Huawei Catches A Relief, As The U.S. Department Of Defense Cannot Prevent Any Company From Using Its Equipment; Pentagon Seeks A Formal Waiver

In 2019, the U.S. authorities passed a law preventing Huawei’s equipment, mainly network paraphernalia, from being used. Now, it appears that the U.S. Department of Defense cannot bar any entity from using this equipment. It has probably riled up The Pentagon because, according to the latest report, it is pushing for a formal waiver that prevents government agencies from signing contracts with companies that have Huawei-branded hardware installed.

Huawei accounts for 33 percent of the world’s telecommunications equipment globally, making it next to impossible for companies to replace the hardware with something else

The majority of the globe heavily relies on Huawei’s equipment, and with the former Chinese giant having planted its feet so deep underground, companies are unable to replace it with hardware trusted by the Pentagon. According to Bloomberg, former U.S. Defense Department official and founder of 5M Strategies, Brennan Grignon, believes that the original legislation might have had pure intentions, but the execution was subpar.

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At this time, the House and Senate committees in charge of the legislation have declined to include a waiver in the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act. The U.S. had requested the United Arab Emirates to remove any Huawei equipment, which was rejected, with requests made to Saudi Arabia and some Latin American regions. Various countries have objected to replacing this hardware as Huawei offers price-competitive quotes compared to the competition.

President of the Economic Strategy Institute, Clyde Prestowitz, has sympathized with the Pentagon with the extreme challenge that it needs to scale, but he also calls the organization ‘lazy,’ believing that every step should be taken to ensure that Huawei’s presence is eliminated in different countries. Unfortunately, even U.S. military personnel depend on