USA UU grants Huawei a three-month reprieve before applying its sanctions

The founder of Huawei says that Washington underestimates the Chinese company and that they have already made preparations to face the restrictions.

The US Department of Commerce UU has issued a 90-day temporary license in favor of Huawei and 68 of its non-US affiliates authorizing the Chinese manufacturer to carry out certain activities necessary for the maintenance of existing network operations and for the support of existing mobile services , after the company was included last Thursday in the 'black list' of companies with which US firms can not do business without permission from the government.

"The temporary license gives operators time to make other arrangements and space for the Department to determine the appropriate long-term measures for US and foreign telecommunications providers that currently rely on Huawei's equipment for key services," the secretary said. of US Commerce UU., Wilbur Ross.

The 'pardon' to Huawei will also allow the development of cybersecurity research "crucial" for maintaining the integrity and reliability of existing and fully operational networks and equipment.

The president of the United States, Donald Trump, approved the week passes an executive order that prevented American technology companies from using devices prepared by companies that may pose .

Subsequently, the US Department of Commerce. UU it included Huawei Technologies and 68 subsidiaries in more than twenty countries on a list of entities to which US companies can not acquire technological components without permission from the United States Government.

After the inclusion of Huawei in the 'blacklist', Google has suspended business with the Chinese company that require the transfer of hardware and software products, except those covered by open source licenses. Also, the manufacturers of microprocessors Intel, Qualcomm, Xilinx and Broadcom would have launched plans to restrict their supplies to the Chinese company.

For its part, Huawei has stressed that this order will only serve to limit the US market with "more expensive and lower quality alternatives, leaving the US lagging behind in the deployment of 5G and harming the interests of its companies and consumers.

Ren Zhengfei, founder and CEO of Huawei, said in an interview with state broadcaster CCTV on Tuesday that the temporary relief of trade restrictions by the United States makes little sense to the company, since the Chinese company has already made the preparations.

He also stressed that Huawei's 5G will not be affected and that the US Government is underestimating Huawei's capabilities.