Guo Ping, one of three CEOs who take it in turns to lead the Chinese vendor, renewed the company’s campaign to be allowed to bid for network equipment orders from AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile US and Verizon. Huawei and ZTE are both banned because of fears by US politicians that networks can be used for espionage – allegations that both companies deny.
“Our American friends need to pay a higher price to buy less competitive services,” said Guo in an interview at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
But if the US does not lift the ban, “we can wait”, said Guo, who shares the position of CEO with Eric Xu and Ken Hu, each taking the role for six months in turn.
“We still maintain pretty good growth rates without the US,” he added.
