Hong Kong (CNN Business) Mobile networks in Asia and Europe are suspending orders for Huawei smartphones following the US decision last week to restrict the company's access to American technology. "This is a temporary measure while uncertainty exists regarding new Huawei 5G devices," a company spokesperson told CNN Business. KDDI KDDIF SoftBank Corp. SFBTF Rival carriersandsaid they will delay the release of the new Huawei phone. A temporary reprieve by the US Commerce Department allows Google to service existing Huawei devices for the next 90 days. Like 85% of the world's smartphones, Huawei devices run on the Android operating system and access popular apps and services like Gmail, YouTube and Google Maps.

Source: CNN May 22, 2019 12:25 UTC