Huawei eyes U.S. enterprise market despite political challenges
Past political trouble in the U.S. isn't stopping Huawei Technologies from selling its enterprise services in the country.
The Chinese company, which was labeled a U.S. national security threat in 2012, has been effectively blocked from selling telecommunication gear to U.S. carriers. Government officials there are concerned about Huawei's alleged ties with the Chinese government, even as the company has repeatedly denied the claims.
Huawei, however, hopes it can still attract U.S. customers to its enterprise products, which include servers, storage and IT services. "We hope that in every market, vendors will be treated fairly," said David He, the company's president of marketing for its enterprise group. Huawei executives have also talked with U.S. customers and partners, and they all welcome a new player to enter the market, he added.
