Just when you thought Huawei’s situation in relation to the US government, American suppliers and major business partners, as well as the smartphone industry as a whole couldn’t possibly get any more confusing, the company itself is now adding to the uncertainty.
According to Catherine Chen, a Huawei Board Member and Senior Vice President, the in-house Hongmeng operating system was never meant for smartphones, being instead designed for “industrial use” with a central focus on security and “extreme low latency.”
