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Calculated Shard: 137 (from laksa061)

2. Crawled Status Check

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa137.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical, ml_categories_json AS ml_categories_json, ml_types_json AS ml_types_json, ml_intent_types_json AS ml_intent_types_json, meta_language AS meta_language, attrs_author AS attrs_author, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(attrs_publish_time), 0) AS attrs_publish_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(attrs_original_publish_time), 0) AS attrs_original_publish_time, ifNull(attrs_is_republished, 0) AS attrs_is_republished, ifNull(attrs_nr_words, 0) AS attrs_nr_words, ifNull(attrs_boilerpipe_nr_words, 0) AS attrs_boilerpipe_nr_words, ifNull(body_ext_links_number, 0) AS body_ext_links_number, ifNull(body_int_links_number, 0) AS body_int_links_number, ifNull(meta_nofollow, 0) AS meta_nofollow, ifNull(meta_noarchive, 0) AS meta_noarchive, ifNull(props_was_rendered, 0) AS props_was_rendered, ifNull(src_redirect, \'\') AS src_redirect, ifNull(download_time_msec, 0) AS download_time_msec, ifNull(download_ttfb_msec, 0) AS download_ttfb_msec, ifNull(download_size, 0) AS download_size FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/02/huawei_uk_decline/\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/02/huawei_uk_decline/\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2025\/09\/02\/huawei_uk_decline\/","crawl_time":1776600272,"first_indexed_time":1756807347,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,theregister!www,\/2025\/09\/02\/huawei_uk_decline\/ s443","src_root_hash":"2681583925941212337","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Huawei counts cost of Western bans as UK business withers • The Register","meta_descriptions":[],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Huawei's business in Britain has dwindled in the half-decade since the UK acquiesced to demands from the US to ban the Chinese networking giant from local telco networks.\nIn its latest profit and loss accounts for the year ended December 31, 2024, Huawei Technologies UK generated just £188.2 million ($159.6 million) in revenues versus £1.26 billion ($1.7 billion) in 2019. Sales peaked in the prior year at £1.28 billion.\nHuawei's farewell to Android isn't a marketing move, it's chess\nREAD MORE\n\"Revenue in 2024 decreased by 18 percent, primarily due to planned downsizing of the business following UK and US restrictions,\" Huawei said in the report filed at Companies House last month.\nAnti-Huawei sentiment began in earnest stateside in 2019 when President Donald Trump\ndeclared a national emergency\nby signing an executive order that effectively prohibited the use of Chinese telecom gear by US corporations. Pressure was then placed on\nallies\nto follow suit. President Biden\ndidn't loosen screws\nduring his administration and now Trump is back.\nThe UK Telecommunications (Security) Act received\nRoyal Assent in November 2021\n, outlawing the purchase of Huawei networking kit to build 5G networks. Local companies were ordered to\neradicate any Huawei tech from their 5G infrastructure by 2027\n.\nHuawei, which previously agreed to annual checks on its products by GCHQ, the British intelligence and security agency, has\nconsistently denied allegations of spying for the Chinese Communist Party\n. Its software development practices were\ncriticized by the Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre\n, though backdoors in its hardware were not identified.\nNevertheless, the business that once flew high in Britain\nshut down its Enterprise tech operations\n– servers, networking, and storage – in the country and has since been reduced to servicing network products still in use and selling lines of consumer tech.\nBeijing doesn't want Nvidia's H20s anywhere near sensitive government workloads\nLondon's poor 5G blamed on spectrum, investment, and timing of Huawei ban\nHuawei's latest notebook shows China is still generations behind in chipmaking\nTrump tariff turmoil hurting global smartphone market, but hitting US hardest\nIn addition to the latest revenue drop for Huawei UK in 2024 – down 18 percent year-on-year – the profit and loss accounts confirm that gross profit fell 21.4 percent to £24.2 million ($32.7 million) due to \"changes in sales mix,\" and profit after tax tumbled more than 26 percent to £6.2 million ($8.4 million).\nCongress to Commerce: Sanction more Chinese chip firms to stop Huawei's evasion\nREAD MORE\nHuawei said its UK forecast for the current year was set in anticipation of risks in the telecoms sectors and \"challenging\" economic conditions, as well as \"restrictions placed on the business by US and UK legislation and regulations.\"\nThe Reg\nattended a Huawei event on London during July and was shown a range of new consumer tech gear including a foldable smartphone and other interesting gadgets. None were available for sale locally, though staff hinted this could change. Huawei continues to sell wearables, PCs, tablets and audio products to Brits.\nHuawei employed just 176 people in the UK in 2024, versus 260 in the prior year. Back in 2019, it had 885 on the payroll in Britain. This is what happens when technology and politics are intertwined.\nSteve Brazier, Informa Fellow and co-founder at Canappi, told us:\n\"Following the UK government's decision to restrict Huawei's market access on political grounds, the company's reduced presence in Britain has contributed to\ndelays in 5G infrastructure deployment and limitations in network performance\n. Whilst the full economic cost of these delays—in terms of reduced productivity and missed innovation opportunities remains difficult to quantify, the impact has been considerable.\n\"Despite these setbacks in the UK market, Huawei has demonstrated remarkable resilience globally, re-establishing itself as a major force across telecommunications infrastructure, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things solutions, mobile devices, and semiconductor technology. It is one of the world's most important tech companies.\"\nHuawei's business globally grew\n22 percent\nyear-on-year in 2024 as it concentrates on Asia Pacific and other regions outside of the West.\nWe asked Huawei to comment. ®","attrs_markdown":"[My Account](https:\/\/account.theregister.com\/edit\/your_details)\n\n[The Register Home Page ![](https:\/\/cdn.theregister.com\/assets\/images\/the_register_logo.6befe899.svg) ![](https:\/\/cdn.theregister.com\/assets\/images\/the_register_vulture_logo.53c8756c.svg)](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/)\n\nSearch ![](https:\/\/cdn.theregister.com\/assets\/images\/magnifying_glass.9cbf748e.svg) ![](https:\/\/cdn.theregister.com\/assets\/images\/close.77a839fd.svg)\n\nNavigation ![](https:\/\/cdn.theregister.com\/assets\/images\/burger_menu.5dd339c3.svg) ![](https:\/\/cdn.theregister.com\/assets\/images\/close.77a839fd.svg)\n\n## Topics\n### Security\n- [All Security](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/security\/)\n- [Cyber-crime](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/security\/cyber_crime\/)\n- [Patches](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/security\/patches\/)\n- [Research](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/security\/research\/)\n- [CSO](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/security\/cso\/)\n\n### Off-Prem\n- [All Off-Prem](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/off_prem\/)\n- [Edge + IoT](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/off_prem\/edge_iot\/)\n- [Channel](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/off_prem\/channel\/)\n- [PaaS + IaaS](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/off_prem\/paas_iaas\/)\n- [SaaS](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/off_prem\/saas\/)\n\n### On-Prem\n- [All On-Prem](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/on_prem\/)\n- [Systems](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/on_prem\/systems\/)\n- [Storage](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/on_prem\/storage\/)\n- [Networks](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/on_prem\/networks\/)\n- [HPC](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/on_prem\/hpc\/)\n- [Personal Tech](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/on_prem\/personal_tech\/)\n- [Cx0](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/on_prem\/cxo\/)\n- [Public Sector](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/on_prem\/public_sector\/)\n\n### Software\n- [All Software](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/software\/)\n- [AI + ML](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/software\/ai_ml\/)\n- [Applications](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/software\/applications\/)\n- [Databases](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/software\/databases\/)\n- [DevOps](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/software\/devops\/)\n- [OSes](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/software\/oses\/)\n- [Virtualization](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/software\/virtualization\/)\n\n### Offbeat\n- [All Offbeat](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/offbeat\/)\n- [Columnists](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/offbeat\/columnists\/)\n- [Science](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/offbeat\/science\/)\n- [Geek's Guide](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/offbeat\/geeks_guide\/)\n- [BOFH](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/offbeat\/bofh\/)\n- [Legal](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/offbeat\/legal\/)\n- [Bootnotes](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/offbeat\/bootnotes\/)\n- [Site News](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/offbeat\/site_news\/)\n- [About Us](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/offbeat\/about_us\/)\n\n## More from The Register\n### Special Features\n- [All Special Features](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/special_features\/)\n- [RSA](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/special_features\/rsa\/)\n- [Agentic AI](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/special_features\/agentic_ai\/)\n- [The Future of the Datacenter](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/special_features\/future_of_the_datacenter\/)\n- [AWS:Reinvent](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/special_features\/aws_reinvent\/)\n- [SC25](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/special_features\/2025_11_sycomp_supercomputing\/)\n- [Supercomputing Month](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/special_features\/2025_11_supercomputing_month\/)\n- [Datacenter Networking Nexus](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/special_features\/datacenter_networking_nexus\/)\n- [The State of Storage](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/special_features\/the_state_of_storage\/)\n\n### Vendor Voice\n- [All Vendor Voice](https:\/\/vendorvoice.theregister.com\/)\n- [Infinidat](https:\/\/vendorvoice.theregister.com\/infinidat\/)\n- [Everpure](https:\/\/vendorvoice.theregister.com\/everpure\/)\n- [Rubrik](https:\/\/vendorvoice.theregister.com\/rubrik\/)\n- [Make it real with Capgemini and AWS](https:\/\/vendorvoice.theregister.com\/aws_capgemini\/)\n- [Money Movement Hub](https:\/\/vendorvoice.theregister.com\/aws_fis\/)\n- [ZTE](https:\/\/vendorvoice.theregister.com\/zte\/)\n- [Scale Kubernetes. 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Sales peaked in the prior year at £1.28 billion.\n\n![android in court](https:\/\/regmedia.co.uk\/2024\/10\/09\/shutterstock_android_court.jpg?x=174&amp;y=115&amp;crop=1)\n\n## Huawei's farewell to Android isn't a marketing move, it's chess\n[READ MORE](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/10\/28\/opinion_column_huawei_harmony_os\/)\n\n\"Revenue in 2024 decreased by 18 percent, primarily due to planned downsizing of the business following UK and US restrictions,\" Huawei said in the report filed at Companies House last month.\n\nAnti-Huawei sentiment began in earnest stateside in 2019 when President Donald Trump [declared a national emergency](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2019\/05\/15\/president_trump_huawei_emergency_ban\/) by signing an executive order that effectively prohibited the use of Chinese telecom gear by US corporations. Pressure was then placed on [allies](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2020\/01\/27\/uk_huawei_5g_core_decision_imminent\/) to follow suit. President Biden [didn't loosen screws](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2021\/03\/12\/biden_huawei_restrictions\/) during his administration and now Trump is back.\n\nThe UK Telecommunications (Security) Act received [Royal Assent in November 2021](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2021\/11\/18\/dcms_tca\/), outlawing the purchase of Huawei networking kit to build 5G networks. Local companies were ordered to [eradicate any Huawei tech from their 5G infrastructure by 2027](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2020\/07\/14\/huawei_ban_uk\/).\n\n[![](https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&iu=\/6978\/reg_onprem\/networks&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=2&c=2aeTE0E7HnER3IG6ZzpyufAAAAZI&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0)](https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&iu=\/6978\/reg_onprem\/networks&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=2&c=2aeTE0E7HnER3IG6ZzpyufAAAAZI&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0)\n\nHuawei, which previously agreed to annual checks on its products by GCHQ, the British intelligence and security agency, has [consistently denied allegations of spying for the Chinese Communist Party](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2019\/02\/06\/huawei_open_letter_uk_government\/). Its software development practices were [criticized by the Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2019\/03\/28\/hcsec_huawei_oversight_board_savaging_annual_report\/), though backdoors in its hardware were not identified.\n\n[![](https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&iu=\/6978\/reg_onprem\/networks&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=4&c=44aeTE0E7HnER3IG6ZzpyufAAAAZI&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0)](https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&iu=\/6978\/reg_onprem\/networks&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=4&c=44aeTE0E7HnER3IG6ZzpyufAAAAZI&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0)\n\n[![](https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&iu=\/6978\/reg_onprem\/networks&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=3&c=33aeTE0E7HnER3IG6ZzpyufAAAAZI&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0)](https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&iu=\/6978\/reg_onprem\/networks&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=3&c=33aeTE0E7HnER3IG6ZzpyufAAAAZI&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0)\n\nNevertheless, the business that once flew high in Britain [shut down its Enterprise tech operations](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2020\/09\/08\/huawei_set_to_exit_server\/) – servers, networking, and storage – in the country and has since been reduced to servicing network products still in use and selling lines of consumer tech.\n\n- [Beijing doesn't want Nvidia's H20s anywhere near sensitive government workloads](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2025\/08\/12\/china_nvidia_h20\/)\n- [London's poor 5G blamed on spectrum, investment, and timing of Huawei ban](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2025\/03\/25\/london_poor_5g_research\/)\n- [Huawei's latest notebook shows China is still generations behind in chipmaking](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2025\/06\/23\/huaweis_foldable_shows_china_years_behind_tsmc\/)\n- [Trump tariff turmoil hurting global smartphone market, but hitting US hardest](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2025\/06\/04\/trump_tariff_turmoil_affecting_global\/)\n\nIn addition to the latest revenue drop for Huawei UK in 2024 – down 18 percent year-on-year – the profit and loss accounts confirm that gross profit fell 21.4 percent to £24.2 million (\\$32.7 million) due to \"changes in sales mix,\" and profit after tax tumbled more than 26 percent to £6.2 million (\\$8.4 million).\n\n![china](https:\/\/regmedia.co.uk\/2022\/03\/09\/china_shutterstock.jpg?x=174&amp;y=115&amp;crop=1)\n\n## Congress to Commerce: Sanction more Chinese chip firms to stop Huawei's evasion\n[READ MORE](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/10\/24\/congress_china_sanction_huawei\/)\n\nHuawei said its UK forecast for the current year was set in anticipation of risks in the telecoms sectors and \"challenging\" economic conditions, as well as \"restrictions placed on the business by US and UK legislation and regulations.\"\n\n*The Reg* attended a Huawei event on London during July and was shown a range of new consumer tech gear including a foldable smartphone and other interesting gadgets. None were available for sale locally, though staff hinted this could change. Huawei continues to sell wearables, PCs, tablets and audio products to Brits.\n\nHuawei employed just 176 people in the UK in 2024, versus 260 in the prior year. Back in 2019, it had 885 on the payroll in Britain. This is what happens when technology and politics are intertwined.\n\n[![](https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&iu=\/6978\/reg_onprem\/networks&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=4&c=44aeTE0E7HnER3IG6ZzpyufAAAAZI&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0)](https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&iu=\/6978\/reg_onprem\/networks&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=4&c=44aeTE0E7HnER3IG6ZzpyufAAAAZI&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0)\n\nSteve Brazier, Informa Fellow and co-founder at Canappi, told us:\n\n\"Following the UK government's decision to restrict Huawei's market access on political grounds, the company's reduced presence in Britain has contributed to [delays in 5G infrastructure deployment and limitations in network performance](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2025\/07\/08\/britains_5g_experience_among_the\/). Whilst the full economic cost of these delays—in terms of reduced productivity and missed innovation opportunities remains difficult to quantify, the impact has been considerable.\n\n\"Despite these setbacks in the UK market, Huawei has demonstrated remarkable resilience globally, re-establishing itself as a major force across telecommunications infrastructure, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things solutions, mobile devices, and semiconductor technology. 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All rights reserved © 1998–2026","attrs_readable_markdown":"Huawei's business in Britain has dwindled in the half-decade since the UK acquiesced to demands from the US to ban the Chinese networking giant from local telco networks.\n\nIn its latest profit and loss accounts for the year ended December 31, 2024, Huawei Technologies UK generated just £188.2 million (\\$159.6 million) in revenues versus £1.26 billion (\\$1.7 billion) in 2019. Sales peaked in the prior year at £1.28 billion.\n\n![android in court](https:\/\/regmedia.co.uk\/2024\/10\/09\/shutterstock_android_court.jpg?x=174&amp;y=115&amp;crop=1)\n\n## Huawei's farewell to Android isn't a marketing move, it's chess\n[READ MORE](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/10\/28\/opinion_column_huawei_harmony_os\/)\n\n\"Revenue in 2024 decreased by 18 percent, primarily due to planned downsizing of the business following UK and US restrictions,\" Huawei said in the report filed at Companies House last month.\n\nAnti-Huawei sentiment began in earnest stateside in 2019 when President Donald Trump [declared a national emergency](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2019\/05\/15\/president_trump_huawei_emergency_ban\/) by signing an executive order that effectively prohibited the use of Chinese telecom gear by US corporations. Pressure was then placed on [allies](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2020\/01\/27\/uk_huawei_5g_core_decision_imminent\/) to follow suit. President Biden [didn't loosen screws](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2021\/03\/12\/biden_huawei_restrictions\/) during his administration and now Trump is back.\n\nThe UK Telecommunications (Security) Act received [Royal Assent in November 2021](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2021\/11\/18\/dcms_tca\/), outlawing the purchase of Huawei networking kit to build 5G networks. Local companies were ordered to [eradicate any Huawei tech from their 5G infrastructure by 2027](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2020\/07\/14\/huawei_ban_uk\/).\n\nHuawei, which previously agreed to annual checks on its products by GCHQ, the British intelligence and security agency, has [consistently denied allegations of spying for the Chinese Communist Party](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2019\/02\/06\/huawei_open_letter_uk_government\/). Its software development practices were [criticized by the Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2019\/03\/28\/hcsec_huawei_oversight_board_savaging_annual_report\/), though backdoors in its hardware were not identified.\n\nNevertheless, the business that once flew high in Britain [shut down its Enterprise tech operations](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2020\/09\/08\/huawei_set_to_exit_server\/) – servers, networking, and storage – in the country and has since been reduced to servicing network products still in use and selling lines of consumer tech.\n\n- [Beijing doesn't want Nvidia's H20s anywhere near sensitive government workloads](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2025\/08\/12\/china_nvidia_h20\/)\n- [London's poor 5G blamed on spectrum, investment, and timing of Huawei ban](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2025\/03\/25\/london_poor_5g_research\/)\n- [Huawei's latest notebook shows China is still generations behind in chipmaking](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2025\/06\/23\/huaweis_foldable_shows_china_years_behind_tsmc\/)\n- [Trump tariff turmoil hurting global smartphone market, but hitting US hardest](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2025\/06\/04\/trump_tariff_turmoil_affecting_global\/)\n\nIn addition to the latest revenue drop for Huawei UK in 2024 – down 18 percent year-on-year – the profit and loss accounts confirm that gross profit fell 21.4 percent to £24.2 million (\\$32.7 million) due to \"changes in sales mix,\" and profit after tax tumbled more than 26 percent to £6.2 million (\\$8.4 million).\n\n![china](https:\/\/regmedia.co.uk\/2022\/03\/09\/china_shutterstock.jpg?x=174&amp;y=115&amp;crop=1)\n\n## Congress to Commerce: Sanction more Chinese chip firms to stop Huawei's evasion\n[READ MORE](https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/10\/24\/congress_china_sanction_huawei\/)\n\nHuawei said its UK forecast for the current year was set in anticipation of risks in the telecoms sectors and \"challenging\" economic conditions, as well as \"restrictions placed on the business by US and UK legislation and regulations.\"\n\n*The Reg* attended a Huawei event on London during July and was shown a range of new consumer tech gear including a foldable smartphone and other interesting gadgets. 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Huawei's business in Britain has dwindled in the half-decade since the UK acquiesced to demands from the US to ban the Chinese networking giant from local telco networks. In its latest profit and loss accounts for the year ended December 31, 2024, Huawei Technologies UK generated just £188.2 million ($159.6 million) in revenues versus £1.26 billion ($1.7 billion) in 2019. Sales peaked in the prior year at £1.28 billion. Huawei's farewell to Android isn't a marketing move, it's chess READ MORE "Revenue in 2024 decreased by 18 percent, primarily due to planned downsizing of the business following UK and US restrictions," Huawei said in the report filed at Companies House last month. Anti-Huawei sentiment began in earnest stateside in 2019 when President Donald Trump declared a national emergency by signing an executive order that effectively prohibited the use of Chinese telecom gear by US corporations. Pressure was then placed on allies to follow suit. President Biden didn't loosen screws during his administration and now Trump is back. The UK Telecommunications (Security) Act received Royal Assent in November 2021 , outlawing the purchase of Huawei networking kit to build 5G networks. Local companies were ordered to eradicate any Huawei tech from their 5G infrastructure by 2027 . Huawei, which previously agreed to annual checks on its products by GCHQ, the British intelligence and security agency, has consistently denied allegations of spying for the Chinese Communist Party . Its software development practices were criticized by the Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre , though backdoors in its hardware were not identified. Nevertheless, the business that once flew high in Britain shut down its Enterprise tech operations – servers, networking, and storage – in the country and has since been reduced to servicing network products still in use and selling lines of consumer tech. Beijing doesn't want Nvidia's H20s anywhere near sensitive government workloads London's poor 5G blamed on spectrum, investment, and timing of Huawei ban Huawei's latest notebook shows China is still generations behind in chipmaking Trump tariff turmoil hurting global smartphone market, but hitting US hardest In addition to the latest revenue drop for Huawei UK in 2024 – down 18 percent year-on-year – the profit and loss accounts confirm that gross profit fell 21.4 percent to £24.2 million ($32.7 million) due to "changes in sales mix," and profit after tax tumbled more than 26 percent to £6.2 million ($8.4 million). Congress to Commerce: Sanction more Chinese chip firms to stop Huawei's evasion READ MORE Huawei said its UK forecast for the current year was set in anticipation of risks in the telecoms sectors and "challenging" economic conditions, as well as "restrictions placed on the business by US and UK legislation and regulations." The Reg attended a Huawei event on London during July and was shown a range of new consumer tech gear including a foldable smartphone and other interesting gadgets. None were available for sale locally, though staff hinted this could change. Huawei continues to sell wearables, PCs, tablets and audio products to Brits. Huawei employed just 176 people in the UK in 2024, versus 260 in the prior year. Back in 2019, it had 885 on the payroll in Britain. This is what happens when technology and politics are intertwined. Steve Brazier, Informa Fellow and co-founder at Canappi, told us: "Following the UK government's decision to restrict Huawei's market access on political grounds, the company's reduced presence in Britain has contributed to delays in 5G infrastructure deployment and limitations in network performance . Whilst the full economic cost of these delays—in terms of reduced productivity and missed innovation opportunities remains difficult to quantify, the impact has been considerable. "Despite these setbacks in the UK market, Huawei has demonstrated remarkable resilience globally, re-establishing itself as a major force across telecommunications infrastructure, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things solutions, mobile devices, and semiconductor technology. It is one of the world's most important tech companies." Huawei's business globally grew 22 percent year-on-year in 2024 as it concentrates on Asia Pacific and other regions outside of the West. We asked Huawei to comment. ®

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In its latest profit and loss accounts for the year ended December 31, 2024, Huawei Technologies UK generated just £188.2 million (\$159.6 million) in revenues versus £1.26 billion (\$1.7 billion) in 2019. Sales peaked in the prior year at £1.28 billion. ![android in court](https://regmedia.co.uk/2024/10/09/shutterstock_android_court.jpg?x=174&y=115&crop=1) ## Huawei's farewell to Android isn't a marketing move, it's chess [READ MORE](https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/28/opinion_column_huawei_harmony_os/) "Revenue in 2024 decreased by 18 percent, primarily due to planned downsizing of the business following UK and US restrictions," Huawei said in the report filed at Companies House last month. Anti-Huawei sentiment began in earnest stateside in 2019 when President Donald Trump [declared a national emergency](https://www.theregister.com/2019/05/15/president_trump_huawei_emergency_ban/) by signing an executive order that effectively prohibited the use of Chinese telecom gear by US corporations. Pressure was then placed on [allies](https://www.theregister.com/2020/01/27/uk_huawei_5g_core_decision_imminent/) to follow suit. President Biden [didn't loosen screws](https://www.theregister.com/2021/03/12/biden_huawei_restrictions/) during his administration and now Trump is back. The UK Telecommunications (Security) Act received [Royal Assent in November 2021](https://www.theregister.com/2021/11/18/dcms_tca/), outlawing the purchase of Huawei networking kit to build 5G networks. Local companies were ordered to [eradicate any Huawei tech from their 5G infrastructure by 2027](https://www.theregister.com/2020/07/14/huawei_ban_uk/). [![](https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ad?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_onprem/networks&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=2&c=2aeTE0E7HnER3IG6ZzpyufAAAAZI&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0)](https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_onprem/networks&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=2&c=2aeTE0E7HnER3IG6ZzpyufAAAAZI&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0) Huawei, which previously agreed to annual checks on its products by GCHQ, the British intelligence and security agency, has [consistently denied allegations of spying for the Chinese Communist Party](https://www.theregister.com/2019/02/06/huawei_open_letter_uk_government/). Its software development practices were [criticized by the Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre](https://www.theregister.com/2019/03/28/hcsec_huawei_oversight_board_savaging_annual_report/), though backdoors in its hardware were not identified. [![](https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ad?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_onprem/networks&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=4&c=44aeTE0E7HnER3IG6ZzpyufAAAAZI&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0)](https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_onprem/networks&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=4&c=44aeTE0E7HnER3IG6ZzpyufAAAAZI&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0) [![](https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ad?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_onprem/networks&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=3&c=33aeTE0E7HnER3IG6ZzpyufAAAAZI&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0)](https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_onprem/networks&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=3&c=33aeTE0E7HnER3IG6ZzpyufAAAAZI&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0) Nevertheless, the business that once flew high in Britain [shut down its Enterprise tech operations](https://www.theregister.com/2020/09/08/huawei_set_to_exit_server/) – servers, networking, and storage – in the country and has since been reduced to servicing network products still in use and selling lines of consumer tech. - [Beijing doesn't want Nvidia's H20s anywhere near sensitive government workloads](https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/12/china_nvidia_h20/) - [London's poor 5G blamed on spectrum, investment, and timing of Huawei ban](https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/25/london_poor_5g_research/) - [Huawei's latest notebook shows China is still generations behind in chipmaking](https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/23/huaweis_foldable_shows_china_years_behind_tsmc/) - [Trump tariff turmoil hurting global smartphone market, but hitting US hardest](https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/04/trump_tariff_turmoil_affecting_global/) In addition to the latest revenue drop for Huawei UK in 2024 – down 18 percent year-on-year – the profit and loss accounts confirm that gross profit fell 21.4 percent to £24.2 million (\$32.7 million) due to "changes in sales mix," and profit after tax tumbled more than 26 percent to £6.2 million (\$8.4 million). ![china](https://regmedia.co.uk/2022/03/09/china_shutterstock.jpg?x=174&y=115&crop=1) ## Congress to Commerce: Sanction more Chinese chip firms to stop Huawei's evasion [READ MORE](https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/24/congress_china_sanction_huawei/) Huawei said its UK forecast for the current year was set in anticipation of risks in the telecoms sectors and "challenging" economic conditions, as well as "restrictions placed on the business by US and UK legislation and regulations." *The Reg* attended a Huawei event on London during July and was shown a range of new consumer tech gear including a foldable smartphone and other interesting gadgets. None were available for sale locally, though staff hinted this could change. Huawei continues to sell wearables, PCs, tablets and audio products to Brits. Huawei employed just 176 people in the UK in 2024, versus 260 in the prior year. Back in 2019, it had 885 on the payroll in Britain. This is what happens when technology and politics are intertwined. [![](https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ad?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_onprem/networks&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=4&c=44aeTE0E7HnER3IG6ZzpyufAAAAZI&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0)](https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_onprem/networks&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=4&c=44aeTE0E7HnER3IG6ZzpyufAAAAZI&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0) Steve Brazier, Informa Fellow and co-founder at Canappi, told us: "Following the UK government's decision to restrict Huawei's market access on political grounds, the company's reduced presence in Britain has contributed to [delays in 5G infrastructure deployment and limitations in network performance](https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/08/britains_5g_experience_among_the/). Whilst the full economic cost of these delays—in terms of reduced productivity and missed innovation opportunities remains difficult to quantify, the impact has been considerable. "Despite these setbacks in the UK market, Huawei has demonstrated remarkable resilience globally, re-establishing itself as a major force across telecommunications infrastructure, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things solutions, mobile devices, and semiconductor technology. It is one of the world's most important tech companies." 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Huawei's business in Britain has dwindled in the half-decade since the UK acquiesced to demands from the US to ban the Chinese networking giant from local telco networks. In its latest profit and loss accounts for the year ended December 31, 2024, Huawei Technologies UK generated just £188.2 million (\$159.6 million) in revenues versus £1.26 billion (\$1.7 billion) in 2019. Sales peaked in the prior year at £1.28 billion. ![android in court](https://regmedia.co.uk/2024/10/09/shutterstock_android_court.jpg?x=174&y=115&crop=1) ## Huawei's farewell to Android isn't a marketing move, it's chess [READ MORE](https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/28/opinion_column_huawei_harmony_os/) "Revenue in 2024 decreased by 18 percent, primarily due to planned downsizing of the business following UK and US restrictions," Huawei said in the report filed at Companies House last month. Anti-Huawei sentiment began in earnest stateside in 2019 when President Donald Trump [declared a national emergency](https://www.theregister.com/2019/05/15/president_trump_huawei_emergency_ban/) by signing an executive order that effectively prohibited the use of Chinese telecom gear by US corporations. Pressure was then placed on [allies](https://www.theregister.com/2020/01/27/uk_huawei_5g_core_decision_imminent/) to follow suit. President Biden [didn't loosen screws](https://www.theregister.com/2021/03/12/biden_huawei_restrictions/) during his administration and now Trump is back. The UK Telecommunications (Security) Act received [Royal Assent in November 2021](https://www.theregister.com/2021/11/18/dcms_tca/), outlawing the purchase of Huawei networking kit to build 5G networks. Local companies were ordered to [eradicate any Huawei tech from their 5G infrastructure by 2027](https://www.theregister.com/2020/07/14/huawei_ban_uk/). Huawei, which previously agreed to annual checks on its products by GCHQ, the British intelligence and security agency, has [consistently denied allegations of spying for the Chinese Communist Party](https://www.theregister.com/2019/02/06/huawei_open_letter_uk_government/). Its software development practices were [criticized by the Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre](https://www.theregister.com/2019/03/28/hcsec_huawei_oversight_board_savaging_annual_report/), though backdoors in its hardware were not identified. Nevertheless, the business that once flew high in Britain [shut down its Enterprise tech operations](https://www.theregister.com/2020/09/08/huawei_set_to_exit_server/) – servers, networking, and storage – in the country and has since been reduced to servicing network products still in use and selling lines of consumer tech. - [Beijing doesn't want Nvidia's H20s anywhere near sensitive government workloads](https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/12/china_nvidia_h20/) - [London's poor 5G blamed on spectrum, investment, and timing of Huawei ban](https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/25/london_poor_5g_research/) - [Huawei's latest notebook shows China is still generations behind in chipmaking](https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/23/huaweis_foldable_shows_china_years_behind_tsmc/) - [Trump tariff turmoil hurting global smartphone market, but hitting US hardest](https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/04/trump_tariff_turmoil_affecting_global/) In addition to the latest revenue drop for Huawei UK in 2024 – down 18 percent year-on-year – the profit and loss accounts confirm that gross profit fell 21.4 percent to £24.2 million (\$32.7 million) due to "changes in sales mix," and profit after tax tumbled more than 26 percent to £6.2 million (\$8.4 million). ![china](https://regmedia.co.uk/2022/03/09/china_shutterstock.jpg?x=174&y=115&crop=1) ## Congress to Commerce: Sanction more Chinese chip firms to stop Huawei's evasion [READ MORE](https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/24/congress_china_sanction_huawei/) Huawei said its UK forecast for the current year was set in anticipation of risks in the telecoms sectors and "challenging" economic conditions, as well as "restrictions placed on the business by US and UK legislation and regulations." *The Reg* attended a Huawei event on London during July and was shown a range of new consumer tech gear including a foldable smartphone and other interesting gadgets. None were available for sale locally, though staff hinted this could change. Huawei continues to sell wearables, PCs, tablets and audio products to Brits. Huawei employed just 176 people in the UK in 2024, versus 260 in the prior year. Back in 2019, it had 885 on the payroll in Britain. This is what happens when technology and politics are intertwined. Steve Brazier, Informa Fellow and co-founder at Canappi, told us: "Following the UK government's decision to restrict Huawei's market access on political grounds, the company's reduced presence in Britain has contributed to [delays in 5G infrastructure deployment and limitations in network performance](https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/08/britains_5g_experience_among_the/). Whilst the full economic cost of these delays—in terms of reduced productivity and missed innovation opportunities remains difficult to quantify, the impact has been considerable. "Despite these setbacks in the UK market, Huawei has demonstrated remarkable resilience globally, re-establishing itself as a major force across telecommunications infrastructure, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things solutions, mobile devices, and semiconductor technology. It is one of the world's most important tech companies." Huawei's business globally grew [22 percent](https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/09/asia_tech_news_in_brief/) year-on-year in 2024 as it concentrates on Asia Pacific and other regions outside of the West. We asked Huawei to comment. ®

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