- Huawei may license new smartphone designs to third-party companies.
- This way, the third party can legally purchase necessary smartphone components off-limits to Huawei.
- According to Bloomberg, negotiations are still ongoing.
The US trade ban has no doubt crippled Huawei’s smartphone business in most parts of the world. As we’ve learned over the years, though, Huawei is not taking it lying down. There have been loopholes, which Huawei has been quick to exploit, such as repackaging smartphones under new names so it could continue to sell them with Google services and all the necessary hardware components.
Bloomberg reports Huawei is now in negotiations with third-party companies to license its handset designs in order to gain access to “critical components” that are off-limits to Huawei. The Chinese company is reportedly considering licensing some of its designs to a unit of China Postal and Telecommunications Appliances Co. (PTAC), who could then purchase necessary parts for its smartphones.