China’s Xiaomi Corp is pressing ahead with plans to
enter the United States next year, saying its U.S.
connections should help the consumer-focused smartphone
maker skirt the political resistance met by some of its
compatriot rivals.
Senior Vice President Wang Xiang told Reuters on Tuesday
that the U.S. market was “very attractive” and that the firm
was adding engineering resources to develop versions of its
handsets that are compatible with U.S. cellphone networks.
“Next year we hope we can do something there,” Wang said,
adding talks with U.S. carriers are yet to produce concrete
Agreements.
The comments come as Huawei Technologies Co Ltd struggles
to gain handset distribution deals with any U.S. carrier, while
some U.S. politicians have called for a ban on the firm’s network
equipment citing national security concerns.
Meanwhile, the U.S. smartphone business of ZTE Corp
has all but shut down since the firm was barred from buying
U.S. components earlier this year as punishment for violating
trade sanctions.
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