Huawei racks up 5G deals at top mobile fair despite US pressure
Chinese telecoms giant Huawei racked up a slew of deals to sell 5G equipment at the world's top mobile fair in Spain despite Washington's campaign to convince its allies bar the firm from their next-generation wireless networks.
The famously secretive company launched a media offensive at the Mobile World Congress which wraps up in Barcelona on Thursday against US accusations that its cheap equipment used in telecommunications infrastructure across the globe is a Trojan horse for potential Chinese state spying and sabotage.
The United States considers the matter urgent as countries around the world prepare to roll out fifth-generation,or 5G, networks that will bring near-instantaneous connectivity that can enable futuristic technologies such as self-driving cars.
On Sunday on the eve of the start of the fair, which companies usually reserve to unveil their new devices, top Huawei officials held several press conferences and meetings with reporters where they strenuously rejected ...