Huawei to press ahead with global strategy

Huawei Technologies, the Chinese technology giant, has reiterated that it will launch the 5G-enabled smartphones during the fourth quarter of this year and press ahead with internationalization plans despite the challenging global environment.

The company made the statement on Tuesday during the global launch of the Honor 20 smartphones in London.

The Chinese firm has been facing restrictions in markets like the United States after it was added to a trade blacklist. The ban prevents US companies from selling components and software to the Chinese firm. Close on the heels of the US move, Google restricted Huawei's access to Android operating system updates and to some mobile services.