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U.S. Department of Defense suspends further sanctions on Huawei
On the New Year’s Eve of the Chinese Lunar Year, due to joint opposition from the US Department of Defense and the Treasury Department, the US Department of Commerce withdrew a proposal to further restrict US companies’ supply to Huawei.
Earlier, Huawei was included in the entity list by the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), and a large number of US suppliers, including Google, were banned from doing business with Huawei. Despite three 90-day temporary licenses, Huawei is still on the physical list.
However, the regulations at the time were flawed, that is, if the proportion of goods manufactured in the United States was less than 25%, they would not be affected by the export ban and could be sold to Huawei without applying for a license. The so-called “further” is that the US Department of Commerce intends to reduce 25% to 10% in order to modify this loophole.
Such changes will extend the limits beyond sensitive types of technology, including widely used US software, chips and other components.
After being jointly opposed by the US Department of Defense and the Treasury Department, this proposal was eventually withdrawn by the Commerce Department.
Why did the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Finance jointly oppose the Ministry of Commerce?
Before answering this question, you need to understand the different responsibilities between the US Department of Commerce, the Department of Defense, and the Treasury.
The US Department of Commerce is responsible for US international trade, import and export controls, and trade remedy measures. Including statistics and publication of economic data, control of import and export commodities, management of foreign direct investment and foreign tourism, conducting various economic surveys, social surveys, patent management, etc.
The U.S. Department of Defense is a division of the United States of America’s government. It is also the office where the President of the United States leads and directs the entire military. However, the Department of Defense also plays an important role in science and technology.
The United States Department of Defense research institutions include the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Defense Laboratories, Research and Development Centers, and Test Centers. The United States Department of Defense scientific research institution has an independent legal person status, and the Department of Defense directive requires it to perform the functions of “science and technology, engineering development, engineering support and modernization of deployed equipment”.
This makes them not only positioned at the front end of equipment development, that is, the discovery of scientific knowledge, the invention and creation of technology, but also the middle and back end of equipment development, participating in equipment development, procurement, operation and maintenance.
The US Treasury is a cabinet department of the US government. The main tasks are to deal with the federal financial affairs, taxation, bond issuance, debt repayment, supervision of currency issuance, formulating and recommending policies on economic, fiscal, tax and treasury revenue, and conducting international financial transactions. The Secretary of the Treasury has a very high position in the President’s Cabinet, ranking second after the Secretary of State (equivalent to the Prime Minister).
Regarding further restrictions on Huawei, the Department of Defense’s concern is to restrict the business exchanges between US companies and Huawei, leading to a decline in research funding and not conducive to the technological competitiveness of US companies.
If the investment in research needs to be maintained, the Department of Defense and even the US government need to increase more budgets. The U.S. Treasury Department’s reason is simpler, that is, it is afraid of affecting the income and profits of related US companies. At the end of 2018, Huawei announced a list of 92 core suppliers, of which 33 were in the United States, accounting for the highest proportion.
Companies such as Intel, Qualcomm, Broadcom, Micron, Scarlett, Corvo, Xilinx and Xinfeitong are Huawei’s important suppliers in the United States.
For example, Huawei’s purchase with Broadcom in 2018 was as high as 2 billion yuan, and Qualcomm’s was about 1.5 billion yuan. The transaction value between storage equipment manufacturers Micron and Seagate and Huawei were also about 700 million to 800 million yuan. 47% of NeoPhotonics, an integrated circuit and optical communications module maker, NeoPhotonics’ business comes from Huawei. RF supplier Weixin Qorvo also generates 11% of its revenue from Huawei.
Public data shows that in 2018, Huawei’s number of component procurement reached 70 billion US dollars, of which about 11 billion US dollars were used by US companies including Qualcomm, Intel and Micron Technology. If the US Department of Commerce further severely restricts trade with Huawei, these numbers will continue to decline sharply, which will not only affect the revenue of US companies, but also affect the Treasury ’s tax revenue.
The US Treasury will convene a conference on Huawei and other China-related issues in the coming weeks.
In fact, not only the United States Cabinet Department, some well-known American companies have once opposed the relevant policies of the Department of Commerce and even resorted to court. On June 25, 2019, FedEx brought the U.S. Department of Commerce to the court, asking the U.S. Department of Commerce to prohibit the enforcement of the ban in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) on FedEx.
According to the regulations, FedEx must check the contents of each package to comply with US import and export regulations, which is “a fundamentally impossible task” for FedEx to handle about 15 million packages per day.
Removing further restrictions not only benefits Huawei
The US Department of Commerce’s proposal to withdraw restrictions on U.S. companies’ supply to Huawei through overseas agencies is a good thing for related companies, including Huawei.
On the evening of January 24, after the opening of the US stock market, affected by the good news, Micron Technology, Intel and Nvidia all rose. Intel’s gain once reached 8%. The same is true for Huawei, although Huawei has repeatedly claimed that U.S. sanctions cannot fundamentally affect the company’s development.
After being sanctioned by the United States, Huawei turned to Japanese suppliers for help. On November 21, 2019, Huawei’s chairman Liang Hua talked about Huawei’s response to the “physical list” in Japan when attending the meeting-increasing procurement of Japanese companies.
According to Huawei’s data, Huawei’s total purchases from Japanese companies in 2019 will be 1.2 trillion yen (RMB 77 billion; USD 11 billion), which is almost equivalent to Huawei’s purchases from U.S. suppliers last year.
In 2018, the United States was Huawei’s largest parts supplier. Huawei’s purchases from US companies reached US $ 11 billion (approximately 1.2 trillion yen), but after entering the physical list, the number was decreasing.
In the list of suppliers announced by Huawei in 2018, there were a total of 12 Japanese companies, the number of which ranked third behind China and the United States. Therefore, it is not surprising that Japan eventually surpassed the United States as Huawei’s largest supplier of parts in 2019.
Also in 2018, Huawei’s purchases from Japanese companies were only 721 billion yen (about 6.6 billion US dollars), which is 60% of 2019.
The reason for turning to increase the purchase of Japanese companies is because the American technology content of Japanese products is less than 25%, which does not conflict with the US export ban. It will also be affected by the ban, making it impossible to trade with Huawei.
This is just one of them. On the other hand, it will seriously affect the sales of Huawei products. Although Huawei has launched the Hongmeng operating system and HMS (Huawei Mobile Services) to seek to offset the impact of the most severe sanctions, compared to Google’s Android and GMS, Huawei’s ecosystem is only in its infancy.
Moreover, the US Department of Commerce has considered further reducing the minimum threshold for products exported to Huawei, and expanding the product range to consumer electronics products including non-sensitive chips.
2020 is the first year of 5G terminals’ large-scale popularization. Huawei will launch flagship terminals such as P40 and Mate 40 this year. Brands including Nova and Honor will also launch 5G terminals. If more severe sanctions are imposed, Huawei terminals Huawei ’s sales will face great uncertainty, which Huawei is not willing to face.
Now Huawei is getting a respite. Since entering the US Department of Commerce’s entity list, Huawei has gradually de-Americanized and has achieved significant results.
According to market research agency IHS Markit, as of the end of 2019, Huawei has used self-developed Kirin chips on mobile phone chips , which will further increase.
There will be a protracted battle between Huawei, Meng Wanzhou and the United States
This time, the US Department of Commerce’s proposal was stopped because of opposition from the Department of Defense and the Treasury, but it does not mean that Huawei will become easier in the future. On the one hand, Huawei is still on the list of US Commerce entities. It is Meng Wanzhou’s case that remains inconclusive.
On January 21, 2020, at the 2020 Davos World Economic Forum, Huawei’s founder Ren Zhengfei once again sent out a Huawei voice to the outside world in a conversation: The U.S. crackdown on Huawei in 2019 did not play much role because Huawei Some preparations have been made in the past.
The United States will escalate the blow to Huawei this year, but the company’s impact will not be very large, because the company has accumulated the experience of being blown last year and has trained the team.
He revealed that the United States will continue to crack down on Huawei in 2020.
The Wall Street Journal quoted a senior US government official as saying that the Trump administration is exploring how to help US companies produce hardware that can compete with Huawei on 5G within 18 months. This is similar to Ren Zhengfei’s judgment. On the one hand, the United States will continue to increase its crackdown on Huawei, and on the other hand, it will increase its support for American companies.
The day before the U.S. Department of Commerce’s withdrawal of the motion, Huawei ’s deputy chairman and chief financial officer of the Meng Wanzhou extradition case ended its first formal hearing after four days of continuation, but it was still inconclusive.
In the face of the pressure of the complicated case, the trial judge only expressed his reservation in court, and the case was temporarily adjourned. People still need time to wait for a decision.
During the waiting period, there were still variables in this case, and many people were even ready to face the “protracted war.” The timing of the two things is quite coincidental, but the only thing that can be determined is that Huawei and Meng Wanzhou can only choose to move forward.
We often get caught up in the numbers game when talking about new smartphones. We look at clock speeds, gigabytes, and chip sizes. But if you think about it, what makes you actually love using your phone every day? It is usually the little things—the way it vibrates when you type, the fullness of the sound when you watch a video, and how fast the cloud services behind your apps respond.
Huawei is tackling both sides of this coin. Brand new leaks and event announcements show that the company is working on a dual strategy. On one hand, the upcoming Mate 90 series is focusing heavily on the physical, everyday features we often overlook. On the other hand, the corporate side just laid out a massive plan for autonomous AI and cloud security at their INSPIRE 2026 event in Shanghai. Let’s break down what all of this means for you.
The Mate 90 Look: Focusing on the Features We Actually Touch
The upcoming Huawei Mate 90 series is already generating a ton of buzz because it is shifting its launch window to September. It is also bringing a brand new Kirin chip built with an advanced vertical layout to challenge global 3nm standards. But the latest supply chain whispers tell us that Huawei is spending just as much energy on the parts of the phone you physically interact with every single second.
Better Haptics: The New X-Axis Motor
Have you ever typed on a phone that felt hollow or mushy? It completely ruins the experience. Huawei wants to fix that by adding a brand-new, ultra-responsive X-axis linear haptic motor to the Mate 90 lineup. Instead of a generic buzz, this motor can produce crisp, tiny vibrations that mimic real physical buttons. Whether you are typing a quick text, scrolling through a menu, or playing a mobile game, the phone will give you clean, realistic feedback that makes the software feel alive.
Upgraded Sound: Immersive Stereo Speakers
Another big upgrade is coming to the audio setup. Most of us watch videos, take video calls, or stream music directly from our phone speakers without plugging in headphones. The Mate 90 series is rumored to feature a redesigned stereo speaker chamber system. By reworking the physical space inside the phone, Huawei is aiming for much deeper bass and clear, separated audio. It means you won’t have to cup your hand around the bottom of your phone just to hear a podcast while cooking dinner.
Huawei Cloud INSPIRE 2026: Moving Into Agentic Infrastructure
While the consumer team is polishing the physical hardware, the enterprise division is entirely focused on the future of artificial intelligence. Live from the West Bund International Convention Center in Shanghai, the Huawei Cloud INSPIRE 2026 summit just wrapped up. The big takeaway? Cloud computing is shifting from basic storage to what they call “Agentic Infrastructure.”
What is Agentic Infrastructure?
Think of normal AI as a tool that only answers when you ask it a direct question. An AI Agent, however, is different. It can think ahead, plan multi-step tasks, and make independent choices to help run a business or manage data.
Huawei’s new Agentic Infrastructure is a cloud setup built from the ground up to support thousands of these autonomous digital workers. It combines massive processing power with smart software, ensuring these AI systems can run continuously without lagging or crashing the servers.
Five Big Upgrades for AI Security and Keeping Things Legal
As AI grows more independent, security becomes a massive headache. If an AI agent is making decisions for a business, how do you keep its data safe? And how do you make sure it follows local privacy laws?
To answer this, Huawei Cloud announced five major security upgrades to its global portfolio. These upgrades act like a digital security guard, protecting sensitive data, keeping a strict eye on how AI models behave, and making sure everything complies with the changing regulatory rules in over 70 countries. It is all about turning AI from a wild, experimental tool into a safe, reliable coworker.
Connecting Your Phone to the Cloud
Why should the average user care about corporate cloud summits in Shanghai? Because the two worlds are rapidly merging. The advanced haptics, better speakers, and next-gen Kirin chips on the Mate 90 are just the gatekeepers. The real magic happens when those devices connect to a highly secure, intelligent cloud network.
When your phone can talk to a secure cloud infrastructure instantly, your voice assistants become smarter, your photo organization happens in a flash, and your data stays completely locked down away from prying eyes.
Conclusion: A Smarter, More Complete Tech Setup
Huawei is proving that a true flagship experience requires looking at the whole picture. By upgrading the overlooked physical hardware on the Mate 90 and building a secure foundation for autonomous AI in the cloud, they are preparing for the next big era of tech. Keep your eyes on September—it is going to be a very interesting fall season for tech fans!
Two tech companies, MTN Zambia and Huawei, have teamed up to fix a big problem: slow internet inside busy buildings. They just installed a brand-new system at the Mulungushi International Conference Center in Zambia, and it is the first time this specific technology has been used anywhere in the world.
Why was this needed?
More and more people in Zambia are using mobile internet to watch high-definition videos, live stream, and use cloud services. This makes the internet very slow in crowded places like airports, shopping areas, and big conference centers.
Before this new upgrade, the internet inside the Mulungushi Center was struggling. The outside cell towers couldn’t send strong signals through the walls, and the old indoor antennas couldn’t handle fast 5G speeds.
What is the new solution?
Huawei created a small device called LampSite. Instead of installing five different boxes for different network speeds, they put everything into one single box.
Here is what this new system does:
- Super Fast Speeds: It combines different network bands (including 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G) to give users download speeds up to 1 Gbps. This means videos and live streams won’t freeze or lag anymore.
- Easier and Cheaper to Set Up: Because it is a “5-in-1” box, the phone company needs half as many devices to cover the same area. This saves money and takes less time to install.
- Saves Energy: The device is smart. When nobody is using it, it goes to sleep to save power, making it eco-friendly.
Ready for the Future: It is built to handle even newer technologies coming down the road, like virtual reality (VR) and 3D glasses.
What the bosses are saying
Thomas Ngoma from MTN Zambia explained that this upgrade will give people the same fast internet inside the building as they get outside. It will make online video calls and apps run smoothly.
Dr. Philip Song from Huawei said they are proud of this new energy-saving system. They plan to install it in more crowded places like airports and business districts to help grow Zambia’s digital economy.
Imagine a future where a national power grid acts more like an organic, self-healing computer network than a chaotic mess of aging copper and transformers. If you think that sounds like science fiction, think again. On May 29, 2026, during the prestigious 2nd International Conference on Energy and Water in Luanda, Huawei teamed up with Angola’s Ministry of Energy and Water (MINEA) to release a historic white paper that promises to reshape the region’s entire power architecture.
The publication, aptly titled White Paper on Digitalization and Green Energy Transition of Angola’s Electric Power Industry, sets down an aggressive roadmap. It is a bold statement that digital modernization and structural economic survival are now inextricably linked.
A Visionary Leap for Angola’s Energy Grid
Angola is blessed with a staggering abundance of clean energy resources, positioning it beautifully to spearhead regional green integration across Southern Africa. But having raw potential means very little if your infrastructure is leaking energy like a sieve.
Dropping Watts, Adding Bits: The New Philosophy
To bridge this gap, the white paper relies heavily on a brilliant guiding principle: “more bits, less watts”. The idea is wonderfully simple yet revolutionary—by injecting massive digital intelligence (“bits”) into the grid, you can systematically optimize distribution and minimize pure power waste (“watts”). It’s about working smarter, not just pumping out more raw currents.
Resolving the Pains of Traditional Operational Models
Let’s be honest: traditional utility operations are feeling the strain. Arlindo Carlos, Angola’s Secretary of State for Energy and Water, frankly addressed the audience at the launch, pointing out the major bottlenecks plaguing legacy systems: heavy line losses, fragmented network management, and an expensive reliance on imported fuel. The status quo is no longer sustainable. By turning toward deep digital transformation, Angola intends to build a future power grid that is profoundly greener, smarter, and incredibly reliable.
Inside the Transformation: Merging Tech and Currents
So, how exactly does a world leader in telecommunications help stabilize a country’s power network? It happens by fundamentally shifting from hard iron to intelligent software.
The Power of Four Core Technology Clusters
The backbone of this collaboration involves fusing four vital technology domains into a unified ecosystem:
- Digital Technologies (Bits): Cloud analytics, automated software controls, and IoT tracking.
- Power Electronics (Watts): Next-gen converters and optimized hardware pathways.
- Thermal Management (Heat): Advanced cooling methodologies to minimize energy bleed.
- Energy Storage Management (Battery): Sophisticated, smart storage solutions to save power for when it’s needed most.
Evolving the Power Matrix: What Lies Ahead?
This initiative is not just a collection of theoretical ideas printed on glossy paper; it provides an explicit operational template for the upcoming years.
Intelligent Distribution and Advanced All-Optical Networks
Moving forward, the extensive, old-school infrastructure of the past will make way for automated, grid-forming energy storage systems and intelligent distribution grids. Backed by robust, high-speed all-optical communication networks, the grid can seamlessly detect faults, dynamically adjust power routing, and absorb fluctuating renewable energies from solar and hydro plants without breaking a sweat.
Conclusion: Lighting a Greener Path for Southern Africa
Ultimately, the joint white paper proves that the future of power isn’t merely about burning cleaner fuels—it is about managing existing resources with hyper-intelligence. Through the “more bits, less watts” doctrine, Huawei and MINEA are providing a shining template for the entire African continent. The digital power revolution has officially arrived, and it’s starting from the ground up!
