Questions regarding Huawei's ownership and control as well as concerns regarding the extent of state support also remain. Huawei has argued that its products posed 'no greater cybersecurity risk' than those of any other vendor and that there is no evidence of the U.S. and its allies to not do any kind of business with Huawei or other Chinese telecommunications companies such as ZTE. With the development of 5G wireless networks, there have been calls from the U.S. Īlthough successful internationally, Huawei has faced difficulties in some markets, due to claims of undue state support, links to the People's Liberation Army, and cybersecurity concerns-primarily from the United States government-that Huawei's infrastructure equipment may enable surveillance by the Chinese government. This was primarily due to a drop in Samsung's global sales in the second quarter of 2020, owing to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In July 2020, Huawei surpassed Samsung and Apple to become the top smartphone brand (in number of phones shipped) in the world for the first time. In 2018, Huawei reported that its annual revenue was US$108.5 billion. It overtook Ericsson in 2012 as the largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer in the world, and overtook Apple in 2018 as the second-largest manufacturer of smartphones in the world, behind Samsung Electronics. Huawei has deployed its products and services in more than 170 countries and areas. Huawei has over 194,000 employees as of December 2019. Initially focused on manufacturing phone switches, Huawei has expanded its business to include building telecommunications networks, providing operational and consulting services and equipment to enterprises inside and outside of China, and manufacturing communications devices for the consumer market. The corporation was founded in 1987 by Ren Zhengfei, a former Deputy Regimental Head in the People's Liberation Army. It designs, develops, and sells telecommunications equipment and consumer electronics. ( / ˈ hw ɑː w eɪ/ WHAH-way Chinese: 华为 pinyin: Huáwéi) is a Chinese multinational technology corporation headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. Waa4 wai4 gei6 seot6 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1 'Splendid Achievement' or 'Chinese Achievement' 'Huawei' in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters

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