Still, Mr. Rojas said that the allegations alone aren't enough to hurt to Huawei's sales.

WSJ: Motorola's Suit Poses Challenge for Huawei's Success

"The estimated mortality comes to more than 30 animals per year, and having a population that is only 150 - you can imagine that the population will not survive if nothing is done, " said Lorenzo Rojas-Bracho, Mexico's IWC commissioner and the head of the national marine mammal research and conservation programme.

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Bill Rojas, analyst for IDC in Hong Kong, said Motorola's allegations, even though unproven, could make add to Huawei's difficulties expanding in the U.S., where it has been less successful than in other markets.

WSJ: Motorola's Suit Poses Challenge for Huawei's Success