China’s Huawei holds a 5G trump card – ZAWYA

China’s Huawei holds a 5G trump card – ZAWYA

china's huawei holds a 5g trump card as a global standard for 5g emerges, huawei technology may become essential to carriers    a smartphone with the huawei and 5g network logo is seen on a pc motherboard in this illustration picture taken january 29, 2020. (the author is a reuters breakingviews columnist. the opinions expressed are her own.)hong kong  - huawei is not so easy for western countries to rip out. the chinese telecommunications-equipment giant founded by ren zhengfei owns a huge trove of next-generation wireless patents. as a global standard for 5g emerges, huawei technology may become essential to carriers.for years, the shenzhen-based company has dominated the mobile infrastructure market, outselling rivals nokia and ericsson by offering cheaper alternatives. but u.s. concerns that huawei equipment could be used by beijing for espionage has gained traction: officials in the uk and france are purging their own networks of chinese-made kit. a similar reaction elsewhere will seriously dent a business that generated nearly $43 billion in revenue for huawei last year, roughly a third of the company's total.hong kong  - huawei is not so easy for western countries to rip out. the chinese telecommunications-equipment giant founded by ren zhengfei owns a