US ban may push Huawei to use Russian Avrora OS

Moscow: Chinese technology giant Huawei will start talks with officials at Russia’s communications ministry this summer on the possibility of using Russia’s Avrova (Aurora) operating system, the RIA news agency on Friday cited a Russian deputy communications minister as saying.

The US government directed American tech companies to stop trade with Huawei in May fearing breach of sensitive user information, such as location data, and that Chinese technologies could pose a possible threat to critical American infrastructure. Huawei has repeatedly denied it is controlled by the Chinese government, military or intelligence services.