An alternative operating system for smartphones may give urgency to China as trade tensions with the United States are rising. According to those familiar with the plan, Huawei has developed and acquired that system.
The US ban on ZTE, a telecommunications equipment manufacturer in China using US products and services, was a trial of China's technical ambitions. ZTE may lose the license to use Google's Android operating system. Does China need an intelligent operating system as a backup?
First of all, owners of Android and Apple's iOS system are equipped with a smartphone operating system that accounts for 99.9% of the world market, according to Gartner's estimate,
There was a long line of developers and operating systems trying to break Samsung Electronics' monopoly with Microsoft with Windows Mobile and its own Tizen system. There was also the Nokia Symbian platform, the leader of the smartphone era.
Huawei Technologies, the largest smartphone brand in China and the world's largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer, may be the next attempt if payment is maximized. According to four people who are familiar with the company's plan to develop and refine a smart operating system,
The company began to build its own operating system after undergoing a survey of US Huawei and ZTE in 2012, one said, refused to be appointed to discuss confidential matter. He said that Huawei has its own operating system for tablets and personal computers.
This plan was initiated by Huawei, Ren Zhengfei founder and the company was never abandoned as it is considered a strategic investment to prepare for "worst case scenario". Since the company does not work as well as Android, he has not launched an operating system and there are few third party applications developed for this purpose.
In the event in Beijing this week, Haawei owned smartphone brand, Zhao Ming president, was asked if the company is developing its own operating system.
Mr. Zhao announced the statement "It is a matter of ability and necessity." "There is no doubt that Huawei can do this, but at this time we do not think we need to work closely with Google to keep using the Android system."
"Huawei can not launch an operating system in the near future," the company said at the request. "We focus on products based on the Android operating system and adopt an open attitude towards mobile operating systems.
As trade disputes between the United States and China expanded, alternative operating systems may be more urgent. According to the report, Huawei is investigating the possibility of sanctions prohibiting US authorities from selling to Iran. The Ministry of Justice and Huawei have not confirmed that they are under investigation.
The company says, "It is in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations in which it operates." Earlier this year, the US phone networks AT & T and Verizon withdrew support for the Chinese brand.
"Even if they develop something, whether Google's service is available or not is an important issue," said Brian Ma, vice president of technology research firm IDC. "Otherwise, the ecosystem is exposed to its application that blocks terrible users outside China similar to Windows Phone System and Tizen's operating system and other mobile phones that are struggling to boot up Let's go. "
Preparation of the worst scenario was in the heart of the company's management team according to the report of Rennes in 2012.
He told Huawei Company, our executives and Caijing Renai and outside experts: "We are working on the development of our operating system without strategic consideration, they suddenly our food If we stop, we will not be blamed, so they could not use Android or Windows 8, "Huawei sent the contents of the letter reported through Sina and Sohu News outlet I refused to confirm.
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