If Trump kills off Huawei, do Asia’s 5G dreams die?

• May 27, 2019

WHEN it comes to the roll-out of next-generation 5G cellular technology, few regions in the world could be as excited as Southeast Asia, a region famed for intensive smartphone use.

But this week’s dramatic escalation in the United States’ crackdown on Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has been a cold shower for those anticipating the mass-market arrival of a technology hyped as heralding a new dawn of driverless cars and artificial intelligence.

Just weeks ago, Huawei had seemed assured of playing a key part in the roll-out of 5G technology across the region; now some industry insiders say the Chinese behemoth has no clear way of continuing as a central player anywhere in the world.

Source: https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2019/05/25/if-trump-kills-off-huawei-do-asias-5g-dreams-die/#UlDul5MHrYuIAZzH.99