China’s Huawei seeks to lead 5G boom in Africa, as US, Europe shut doors
- Huawei hosts first Africa 5G summit, vows to support ‘digital transformation’ of region
- Faced with bans in the US and Europe, Huawei is focusing on Africa, which in turn is putting its own interests first, analyst says
“As the third wave of the global 5G market, Africa will open the 5G era in 2023,” Benjamin Hou, president of Huawei’s northern Africa business, told the first Africa 5G summit.
“Huawei will further increase its investment in Africa to support the steady development of 5G to facilitate digital transformation in the region,” Hou said.
“In Africa, for Africa, Huawei will continue to deepen cooperation with industry partners to support customers’ business success in the 5G era.”
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Huawei has already built massive information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure across Africa, but faces challenges in the United States and other Western countries in the northern hemisphere over security concerns.