According to the telecommunication industry on the 20th, New Zealand No. 2 mobile carrier Spark has selected Huawei as the supplier of 5G telecommunication equipment.
Last year, Spark selected Huawei as its sole supplier of 5G telecommunications equipment, but it had to suspend its introduction in the face of opposition from the New Zealand government.
This time, it said it would use Huawei’s equipment only in some areas, not the entire New Zealand area.
However, it is also uncertain whether the New Zealand government will approve it. New Zealand is one of the four major allies in which the U.S. government shares key military information.
The five snowmen, comprising the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, take the same anti-China and anti-Russian routes as the United States, for military reasons.
This is also why the New Zealand government resolutely opposed the introduction of Huawei equipment last year
However, we cannot rule out the possibility that New Zealand Government will approve introduction of New Zealand Huawei’s equipment this time. Among the five allies, Australia is the only country that has completely banned Huawei from introducing Huawei. While Britain and Canada have allowed Huawei’s equipment at the country at a limited use by some mobile carriers along with third-party equipment.
In September, Spark started a pilot 5G service that utilizes Nokia equipment in South Island of New Zealand. Most likely, North Island will use equipment from Samsung Electronics and Huawei. The region has a relatively large population. Spark is planning to commercialize 5G service in middle of next year.
Meanwhile, Huawei has launched its first foldable phone, Huawei Mate X in the Chinese market. The company managed to sold out the first batch of pre orders in less than one minute. Despite it being more expensive than Galaxy Fold launched a week prior.