Huawei is considering deploying Ascend AI chips in Latin America, cloud chief says
Huawei is exploring the deployment of its Ascend AI chips in Latin America through its cloud services. This initiative aims to expand the reach of Chinese-designed hardware in a region traditionally dominated by US suppliers. The Ascend 950 family of chips is still in its early stages of domestic deployment, with Chinese companies like Alibaba and ByteDance already utilizing them for their AI models. AI
IMPACT Huawei's potential expansion of its Ascend AI chips into Latin America could introduce greater competition for US-based AI hardware providers in the region.