Mobile data prices in SA could go up if the US-blacklisting of Huawei becomes permanent 🔒
In SA, operators such as MTN, use Huawei equipment for their cellphone network infrastructure. Huawei has dominated the market for years, providing network equipment and other products at a lower cost compared to competitors such as Nokia and Siemens.
“While we prefer to continue using Android, which our consumers love, we have been working on contingencies,” Glenn Schloss, vice president of corporate communications for Huawei, told Business Day. MTN said it is working with Huawei and relevant partners to try and ensure continued service to customers.
Tefo Mohapi, technology analyst at iAfrikan Digital said South Africans with Huawei smartphone devices may be vulnerable to security threats by not receiving future software updates from Google. Momentum Securities analyst Frank Kahumba said South African consumers, like those globally, will not be hit too hard by the ban since they have more options to choose from apart from high end devices.
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