business community in the United States and these allied countries, several companies, including Google, Microsoft, ARM, and Infineon, began suspending all business with the company.
This second extension will last until November 18 and it is the one that renews an agreement that maintains the ability of the Chinese company to maintain existing telecommunications networks and provide software updates to Huawei phones.
Finally, the news on this issue will continue to be given until a specific movement is established, whether the US finally imposes the commercial veto or Huawei ends up giving in.