The soap opera that the United States is starring in and its veto of Huawei continues and at the moment it seems that based on postponements he has no plans to finish soon. Given the seen, the guys at Huawei are doing everything possible to reduce dependence on the United States, not only in terms of hardware, but also in software.
While Huawei continues to develop its operating system and seek developers to expand the current ecosystem, the Asian firm has reached an important agreement with TomTom, so that this is the default map service of the next terminals that Huawei launches on the market without Google services.
Instead of using the OpenStreetMap database, the source of most alternatives to Google Maps, Huawei has reached an agreement with TomTom to display map information, traffic information and navigation software. This agreement has been possible since TomTom, is not an American company, as it is headquartered in the Netherlands, so it is not affected by the battles between the US government and Huawei.
According to a TomTom spokesperson, The deal was closed long ago, but has not been made public until now. The financial details of the deal have not been disclosed. What is clear is that the Dutch company has been successful in reaching this agreement, a company that had to change its business model when GPS devices were no longer an option for the user due to the arrival of smartphones.
The next terminal that the Asian giant plans to present, the Huawei P40, has all the earmarks of hitting the market without Google servicesLike the Huawei Mate 30 Pro, a fantastic terminal but with the lack of Google services (although they can be installed) they do not make it one of the best smartphones on the market.