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Last year, the U.S. government reportedly tried to get its allies to stop buying Huawei equipment, and the Department of Justice charged the Chinese tech giant with 23 crimes late last January. But today, Huawei is firing back, as the company has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Government in Plano, Texas. More specifically, the company is challenging the constitutionality of Section 889 of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act. Huawei reiterated that they are "not owned, controlled, or influenced by the Chinese government," and say that allowing the company to stay in the U.S. market would speed up 5G deployment and save billions thanks to the extra competition. How far this lawsuit will get remains to be seen, as some publications believe there's a good chance it'll be thrown out, but this particular case doesn't address the technology-stealing accusations against Huawei that started popping up earlier this year.
Huawei streamed the press conference, which you can watch here.
From Huawei's perspective, the NDAA restrictions prevent the company from providing more advanced 5G technologies to U.S. consumers, which will delay the commercial application of 5G, in turn, impeding efforts to improve the performance of 5G networks in the U.S. Beyond this, network users in rural and remote regions of the U.S. will be forced to choose between government funding and high-quality, cost-effective products. This will impede the network upgrade process, thus widening the digital divide. Even worse, the restrictions on Huawei will stifle competition, leaving U.S. consumers paying higher prices for inferior products.
Huawei streamed the press conference, which you can watch here.
From Huawei's perspective, the NDAA restrictions prevent the company from providing more advanced 5G technologies to U.S. consumers, which will delay the commercial application of 5G, in turn, impeding efforts to improve the performance of 5G networks in the U.S. Beyond this, network users in rural and remote regions of the U.S. will be forced to choose between government funding and high-quality, cost-effective products. This will impede the network upgrade process, thus widening the digital divide. Even worse, the restrictions on Huawei will stifle competition, leaving U.S. consumers paying higher prices for inferior products.