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Huawei crackdown

Huawei smartphone revenue to fall at least $30-40bn in 2021

Company 'getting used to U.S. sanctions', says chairman

Huawei logo is seen during Munich Auto Show, IAA Mobility 2021 in Munich, Germany, Sep. 8.   © Reuters

SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) -- China's Huawei Technologies will see revenue from its smartphone business drop by at least $30-40 billion in 2021, with new growth streams unlikely to make up the shortfall in the next few years, chairman Eric Xu said.

While the firm has been "getting used to U.S. sanctions" imposed on it since 2019, its new 5G related business areas cannot offset the losses from the handset business, Xu, who is rotating chairman this year, said at a press conference in Beijing on Friday.

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