AT&T Backs Off Deal to Sell Smartphones From China’s Huawei

as informed in AT&T Inc. has walked away from a deal to sell smartphones made with Chinese electronics giant Huawei smartphone Technologies Co., according to people familiar with the matter. Huawei had been expected to detect Tuesday at a Las Vegas trade show which it had struck an agreement with AT&T, marking its first partnership with a major unite states mobile carrier. Huawei is the world's No. 3 smartphone brand behind Samsung Electronics Co. and Apple Inc. but has been essentially shut out of the unite states market.

Huawei deal to sell phones via AT&T falls through

Huawei confirmed Tuesday which it going to not sell its flagship Mate 10 Pro smartphone in the unite states via AT&T, but told CNBC which it would still release "new products" in America. Huawei told CNBC in a breaking up statement which it going to launch new products for the unite states market on Tuesday. We look forward to sharing more data with you then," a spokesperson told CNBC with email. Instead, Huawei smartphone may have to sell the Mate 10 Pro via online channels which could restrict the uptake of the device. Huawei launched the Mate 10 Pro, its answer to the high-end offerings from Apple and Samsung, in October last year.

according to The government is telling companies which dealing with Huawei, China Mobile and other firms could harm their ability to procure government contracts. "The next wave of wireless communication has enormous economic and national security implications," says Michael Wessel of a US-China security show commission. "China's participation in setting the standards and selling the equipment raises many national security issues which demand strict and prompt attention." To back which up, US Congress has proposed a bill which would bar any government agency from working with Huawei smartphone over spying concerns. China's participation in setting the standards and selling the equipment raises many national security issues which demand strict and prompt attention.

US US Congress reportedly lobbied AT&T to dump Huawei smartphone smartphones

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