The US government has included Huawei in the call Entity List, a registry of more than 70 brands that are denied any type of commercial agreement with US brands. This measure leaves Huawei knocked out, which if it did not have enough with the problem of Android and Google, must add the abandonment of other commercial partners such as those indicated below.
Brands that stop working with Huawei
Among the most important brands that must stop working with Huawei, some such as Intel, Qualcomm, and Broadcom stand out. These manufacturers of processors and chipsets are essential parts for the manufacture of many of the devices that we can find in the Huawei catalog.
Matebook laptops
Thus, for example, if we review the trace left by Intel currently in the Huawei catalog, we could find devices like the famous Matebook, some laptops with Intel Core processors that received an update at the last MWC and that from now on should look for another chip to give life to new models in the future.
smartwatches
Furthermore, in Qualcomm They are in charge of offering their wearables processor, the Snapdragon Wear 3100 in models such as the Watch GT, Huawei's smart watch that is presented as the perfect complement to the brand's high-end phones. While Broadcom, it loads other communication chips that are present in countless brand products.
Without these providers, Huawei will have to change the production of its equipment with technology from other manufacturers that they are not used to implementing in their services. Luckily, the brand decided to embark on the adventure of chips a long time ago, so at the main processor level the dependency is much less, since with their Kirin they have been giving life to many computers in recent years, including the high end phones.
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Other manufacturers that have cut the relationship are Micron Technologies y Western Digital, suppliers of memories and storage systems, some components that again could affect many branches of the brand. And as if that were not enough, to finish off the job we would have to add to Google, giant that initiated the state of emergency with the use of Android in Huawei terminals.
The flexible phone
Another of the big affected that we could see would be the future Mate X, Huawei's folding screen phone expected for next June. With this situation, one of the most anticipated phones in Huawei's history could see its launch plan cut short, something that Samsung would undoubtedly look favorably on, taking into account the problems they have been experiencing with their Galaxy fold. We'll see what's left.
Microsoft on the tightrope
Another of the giants that should publish a statement in this regard is Microsoft. Those of Redmond have not ruled on the matter, and it would not be surprising if it followed in the footsteps of the other companies, limiting itself to respecting the orders of the United States government. Removing Microsoft would force Windows to be retired as operating system on matebooks, and we don't know if some kind of contracted license for other devices.
A game in which everyone loses
Although the main affected by the situation is Huawei, the brands that have been forced to close relationships are also going to lose a very important client. Taking into account that the manufacturer is the second largest in the world in mobile sales, there are many companies that supplied components that could be affected by the ban. The worst thing is that the situation is already spreading throughout the world, and some companies are taking defensive positions before the situation hits them.
In Germany, for example, Infineon Technologies has preferred to pause shipments until the situation is clarified, and in Spain, Telefónica has confirmed to Reuters which the deployment of 5G with Huawei hardware will have to be reviewed to assess to what extent your customers may be affected by the situation. Worst? That the coin could have another side, since from China they would be thinking of counterattacking by applying tariffs to companies like Apple and executing other types of decisions that could affect the entire industry. The subject goes long, of course.