Huawei Favorability Statistics 2023
Huawei is PRC China's largest technology company. While most known for its telecommunication products, Huawei aims to be a major video surveillance provider. What do integrators think about the company in 2023?
For more on Huawei within video surveillance, see Huawei HiSilicon Production Shut Down and Huawei / Megvii Uyghur Alarms.
Inside this note, we examine statistics and commentary from ~190 security integrators on Huawei's positioning, pros, and cons.
Huawei's **********
****** *** ******* ** **** ** PRC ************ *** ********. ** *** $92 ******* ** ****** ******* *** more **** ***,*** *********. *** ********** giant ****** **** ******, ** ********, solar ******, *** ***** ********* ******** and ********. ****** ** ********* ***** by *** ********* *** **** *** disclose ********* ******* ** *** ******.
******'* ********* **** **** ****** ** many ************ *******.*******, *** ** ********** ** ******** issued ******** ******* **** **** ****** *** use ** ** ********** ** ******'* manufacturing ********* ****. *** ******* ******** ****** *** ********** *** ******** of ***** *****.
******* ** *****, ****** **** *** have * ******* ****** ***** ************ business ******* ***-**-*** ***** **** *********.
Strong *** ********, */* *******
****** ******** * ***** *** ******** of -**% ****** * ***** *** not **** *** ****** ***.
Less **** ** *** **
****** ** **** ***** ** *** US, **** **% ** *********** *** knowing ****** ** **** ** ******* vs. **% ******* *** **. ****** cameras *** *** ********* ** *** US *** *** **** ********* ********* in ****** *** *** ****** ****.
Stronger ********** **** ****
******'* *** ******** ***** ************ -**% ** ****** -**% ** ****.
Executive ******* ** ******
********** ********* ** ****** **** **** the ********* *** ******:
- ******* ** ********
- *** *** ******** ********
- ********* ** *******/*****
- *********: *********** *** *********/*****/****, **** ******* range, *****
Don't ****/******* *** * ***** ************
**** *********** ** *** **** ****** enough ** **** * ********:
- "* *** *** ************* ***** ****** until *** **** ** **** ** the **** ****** ** *****. * have *** *** ****** ** ******** interactions **** **** ** * **** I ***'* ***** ****."
- "*** ******** **** ***** ************ ********. Defiantly * *** ** ******** ********* and ********* **********. ** ***’* *** it ** *** ******** ******, ***** than ********."
- "*** ******** **** **, *** **** the ******** ******** ** *** **** as ** ******* *******, ** ***** a *** **********."
- "* **** **** *** **** ** a *** ** ******** *** ** not **** ****** ***** **** ** form ** *******."
- "**** *** **** ***** ********* ** received ******** ******* ** ******* ***** equipment."
- "* ** *** **** **** ****** is. ** **** **** ***** **** are **** ** **** ********?:
- "****** ******* ************ *** ********* **** privacy ***** *** ***** ** *****."
- "* ** *** **** **** ***** Huawei ****** *** **** * **** in *** ****."
- "*** *** **** **** *** ** active ******** ** *** *****."
- "** ******** ********** **** **** ************."
- "* **** ** ****** ********** **** them."
- "***** **** **** ** ******* **** it."
- "**** ** ********** **** ****."
- "*'** ***** ***** ** ******."
- "** ***'* ***** **** *******."
- "** ******** **********."
- "***** **** **** *******."
- "*****'* **** **** *******."
- "***'* ******** **** ****."
- "***'* *** **** ** ***."
- "**** ***** ** ****."
- "***'* *** ****." **
- "*/*."
PRC & ******** ********
*** **** ****** ******** ******** **** integrators *** ******'* ********** ** *** PRC ********** *** **** *** ******** are *** **** *********:
- "** **** *** ******* ** **** honestly ** ******** ** ***** **** by ****'* ********, ** *********, * have ** ********* ********** **** ****. Overall, ***'* ********* *** ********** ** cyber ******** *** ********* ** **** troubling ** **."
- "**** **** *** ***** ***** ******** issues **** ******* ********. ** *** know ** **** *** **** ********* and ********. ***** *** *** **** unless ************ ********* **."
- "******** ********, ******* ** *********** *** where ** ***** ** ** ** ignore **** *** ****** *******’* ******* them ** *** ******** ** ***."
- "*** **** **** *** ******* ****** cameras *** ** ** ********** **** restrictions ** *** ****** ******* *************."
- "******* ********** *********** ***** ** ********* back-door ************ *** ****** ********* ******."
- "** ******'* ********* ***** ******** ** any ** *** ******* ***** ** security ********."
- "***’* **** *** ******* *** ******* that ** ****** ** *** ** and ***** **** **********/******."
- "**** ** ***** ** ***** ******* only **** ** ***'* ***** *** manufacturer ***** ** *** ****."
- "** *** *** ****** ***** **'* made ** ***** *** ******* ** less **** ******* ********."
- "*** **** *** **** ****** ** NDAA? * ******'* **** **** **** even ** ** **** ****."
- "******** ******* *********. **'* **** ** ignore *** *** *** ***** **** get."
- "** ***** **'* ***** *** *** only ******* ** **'* ** *** do *** **** **** *** **."
- "********* ******* ************* ****** ******* ************** Unit."
- "***** **** **. *** ***** ** enough ** **** ** ****** ******* brand."
- "*'* *** * *** ** ********* controlled ** *** ******* **********."
- "** **** *** ******* *** ******* that ** ************ ** ******."
- "**'* *** * **** **** **** your ******** *** ****** *** ******."
- "*** ******** **** ** ******** ****** out ** '*****."
- "** *** ** *** **. ****** doesn't ****** ** **."
- "**** *** *** ***** ** *** state... ****** ****."
- "*** ** ** ********* *** **** control ******."
- "***** ********** *********** ** * *** negative."
- "*********** ** ***, ****** ***** ****."
- "***'* ***** *** ***. ***** *** company."
- "**** ** *** *** **** *** Ethical ********."
- "******* ********* *** ****** ************."
- "*** *********** *** ** ********** ****."
- "*******: ********* ******* *** *****."
- "* ***** **** *** ***** *** the ***."
- "************* ******* *******."
- "******. *** **** *** ********."
- "** ******. ****** **********."
- "** ***'* *** ******, ******."
- "******? ******* *** *******."
- "***** ******* ****** ** *** **."
- "******* ******* *******."
- "*** ******* **********."
- "***'* **** *********...."
- "***** ******** ******."
- "**** **********."
- "****** ********."
- "******* *****."
- "**** ******."
- "*** ****."
- "****."
- "***"
*** *********** ********* ***** ******** ***** Huawei *****:
- "******* ****** **** ******* ** **** door ***** ** ************."
- "****** ******* ***'* ***** **."
**** *********** **** ******'* ******* *** mentioned **** ********:
- "***** **** *** ******* *** ********* issue ** ** *** ** *** that *** ******* ******** (*** ***** IP) **** ****** **** *** **** of *** ***** *** ****'** ** the ********* ** **********. ** * company, **** *** *** **** **** at * ********** ****, *** *** ability ** ****** *** **** *** malicious ******** ****** **** ***** ** everyone."
- "** ******** ******* ** **** ****. They **** **** *******-**** **** **** can ** **** ********* ** ***. As **** *** ******* **** ** the ******* ********** ******* **** ***** to ** ***% ********-*****. * **** it **** ** *** ** ** a ********* ******** **** ********* **** such *****. * **** **** **** keep ******** ** *** ****. **'* one **** * **** *****."
- "* *** *** **** **** ** go **** ** **** ***, * think ***** *** ********** ******** ***** the *******, *** * **** ***** they **** ****** *****. * **** I ***** ****** **** "********" *** "negative", ***** ** ********* **** *******."
- "*** ************ *** ****, *** *** latest ****** ** *** ** ************* war **** ***** *** ****** ** to **** * ******** *****."
- "*** * *** ******* *** ** suffering ******** **** *** **** *** government ********."
*** ********** ********* **** **** ** not **** * *** *****:
- "*****'* **** **** *** **** **** I ********** **** *** *** **** alternative ** ***** ** *** ****** gov't ************. *******, **** ** ******, we **** ** ************ ** ***** Hikua ** ** *** ***** ****** plenty ** ***** ******* ***** ******** and **** ** **** ******* ** change."
Negatives ** *******/*****
**** *********** **** **** *** ******** experiences **** ******'* ******* *** *****:
- "* ***'* **** *** ********** ******** in ******* *** ** ******* *********. plus * ******** ****** ******* *** Chinese **********."
- "**** ******** ** *** *** **** us **** ** ** *** *** equipment **** **** ** *** ********* will ******."
- "**** *** ************* ******* ***** ********."
Positive ********
**** **** ******** ******** ** ****** cameras. * ***(****** ***-**) *********** ******* they *** **** ************ *** *********/*****/****, and **** ************ *** ******* *** its **** ***** ** ******** *** quality-price *****:
- "**’* ****** **** *********. ** ********* where ***** ************** ********* ***’* **** in * ******, ****** **** *********, if *** * **** ******. *** it *** *****. ****** ***** ** our **-** ****** **** **/** ***** time."
- "* **** *** **** ****, *** my ******* ******* ***** **** ** positive **** **** * **** ***** and ****. **** **** **** * good ***-**** ********** ** ********* **** slightly ****** ******* (*** ******)."
- "* ***** *********** ** ****. *** product ** *** ** **** ** Axis, **** ** *********'* ***********, *** to *** *** ****, ***** ** no **********."
- "****** *** **** ****** **** ******* and *** * **** *********** ** Axis **** *** ******'* *** **** products."
- "********* *******, ******** ** *** **** of **** ** ***** ** ********* and ***** *******."
- "* **** ***** ********** *** *&* process *** ** ***** ********* ***** security *** ***** ******."
- "****** ************ **** ****. **** *** quad ****** *** * **** ******."
- "**** *********** *** **** ** *** banned *******. ***** ** **."
- "*’** **** ****. ****** ******* *** the ***** ****."
- "****** **** ** ********* **** ***** systems."
- "**** **** * *** ** ******** to ****** ****."
- "******* *** ******** *****."
- "******* *** ***** *****."
- "*** ***** ** ********."
- "******** *** *****."
- "****: *****"
- "* **** ****."
***** ****** *** ******** ******** ** video ************ ******* ** *** ***, the ******* *** ** ******** ******** in *** *** *** ** ******* in *** **. ****** *** *** significant ****** ** **** **** ** the **** *** *****, **** ******* with *** ** **********. ******* ****** will ********** ******* ****** ** ***** *** * ** video ************** *******.
** *** ***** ****** *****'* **** close **** ** *** **********, **** up ***** *** ****** *** *********** case ** ***** ***, **** ******* in ******. *** *** ******** ** police ** * ** ***** *********** warrant ******* ** *** ************* ** sanctions **** **** *** **** ** Canada ***** ***** ****** (** * mansion...). ************** *** *** ********** *********** arrested *** ********* *** **** ****** in ***** *** *********** **** **** as ******** ***** *** *******. ** you *** ** **** **** **** of ********* ******, ** ***** *** deal **** ******. ********** * ******'* even **** ** ***** ********.