Huawei’s Ace in the Hole: Undersea Cables

TOKYO — While the U.S. is pressuring allies to help keep Huawei Technologies out of 5G cellular networks, the Chinese giant is quietly advancing in the global market for one of the most critical components of telecom infrastructure: undersea cables. But last September, Huawei surprised industry executives in Japan, the U.S. and Europe by completing a 6,000 km trans-Atlantic cable linking Brazil with Cameroon. Specifically, on top of Japan, the U.S. and Australia, cables connected to NATO members should be off-limits to Huawei.

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