Tuesday, June 11, 2019

US Efforts to Reign in Huawei May Backfire in Africa

The Washington Post Monkey Cage posted on 10 June 2019 an analysis titled "How Huawei Could Survive Trump" by Jordan Link, China-Africa Research Initiative at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

China's Huawei has built about 70 percent of Africa's 4G network and is poised to dominate the 5G network because of its reasonable quality and low price. U.S. attempts to reign in Huawei in some parts of the world may push it even deeper into Africa, where many countries need quality communications at cheaper prices. Security concerns are less important.