Qualcomm gets US nod to sell 4G chips to Huawei in exception to ban

Qualcomm gets US nod to sell 4G chips to Huawei in exception to ban

Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

Qualcomm Inc on Friday received a license from the U.S. government to sell 4G mobile phone chips to China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, an exemption to U.S. trade restrictions imposed amid rising tensions with China.

“We received a license for a number of products, which includes some 4G products,” a Qualcomm spokeswoman told Reuters.

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