AT&T is assessing the impact of the sales ban, according to a Wall Street Journal report. “If the company can’t solve the sales ban quickly, more carriers will allocate their purchase plans to other device makers,” he said. Now, MTN, a major carrier in the region, said it is developing contingency plans following the sales ban because it uses a lot of ZTE’s gears. “Without ZTE, carriers would definitely consider the likes of Cisco and Ericsson,” he said, adding that lingering concerns over trade tensions and the sales ban would certainly impact their future purchase plans. Beijing has since announced a slew of measures to support its own high-tech sector, so Chinese phones can be powered by Chinese chips in the future.

Source: Forbes May 14, 2018 05:47 UTC