MTN's Shuter: Not Under U.S. Pressure to Drop Huawei

The transcript discusses Huawei's role as a key partner in mobile networks and the impact of US scrutiny, particularly under President Donald Trump. It highlights the company's multi-vendor strategy, involving European vendors like Nokia and Ericsson, and the need to monitor the situation closely over the next 90 days. The discussion also touches on the recent decision by SoftBank to exclude Huawei in favor of Nokia and Ericsson, emphasizing the importance of a diversified vendor strategy to mitigate risks.

What is the company's approach towards Huawei in the mobile network?

• They use Huawei only for non-essential network components.

• Huawei is a key partner, but they also use European vendors for core parts.

• They rely solely on Huawei for all network components.

• They have completely stopped using Huawei products.

How has the company described its experience with Huawei?

• They have had a positive and professional experience with Huawei.

• They have had a mixed experience with Huawei.

• They have no prior experience with Huawei.

• They have had a negative experience with Huawei.

What recent decision did SoftBank make regarding its telecom vendors?

• They decided to exclusively use Huawei.

• They chose to go with Nokia and Ericsson, excluding Huawei.

• They decided to use only American vendors.

• They increased their contracts with Huawei.

What is the company's strategy regarding vendor dependency?

• They have no clear strategy regarding vendors.

• They rely only on European vendors.

• They have a multi-vendor strategy to avoid large dependency.

• They depend heavily on a single vendor.

What is the company's stance on the situation with Huawei being placed on the entity list?

• They are monitoring the situation closely over the next 90 days.

• They are actively seeking to replace Huawei immediately.

• They are ignoring the situation completely.

• They have already made a decision to drop Huawei.