Indians are very dependent on Huawei and cannot do without it.
if India interferes with the normal operation of Huawei, China will threaten India with symmetrical sanctions. India intends to build a pilot 5G network, but the Indian authorities have not answered whether to allow China Telecom companies including Huawei to participate in 5G construction. China made it clear to India that it is best not to follow the example of the United States, otherwise Indian companies operating in China will also be subject to anti-sanctions. Previously, Indian Minister of Information and Communication Technology Ravi? Shankar? Ravi Shankar Prasad announced that 5G technology will be tested on the country's telecommunications network in the next 1 days. The minister said that the application for 5G technology testing was submitted by six companies including Huawei.
However, the Indian authorities have not yet decided whether to allow China's telecommunications giants to participate in the test. After the United States announced that Huawei had threatened national security, it began to put pressure on other countries and urged them to give up using China equipment in their telecommunications networks. America's partners, first and foremost its allies, are now in trouble. On the one hand, Americans have threatened to stop sharing sensitive information with all countries whose telecommunications infrastructure depends on China's equipment. On the other hand, even many American allies, such as Britain, rely on China equipment to provide their existing 4G networks. Therefore, rejecting Huawei means rebuilding the entire support infrastructure first, which is very expensive and time-consuming. Secondly, in the development of 5G technology, Huawei has made greater progress than its competitors. For example, in terms of the number of 5G basic patents, Huawei ranks first with 2,16 patents; Nokia holds 1,516 patents, and Ericsson ranks sixth. China can provide complete technical solutions at a much lower price than its European competitors.
The existing telecommunications network in India relies heavily on Huawei. Dai Yonghong, a professor and doctoral supervisor at the South Asia Institute of Sichuan University, told the satellite news agency that from the perspective of quality and price ratio, it is impossible to replace Huawei with technical solutions. To some extent, India will still rely on China's telecommunications system equipment. Since China's telecom companies have been rooted in India for a long time and made great achievements, they have contributed to India's social and economic development. In this field, India must still consider its successful experience of cooperation with China over the years. This includes not only Huawei, but also ZTE, Xiaomi, OPPO and other companies. The Indians we contacted basically used Xiaomi and OPPO mobile phones. First, because of China's advanced technology, second, the price has a competitive advantage, and third, excellent after-sales service. Therefore, if the Indian authorities ban China companies including Huawei, I think it will be difficult for Indian users to accept it first, which will have a greater impact on India.