So the decision by BT Group Plc, the U.K.’s former national carrier, not to offer 5G handsets made by Huawei Technologies Co. augurs badly for the beleaguered Chinese telecoms firm’s consumer aspirations. In the U.S., Huawei is already prevented from selling its phones, while China is Huawei’s home territory. Switzerland’s Swisscom AG has already started offering 5G phones from another Chinese company, Oppo. Crucially, that ban extends to Alphabet Inc.’s Google, whose Android operating system runs Huawei’s phones. This is a real kick in the teeth for Huawei as it tries to become a consumer brand to rival Apple Inc. and Samsung.

Source: Washington Post May 22, 2019 12:54 UTC