Open this Discussion to experience Huawei IVS & VCN solution in UAE / GCC countries, we had few projects deployed in UAE including an deployment with 750+ camera in a high starrring hotel.
few more deployment in hospitality schedule in this year, share your experience in product and challenges
thanks
Huzaifa
In the U.S. at least, Huawei has a double-edged name-recognition problem. In the security space, the brand is not well known, unlike say Hikvision. On the other hand where the brand is well known, e.g. networking and smart phones, it carries a negative connotation.
As Charles explains
Huawei has a troubled history in the US, partly due to the fact that while Huawei is a private company its founder was once a People’s Liberation Army officer and its ownership structure is opaque. In 2012, Congress’ House Intelligence Committee said Huawei “cannot be trusted” during contentious hearings; Huawei’s smartphones remain difficult to obtain in the US.
Moreover, as part of the 2019 NDAA, the federal government is banned from buying any Huawei equipment along with Hikvision and Dahua’s. This ban may also mean that integrators selling Huawei equipment are barred from doing business with the federal government altogether. ( Sell Dahua or Hikvision At All, Banned From Selling to US Federal Government, Says US HASC).
The US government is also weighing sanctions against companies profiting from detention camps and mass surveillance in China’s region of Xinjiang. (Trump Administration Considers Sanctions Against Dahua and Hikvision). Huawei has a controversial R&D center in Xinjiang.
Finally, Chinese video surveillance imports, including electronics, are now subject to up to 25% tariffs in the US.
Not sure how they work nowadays, but their ptz cameras of 2014 were just Sunnell OEMs.
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