INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Chinese mobile giants like Huawei aren't having much success getting their devices out to the masses in North America, due partly to
increased scrutiny from the US government
It turns out that Huawei might have a plan B ready, just in case it gets abandoned by Google and Android as well.The South China Morning
Post reports that Huawei is working on its own mobile operating system, intended to be ready to go should the friction between the US
authorities and the company get even worse.Both Huawei and ZTE have been declared threats to national security by the US government, though
as yet no solid evidence has been made public to back up the claims
As a result, the Chinese firms are finding it hard to do business with carriers and retailers in the States and Google might conceivably be
next.Not for the foreseeableIn fact, Huawei has been working on the OS and something similar for desktops and tablets since 2012, the Post
As it's not yet up to the same standard as Android however, the software has remained in-house
If trade and security tensions rise further, Huawei wants a backup plan, insider sources say.When asked for comment by the Post, Huawei said
it "has no plans to release its own OS in the foreseeable future", adding: "We focus on products powered by Android OS and adopt an open
attitude towards mobile OS."Google's core services are blocked in China right now anyway, but a Huawei OS would lose access to both these
services and the huge library of Android apps that have been built up over the years
Still, the company might have no other option if it gets the boot from Google other than to go it alone.Via Engadget
