Sanctions hit Huawei as it fails to replace Google appsHuawei is struggling to replace Google apps on its mobile phones after being hit by US sanctions, the company’s executives have admitted, saying it will be years before they can develop their own alternatives.
The Chinese telecoms company, which is in the middle of a global technology war between Washington and Beijing, is being hurt by the US export ban, its executives told the Financial Times.Senior executives from Huawei US said they had been able to find replacements for much of the equipment they used to buy from the US, but not the computing services sold by Google.Joy Tan, vice-president of public affairs at Huawei US, said: “After the entity list, we were able to figure out some of the alternative solutions. The most challenging part is Google managed services. We can continue to use the Android platform, since it is opensource, but we cannot use the services that help apps run on it.”Officials in the Trump administration say they believe Huawei poses a risk to national security since its equipment could be used by Beijing for spying. This year it imposed an export ban that prevents companies from selling it US-made parts.The move is part of a broader push to curb China’s economic and political power, including waging a trade war and sanctioning other technology companies that Washington says are involved in human rights abuses.Huawei has continued to grow despite the sanctions, however, and last week announced that its sales had surged 27 percent over the past year.Customers with existing Huawei mobile phones are still able to access Google’s Play app store, Google Maps and other products provided by Google Mobile Services, because of a temporary exemption that allows US suppliers to continue to service existing equipment.But these services are not available on new Huawei models. Google services are already banned from Chinese handsets.Huawei has been developing its own operating system known as Harmony, but Ms Tan admitted it was far from ready. Asked whether it could take years before it replaces everything Google can do, she replied: “Yes. We have to find alternative solutions for that ecosystem, but it’s going to take some time to build.”Financial Times/ 388 words / Oct 23 2019 
 
                          
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