Economics
Huawei's ‘Unofficial’ Skycom Allegedly Used to Break Sanctions
- Meng Wanzhou hid ties between Huawei and Skycom, U.S. alleges
- Skycom was dissolved last year, according to filings
Photographer: Lluis Gene/AFP via Getty Images
This article is for subscribers only.
Skycom Tech Co., a little known Hong Kong telecom equipment seller, was thrust into the global limelight Friday when Canadian prosecutors said it played a central role in helping Huawei Technologies Co. evade U.S. sanctions against Iran.
"Huawei used an unofficial subsidiary named Skycom to transact business in Iran for Iranian telecommunication companies," Crown attorney John Gibb-Carsley alleged in a Vancouver courtroom.