


The US placed Huawei on a blacklist known as the "Entity List" in 2019, restricting most US suppliers from shipping goods and technology to the company unless they were granted licenses. If Huawei can overcome the stranglehold of the US crackdown and relaunch its 5G phones, it will be possible for the tech giant to return to the forefront of the global smartphone market. Thanks to the US sanctions, Huawei's flagship smartphone P60 does not support 5G connections.

Huawei should be able to procure 5G chips domestically using its own advances in semiconductor design tools along with chipmaking from Semiconductor Manufacturing International Co (SMIC), China's largest contract chipmaker, Reuters quoted three third-party technology research firms covering China's smartphone sector as saying. Illustration: Liu Xiangya/Global TimesChina's Huawei Technologies is planning a return to the 5G smartphone market by the end of this year, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing research firms.Īlthough much uncertainty remains, one thing seems clear: In the face of the technological crackdown launched by the US, Huawei is not so fragile as to be defeated.
