translated from Spanish: More companies suspend Huawei phone sales

Mobile phone companies in Britain and Japan announced on Wednesday that they suspended their plans to sell Huawei’s new mobile phones, the most recent sequel to U.S. technology restrictions against China.
The British EE and Vodafone and the Japanese and! Mobile and KDDI pointed out that they paused in the launch of Huawei smartphones, including those that allow their use in mobile networks of the next generation, amid the uncertainty about the devices that now is the second manufacturer of cellular Most important in the world.
Last week, the U.S. government restricted technology sales to Chinese telecom equipment providers due to alleged security risks, although Washington announced a 90-day grace period for operators of Telecom find other vendors. The sales ban is part of a broader trade war between Washington and Beijing.
The Chinese firm denies accusations that it facilitates Chinese espionage.
Vodafone said it is “pausing advance orders” for the 20X Matte, Huawei’s first phone for 5G networks, as “a temporary measure while there is uncertainty regarding Huawei’s new 5G devices”.
The US executive director, Marc Allera, reported that sales will not resume until the company obtains “the information, confidence and long-term security” that customers will receive assistance over the life of the device. The company also had scheduled to sell 20X Matte, followed by Huawei matte X folding phone.
EE pointed out that it is working with Huawei and Google to ensure that it “can perform the proper level of testing and quality assurance.”
And! Mobile, owned by Japan’s Softbank technology company, reported that it delayed sales of the Huawei P30 Lite, set for May 24, and cancelled pre-sales orders.
SoftBank spokesman, Hiroyuki Mizukami, said the company wants its “customers to feel safe using our products.”
KDDI also postponed indefinitely its sales, initially set for the end of May.
It is unclear when companies will lift sales freeze.

Original source in Spanish