New Delhi (CNN Business) Huawei may be battling a US-led global campaign against its business, but the Chinese company just got a ringing endorsement in the world's hottest mobile market.

The founder and chairman of one of India's biggest telecom companies voiced his support for Huawei on Thursday, saying it should be allowed to help build the country's 5G networks.

"My view is they should be in play, I really feel they should be in play," Sunil Bharti Mittal said Thursday at the World Economic Forum's India summit. Mittal's company, Bharti Airtel, is the third largest mobile network provider in India.

Nokia NOK Ericsson ERIC Huawei has been a leader in developing next-generation 5G technology for years, but its recent troubles have allowed competitors such asandto narrow the gap . Mittal says the Chinese firm's equipment is still much more advanced.

"Huawei over the last 10 or 12 years has become extremely good with their product, to a point where I can safely say today their product ... is significantly superior to Ericsson and Nokia," he said, adding that Airtel has been using equipment from all three companies in its 3G and 4G networks.