Huawei, a major Chinese telecommunications equipment company, has announced a policy to strengthen the development and sales of products other than smartphones in collaboration with Japanese companies amid sluggish sales of smartphones due to the impact of semiconductor export restrictions by the United States. I did.
Huawei's Japanese subsidiary held a new product launch in Tokyo on the 26th.
Huawei has been unable to produce 5G-compatible smartphones due to semiconductor export restrictions by the United States, and has postponed sales of new terminals in Japan since March last year.
Under these circumstances, at the recital held on the 26th, Mr. Yang, who is the representative of the department dealing with smartphones and personal computers in Japan and South Korea, said, "We will strengthen cooperation with Japanese partners and meet the needs of Japanese consumers. We would like to provide matching services and products, "he said, and stated that he would strengthen the development and sales of new products to replace smartphones for the Japanese market.
The first of these, the glasses developed in collaboration with a Japanese eyeglass maker, has a speaker and microphone built into the frame, and you can listen to music and talk by connecting to a smartphone, and it will be in Japan from next month. We are planning to start selling.
Huawei aims to expand its market share in the Japanese market by strengthening cooperation with Japanese companies and increasing products other than smartphones, such as smart watches and portable speakers.