How is Huawei evaluated in India? How dependent are you on Huawei?

Indians are very dependent on Huawei and cannot live without Huawei.

If India interferes with Huawei's normal operations, China will threaten India with symmetrical sanctions. India intends to build an experimental 5G network. However, the Indian authorities have not yet answered whether Chinese telecom companies, including Huawei, will be allowed to participate in 5G construction. China has made it clear to India that it is better not to follow the United States, otherwise Indian companies operating in China will also be subject to counter-sanctions. Previously, Indian Information and Communications Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad announced that 5G technology would be tested on the country’s telecommunications network in the next 100 days. The minister said applications for 5G technology testing were submitted by six companies, including Huawei.

But Indian authorities have not decided whether to allow the Chinese communications giant to participate in the test. After the United States declared that Huawei had threatened national security, it began to put pressure on other countries and urged them to abandon the use of Chinese equipment in telecommunications networks. . America's partners, first and foremost its allies, are now in trouble. On the one hand, the Americans have threatened to stop sharing sensitive intelligence with countries whose entire telecommunications infrastructure relies on Chinese equipment. On the other hand, even many US allies, such as the UK, rely on Chinese equipment to power their existing 4G networks. Therefore, rejecting Huawei means first rebuilding the entire support infrastructure, which is very expensive and time-consuming. Secondly, Huawei has made greater progress than its competitors in the development of 5G technology. For example, in terms of the number of basic 5G patents, Huawei ranks first with 2,160 patents; Nokia has 1,516 patents, and Ericsson ranks sixth. Chinese companies can provide a complete set of technologies at a much lower price than European competitors. solution.

India’s existing telecommunications network relies heavily on Huawei. Dai Yonghong, a professor and doctoral supervisor at the Institute of South Asia at Sichuan University, told Sputnik News that from a quality-price ratio perspective, it is impossible to replace Huawei with technical solutions. India will still rely to some extent on China's telecom system equipment. Since Chinese telecom companies have been rooted in India for a long time and have made great achievements, they have contributed to India's socio-economic development. In this area, India still must consider its successful experience in cooperating with China over the years. This includes not only Huawei, but also ZTE, Xiaomi, OPPO and other companies. The Indians we contacted basically use Xiaomi and OPPO phones. One is because of China's advanced technology, the other is the competitive price, and the third is excellent after-sales service. Therefore, if the Indian authorities ban Chinese companies including Huawei, I think Indian users will first find it difficult to accept it, which will have a greater impact on India.