India, June 20 -- A group of 26 technical specifications and standards bodies have written to US Dept of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross seeking clarification on whether Huawei is allowed to contribute to their development work while the Chinese vendor is subject to the Entity List order announced last month.
The standards bodies -- which include the Broadband Forum, Ethernet Alliance, MulteFire Alliance and Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) -- are concerned that any rulings that exclude Huawei from participation in their work could lead to "standards wars." They have even gone as far as suggesting an amendment to the current language used in the Entity List judgement that would enable "business as usual" at the many consortia ...