US Lawmakers Applaud India's Decision to Not Allow Chinese Companies to Conduct 5G Trials
3 years, 7 months ago

US Lawmakers Applaud India's Decision to Not Allow Chinese Companies to Conduct 5G Trials

News 18  

Top US lawmakers have applauded India’s decision to not allow Chinese telecom companies to conduct 5G trials in the country. The Department of Telecom in India on Tuesday had approved applications of telecom companies Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and MTNL to conduct 5G trials but none of them would be using technologies of Chinese entities. ”India’s decision to exclude Huawei and ZTE from its 5G trials is good news for the people of India and the world,” House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican and China Task Force Chairman Michael McCaul said in a statement on Wednesday. ”People’s Republic of China law requires any Chinese company including Huawei and ZTE to work for the Chinese Communist Party if asked,” McCaul said.

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Xiaomi says suppliers concerned over India's heavy scrutiny of Chinese firms
10 months, 1 week ago

Xiaomi says suppliers concerned over India's heavy scrutiny of Chinese firms

Hindustan Times  

China's Xiaomi has told New Delhi that smartphone component suppliers are wary about setting up operations in India amid heavy scrutiny of Chinese companies by the government, according to a letter and a source with direct knowledge of the matter. In the letter, Xiaomi India President Muralikrishnan B. said India needed to work on "confidence building" measures to encourage component …

Chinese Mobile Manufacturers Asked By Centre To Appoint Indian Executives In Key Positions
1 year, 6 months ago

Chinese Mobile Manufacturers Asked By Centre To Appoint Indian Executives In Key Positions

ABP News  

The Centre has requested Chinese mobile phone manufacturers operating in India to involve Indian partners in their local operations. Furthermore, the government has instructed these manufacturers to collaborate with Indian contract manufacturers, expand local manufacturing to the component level through joint ventures with Indian businesses, and engage local distributors. These developments arose from recent meetings conducted by the Ministry of …

Military Agencies Issue Advisory Against 11 Chinese Mobile Brands; Troops Asked to Switch to Phones
1 year, 9 months ago

Military Agencies Issue Advisory Against 11 Chinese Mobile Brands; Troops Asked to Switch to Phones

News 18  

Amid the ongoing standoff between India and China on the Line of Actual Control, military intelligence agencies have issued an advisory against the use of commercially available Chinese mobile phones by Indian troops. The list includes OnePlus, OPPO, and Realme, among 11 other well-known Chinese mobile brands in the Indian market, according to the document accessed by CNN News 18. …

India’s internet policy mustn’t develop Chinese characteristics
2 years, 2 months ago

India’s internet policy mustn’t develop Chinese characteristics

Live Mint  

One of the laws under which India governs its telecom industry dates back to 1885—when Alexander Graham Bell’s invention of the telephone was not even a decade old. If the colonial-era Indian Telegraph Act is hopelessly anachronistic, its proposed replacement may also be problematic: The telecom bill wants to retain sweeping powers of state surveillance and apply them even to …

Indian telecom experts draw plan to check Chinese smartphones' dominance: Report
2 years, 3 months ago

Indian telecom experts draw plan to check Chinese smartphones' dominance: Report

Hindustan Times  

The Narendra Modi government has vehemently rejected the news of it banning Chinese smartphones priced below ₹12,000. The telecom industry executives now have prepared a master plan to check the dominance of the Chinese smartphones. The detailed blueprint contains specific recommendations which they urge the government to accept in order to phase out the lower end Chinese smartphones from the …

How Beijing reacted to India’s move to ban Chinese smartphones below Rs 12,000
2 years, 4 months ago

How Beijing reacted to India’s move to ban Chinese smartphones below Rs 12,000

Firstpost  

Taking note of India’s move to ban Chinese telecommunication giants from selling their devices under Rs 12,000, the Chinese foreign ministry said that Beijing will “firmly support” Chinese companies in defending their lawful interests and rights. According to a Bloomberg report, the Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson also said that Beijing will “firmly support” Chinese companies in defending their lawful interests …

India not planning to ban Chinese smartphones priced at less than ₹12k: Report
2 years, 4 months ago

India not planning to ban Chinese smartphones priced at less than ₹12k: Report

Hindustan Times  

Amid speculations that the Union government is planning to ban Chinese firms from selling in India smartphones that cost less than ₹12,000, top government officials, responding to reports in this regard, have said that the Centre, in fact, has no plan to restrict companies from the neighbouring country from the entry-level smartphone market. Companies from the world's second-largest economy dominate …

Beijing reacts to India’s move to ban Chinese smartphones below ₹12,000
2 years, 4 months ago

Beijing reacts to India’s move to ban Chinese smartphones below ₹12,000

Hindustan Times  

The Chinese government has reacted to India’s plans to ban smartphone makers from the country from selling devices cheaper than ₹12,000, dealing a blow to brands, including Xiaomi Corp. India's move is aimed at pushing Chinese companies out of the lower segment of the market. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said the government …

India to oust China firms from below ₹12,000 smartphone market: Report
2 years, 4 months ago

India to oust China firms from below ₹12,000 smartphone market: Report

Hindustan Times  

India seeks to restrict Chinese smartphone makers from selling devices cheaper than 12,000 rupees to kickstart its faltering domestic industry, dealing a blow to brands including Xiaomi Corp. India is world’s second-biggest mobile market, and exclusion from it’s entry-level market would hurt Xiaomi and its peers, which in recent years have increasingly relied on India to drive growth. Exclusion from …

India should probe Vivo according to law, not discriminate: China
2 years, 5 months ago

India should probe Vivo according to law, not discriminate: China

Hindustan Times  

China on Wednesday said it hopes India would conduct investigations into the Chinese smartphone company Vivo according to law and provide a “fair” and “non-discriminatory” business environment for Chinese firms. China is closely following developments related to the raids on the offices of Vivo in India, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson, Zhao Lijian, said on Wednesday when asked about the case. …

Trudeau to ban China’s Huawei from 5G in Canada
2 years, 7 months ago

Trudeau to ban China’s Huawei from 5G in Canada

Al Jazeera  

The announcement will be welcomed by the Biden administration, which has sought to steer countries away from Huawei. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will join Canada’s closest intelligence allies in banning Huawei Technologies Co. from fifth-generation wireless networks, according to a government official familiar with the decision. Trudeau’s government had delayed the decision for more than three years, as relations between …

Indian tax authorities raid China’s Huawei, triggering protest from Beijing
2 years, 10 months ago

Indian tax authorities raid China’s Huawei, triggering protest from Beijing

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI : Indian authorities have raided the offices of Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies Co. over suspected tax evasion, triggering a protest from Beijing, in the latest sign that border tensions between the two countries are spilling into commercial ties. The tax raids on Huawei are the latest sign that the Indian government is taking a tougher stance toward …

China asks India ‘to improve business environment’ after apps ban, tax probes
2 years, 10 months ago

China asks India ‘to improve business environment’ after apps ban, tax probes

The Hindu  

China’s Ministry of Commerce on Thursday asked India “to improve its business environment” and to ensure “non-discriminatory” treatment of its firms, in the wake of a new ban on Chinese apps and recent tax probes on Chinese telecom and mobile firms. On Thursday, Chinese Commerce Ministry spokesman Gao Feng said “relevant Indian authorities have taken a series of measures to …

This is How India Can Block Back Door Entry of Chinese Apps
3 years, 3 months ago

This is How India Can Block Back Door Entry of Chinese Apps

News 18  

The Government of India in June 2020 blocked 59 apps, developed and owned by Chinese companies. The Chinese themselves protect their domestic market by putting severe restrictions on how much foreign-owned tech companies can operate in China and what kind of data can be collected by them. The Wall Street Journal in August reported that Chinese regulators are considering a …

India's 5G space booming with global, domestic players pitching in
3 years, 4 months ago

India's 5G space booming with global, domestic players pitching in

India TV News  

India's 5G dreams may have been delayed amid the pandemic but this has not been able to detract the equipment makers from engaging in terms of equipment manufacturing and network development. In June, telecom giant Reliance's Jio partnered with US chipset maker Qualcomm to manufacture critical equipment for the 5G ecosystem in India. As several partnerships in the telecom space …

India’s decision on 5G trials a sovereign one: U.S.
3 years, 7 months ago

India’s decision on 5G trials a sovereign one: U.S.

The Hindu  

India’s recent decision authorising 5G trials without Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE is a sovereign one, a top State Department official has said, asserting that America is deeply concerned about the dangers of installing networks with equipment that can be manipulated, disrupted or potentially controlled by China. India’s Department of Telecom last week approved applications of telecom companies Reliance Jio, …

India's Decision Allowing 5G Trials Without Chinese Companies a Sovereign One: US
3 years, 7 months ago

India's Decision Allowing 5G Trials Without Chinese Companies a Sovereign One: US

News 18  

India’s recent decision authorising 5G trials without Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE is a sovereign one, a top State Department official has said, asserting that America is deeply concerned about the dangers of installing networks with equipment that can be manipulated, disrupted or potentially controlled by China. India’s Department of Telecom last week approved applications of telecom companies Reliance Jio, …

China expresses ‘concern, regret’ over India’s 5G exclusion
3 years, 7 months ago

China expresses ‘concern, regret’ over India’s 5G exclusion

The Hindu  

China on Wednesday expressed “concern and regret” at India’s move to not include Chinese telecommunication firms among the companies permitted this week to conduct trials for the use of 5G technology. Reacting to the move, the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi said in a statement it “express concern and regret that Chinese telecommunications companies have not been permitted to conduct …

5G Trials: ‘Let Our Firms Participate’, China Tells India
3 years, 7 months ago

5G Trials: ‘Let Our Firms Participate’, China Tells India

The Quint  

Deep concerns have been expressed by Beijing over India’s new telecom policy that does not permit Chinese telecommunication companies to conduct 5G trials in the country. In a statement, Wang Xiaojian, spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in India, said that China expresses “concern and regret that Chinese telecommunications companies have not been permitted to conduct 5G trials with Indian Telecom …

Government of India gives nod to local telecom operators for 5G trials
3 years, 7 months ago

Government of India gives nod to local telecom operators for 5G trials

Firstpost  

The Department of Telecom on Tuesday approved applications of telecom companies, Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and MTNL, for conducting 5G trials but none of them will be using technologies of Chinese entities.This means that Chinese gear makers will not be part of the 5G trials. “The Department of Telecommunications approved today permissions to Telecom Service Providers for conducting trials …

Govt. gives TSPs nod for 5G trials; Chinese tech giants left out
3 years, 7 months ago

Govt. gives TSPs nod for 5G trials; Chinese tech giants left out

The Hindu  

The Department of Telecommunications on Tuesday gave permission to Telecom Service Providers to conduct trials for the use and application of 5G technology. Each TSP will have to conduct trials in rural and semi-urban settings also in addition to urban settings so that the benefit of 5G technology proliferates across the country and is not confined only to urban areas, …

5G Trials Set To Begin In India And You Could Be Using 5G On Your Phone Very Soon
3 years, 7 months ago

5G Trials Set To Begin In India And You Could Be Using 5G On Your Phone Very Soon

News 18  

India is now one step closer to having 5G mobile networks in the country. This means that telecom companies including Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vi could be in line to get the 5G spectrum for network trials across India. It is expected that the 5G networks in India will cover 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 MHz as well as …

India likely to block China’s Huawei over security fears: Report
3 years, 9 months ago

India likely to block China’s Huawei over security fears: Report

Live Mint  

India is likely to block its mobile carriers from using telecom equipment made by China's Huawei, two government officials said, under procurement rules due to come into force in June. India's telecoms department said on Wednesday that after June 15 carriers can only buy certain types of equipment from government-approved "trusted sources" and said New Delhi could also create a …

China demands India rescind app ban amid border tension
4 years ago

China demands India rescind app ban amid border tension

The Independent  

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Firmly opposed to India’s decision to block 43 more apps, says Chinese foreign ministry
4 years ago

Firmly opposed to India’s decision to block 43 more apps, says Chinese foreign ministry

Firstpost  

Beijing: China on Wednesday said it was firmly opposed to India’s decision to block 43 more Chinese apps on national security grounds, claiming the move violated WTO rules. India on Tuesday blocked 4 3 more Chinese mobile apps, including Alibaba Group Holding’s e-commerce app AliExpress, in a fresh wave of web sanctions amid its border standoff with China. Asked for …

India's Decision to Ban Apps Based on 'National Security Excuse', Violates WTO Rules, Says China
4 years ago

India's Decision to Ban Apps Based on 'National Security Excuse', Violates WTO Rules, Says China

News 18  

China resolutely opposed India’s measures to ban more Chinese mobile applications over national security concerns, its embassy in the South Asian nation said on Wednesday. Asked for his reaction to the latest ban, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a media briefing in Beijing that China expresses serious concern over India’s move. China firmly rejects it.” Zhao said Chinese …

India bans 43 apps: China warns of ‘damage’ to relations
4 years ago

India bans 43 apps: China warns of ‘damage’ to relations

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN Business — India has banned dozens more Chinese apps, drawing a rebuke from Beijing and further straining already tense relations between the world’s most populous countries. “We firmly oppose the Indian side’s repeated use of ‘national security’ as an excuse to prohibit some mobile apps with Chinese background,” Ji Rong, spokesperson for China’s embassy in India, said …

5G Chinese Telecom Gear: Parliamentary Panel Quizzes Top Govt Officials, Say Sources
4 years, 1 month ago

5G Chinese Telecom Gear: Parliamentary Panel Quizzes Top Govt Officials, Say Sources

News 18  

Members of a parliamentary committee on Tuesday quizzed top government officials on whether there is a ban on the purchase of equipment from Chinese vendors for 5G infrastructure in India, sources said. Top officials of the Telcom Ministry and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India deposed before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information and Technology, which is chaired by senior …

Indian Govt to Favour Make in India Over Chinese in Tech Tenders, to Impact 5G Rollout: Sources
4 years, 3 months ago

Indian Govt to Favour Make in India Over Chinese in Tech Tenders, to Impact 5G Rollout: Sources

News 18  

Indian government will reportedly change the process of issuing official tenders and selecting contractors to work on key technology infrastructure sectors, a top government official revealed to CNN-News18. According to the official, the move is in line with the Indian government’s increased focus on data and cyber security, which have come under increasing scrutiny in light of China’s cyber espionage …

India's Ban on Mobile Apps Not Beneficial to Anyone and Violates WTO Rules, Says China
4 years, 3 months ago

India's Ban on Mobile Apps Not Beneficial to Anyone and Violates WTO Rules, Says China

News 18  

China on Thursday said India's decision to ban 118 Chinese APPs is not beneficial to the Indian users nor to China's businesses and claimed it violated WTO rules. India on Wednesday banned 118 more mobile apps with Chinese links, including the popular game PUBG, citing data privacy concerns and a threat to national security, taking the total count of Chinese-linked …

Despite the messaging, it is still advantage China
4 years, 3 months ago

Despite the messaging, it is still advantage China

The Hindu  

Many U.S. companies as well as the analysts who advise them are cognisant of India’s goal of becoming an alternative supply source and investment destination to China. Despite New Delhi’s noted success in attracting Apple suppliers to India, many U.S. companies with experience working with China are not convinced that India has the PRC’s established industrial base and expertise. Yet, …

China pitches BRICS 5G base as India mulls Huawei ban
4 years, 3 months ago

China pitches BRICS 5G base as India mulls Huawei ban

The Hindu  

China has made a proposal to create what it has termed a BRICS innovation base to take forward 5G and Artificial Intelligence cooperation among the five countries, as their Industry Ministers met virtually on Monday. China's Minister of Industry and Information Technology Xiao Yaqing "urged fellow nations, including India, to boost cooperation in areas including 5G and AI”, Chinese media …

To send a message, it is time to ban Chinese firms from India’s 5G trials
4 years, 4 months ago

To send a message, it is time to ban Chinese firms from India’s 5G trials

Hindustan Times  

It is now obvious that the moves by the People’s Liberation Army in eastern Ladakh this summer were premeditated, planned and smoothly executed. The ban on Chinese mobile phone apps, changes in the public procurement policies aimed at weeding out Chinese companies and an added level of scrutiny in India’s investment apparatus are welcome From the statements of Chinese diplomatic …

China’s Huawei, ZTE set to be shut out of India’s 5G trials
4 years, 4 months ago

China’s Huawei, ZTE set to be shut out of India’s 5G trials

Live Mint  

China’s Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp. are set to be kept out of India’s plans to roll out its 5G networks as relations between the two countries hit a four decade low following deadly border clashes. The Ministry of Communications will restart pending discussions on approvals for 5G trials by private companies including Bharti Airtel Ltd., Reliance Jio Infocomm …

5G in India and Anti-China Sentiments: Can Huawei, ZTE Ban Delay India's 5G Trials?
4 years, 4 months ago

5G in India and Anti-China Sentiments: Can Huawei, ZTE Ban Delay India's 5G Trials?

News 18  

At Reliance Industries’ 43rd annual general meeting, chairman-managing director Mukesh Ambani made a milestone announcement – Reliance Jio, India’s largest mobile telecom operator, would bring commercial 5G services to all of India as soon as 5G trials and spectrum auctions are held. According to sources from earlier this week, Huawei and ZTE, two of the key Chinese companies that offer …

Testing the world: Chinese claims in Bhutan, incursion in India indicative of their intentions, says US
4 years, 4 months ago

Testing the world: Chinese claims in Bhutan, incursion in India indicative of their intentions, says US

India Today  

China's territorial claims in Bhutan and the recent incursion into Indian land are indicative of their intentions, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday, adding that Beijing under President Xi Jinping was trying to find out whether other countries are going to push back. "I think the actions are entirely consistent with what they have been signalling to …

DoT Suggests No Chinese Co-Involvement in India's 5G Trial; Telcos Expect Delay, Cost Hike
4 years, 4 months ago

DoT Suggests No Chinese Co-Involvement in India's 5G Trial; Telcos Expect Delay, Cost Hike

News 18  

The department of telecommunications, under oversight from the government of India, has reportedly recommended that Chinese companies such as Huawei and ZTE be kept out of setting up 5G infrastructure in India. According to CNBC-TV18, sources with knowledge of the matter at DoT has stated that a panel set up by the body has cited cyber security as the key …

Will protect interests of Chinese companies: China after India bans more apps
4 years, 4 months ago

Will protect interests of Chinese companies: China after India bans more apps

Deccan Chronicle  

China on Tuesday once again lashed out at India on last month’s banning of 59 Chinese mobile apps including WeChat and asked it to avoid “correct its wrongdoing”, warning that China will “also take necessary measures to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies”. In a statement on Tuesday, the Chinese Embassy said, “On June 29, the Indian …

The ban on 59 Chinese apps is just bluster
4 years, 5 months ago

The ban on 59 Chinese apps is just bluster

The Hindu  

IN a move that India’s Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad described as a “digital strike”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a press release on June 29 banning 59 Chinese-owned apps. Such measures would justify the call for public investment to support digital platform development, while assuring society that government support for private initiative is conditional on the delivery of …

Centre identifies Chinese companies with links to PLA operating in India
4 years, 5 months ago

Centre identifies Chinese companies with links to PLA operating in India

India Today  

The Government of India has identified China-based companies with links to the People's Liberation Army operating in the country less than a month after it banned 59 Chinese mobile applications, including TikTok. Chinese companies such as Huawei, ZTE, TikTok, etc have been tasked with supporting, providing assistance, and cooperating with China's national intelligence undertakings, wherever they operate as per this …

Reliance Jio praised by Pompeo as UK ditches Huawei’s 5G networks
4 years, 5 months ago

Reliance Jio praised by Pompeo as UK ditches Huawei’s 5G networks

Live Mint  

US welcomes UK ban on Huawei, says clean carriers like Jio have prohibited Chinese company's equipment Welcoming the United Kingdom's decision to ban Huawei from future 5G networks, US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, on Tuesday said London joins a growing list of countries from around the world that are standing up for their national security by prohibiting the use …

Trade body demand ban on Chinese firms HUAWEI & ZTE from Indian 5G rollout
4 years, 5 months ago

Trade body demand ban on Chinese firms HUAWEI & ZTE from Indian 5G rollout

India Today  

Amid high border tension between India, China, the Confederation of All India Traders wrote to Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad demanding to ban HUAWEI & ZTE Corporation of China from participating in the 5G network rollout in India. CAIT national president BC Bharrtia while complimenting the Centre for taking various steps to reduce China's dominance after the killing of 20 …

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