KYOTO -- In a bid to secure smartphone components for a summer launch of new models, China's Huawei Technologies has boosted orders from Japanese suppliers, moving ahead to avoid supply disruptions amid growing U.S. pressure, Nikkei has learned.
Huawei is asking suppliers to increase shipments by early summer, when production of its latest smartphone model goes into full swing. Murata Manufacturing appears to have received double the usual volume of orders and plans to boost shipments accordingly.
