It’s Huawei Versus the U.S. Government at the World’s Biggest Wireless Event
- U.S. has raised repeated concerns about China-based company
- Trump administration boosting push against Huawei in Europe
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Huawei Technologies Co., facing a widening global crackdown on its telecom equipment, is bolstering its presence at the industry’s biggest conference in an attempt to land deals. Its plans risk being foiled by a powerful foe: the U.S. government.
U.S. officials are also increasing the size of their delegation to the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this month, saying they want to help other nations focus on the security of next-generation mobile gear. They aren’t calling the meeting a showdown with Huawei, but that agenda -- provided by three officials who asked not to be identified -- is a not-so-veiled reference to their concerns about the Chinese tech giant over espionage allegations and sanctions busting.