The responsible authority argues that the products of the Chinese smartphone manufacturer pose a threat to national security. Other communication and network companies are also no longer allowed to sell anything in the States.
The US government bans the sale and import of devices from Chinese smartphone manufacturers and network suppliers Huawei and ZTE. They posed an unacceptable risk to national security, announced the US telecommunications regulator FCC. “As a result of our order, no new devices can be approved by Huawei or ZTE,” wrote FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr on Twitter. It is also possible to revoke existing permits. It is the “first time in FCC history” that new devices have been banned due to national safety concerns.
The decision comes as no surprise. Last year, US President Joe Biden sealed the exclusion of Huawei and ZTE network technology from the US market by law, thus continuing the policy of his Republican predecessor Donald Trump in the dispute with China. The law had broad bipartisan support at the time. The FCC now had to vote on the corresponding order within a year in order for it to be implemented.
The US accuses Huawei of close ties to Chinese authorities and warns of espionage and sabotage. The company denies the allegations. In addition to Huawei and ZTE, the arrangement also affects devices from Hytera Communications as well as Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology and Dahua Technology. “Even new devices from Dahua, Hikvision, or Hytera cannot be approved unless they assure the FCC that their devices will not be used for public safety, government security, or other national security purposes,” Carr wrote on twitter. Huawei and ZTE are already heavily affected by US sanctions.