Inside the talks to end the UK's reliance on Huawei
4 years, 7 months ago

Inside the talks to end the UK's reliance on Huawei

The Telegraph  

At the start of the year, before coronavirus swept across the country, politicians had a very different crisis on their hands. Boris Johnson announced he was allowing Chinese firm Huawei to build part of the UK’s 5G network - and Donald Trump was furious. Ministers are understood to have held talks over funneling taxpayer cash into an international scheme to standardise 5G network equipment, known as OpenRAN, that is backed by BT, Vodafone and tech giants including Facebook. In practical terms, the restrictions stopping US parts being used in semiconductors for Huawei are likely to hurt the company’s handset business more than its network equipment arm. But now “there’s a growing resignation” that Huawei will not be allowed as big a role as was previously suggested, one industry source said.

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Why the internet on your phone is getting so slow
2 months, 1 week ago

Why the internet on your phone is getting so slow

The Telegraph  

Kester Mann, an analyst at CCS Insight, says many of the early promises of 5G, such as self-driving cars and smart cities, have failed to materialise, and many consumers have not been convinced of the benefits, or do not have a 5G-capable phone. The Conservative government’s belated decision to ban equipment from the Chinese telecoms giant Huawei within Britain’s 5G …

Can the US Counter Huawei’s Normalcy?
8 months, 1 week ago

Can the US Counter Huawei’s Normalcy?

The Diplomat  

Ads for Huawei smartwatches are ubiquitous across Tokyo this spring, with the latest model promising better record-keeping and ultimately better performance for the wearer on the green. Japan has already aligned itself with Washington’s staunch position against the proliferation of Huawei over the years, which first began with the United States banning the company from bidding for U.S. government contracts …

BT scrambles to rip out Huawei tech ahead of New Year’s Eve deadline
1 year ago

BT scrambles to rip out Huawei tech ahead of New Year’s Eve deadline

The Telegraph  

BT is scrambling to rip Huawei equipment out of its network before the end of the year to avoid hefty fines. The telecoms giant still has not removed all kit made by the controversial Chinese company from its “core” network, with just 11 days left before a government-imposed deadline of December 31. BT, which relied heavily on Huawei equipment to …

China’s Huawei to re-enter 5G smartphone
1 year, 3 months ago

China’s Huawei to re-enter 5G smartphone

The Hindu  

Huawei may launch a mid-range 5G phone as soon as October, China's IT Times reported on Tuesday, in what would be another sign the technology giant has overcome U.S. sanctions. From 2019, the U.S. has restricted Huawei's access to chipmaking tools essential for producing the most advanced handset models, with the company only able to launch limited batches of 5G …

China's Huawei poised to overcome U.S. ban with return of 5G phones: Report
1 year, 6 months ago

China's Huawei poised to overcome U.S. ban with return of 5G phones: Report

The Hindu  

China's Huawei Technologies is plotting a return to the 5G smartphone industry by the end of this year, according to research firms, signalling a comeback after a U.S. ban on equipment sales decimated its consumer electronics business. Huawei should be able to procure 5G chips domestically using its own advances in semiconductor design tools along with chipmaking from Semiconductor Manufacturing …

China's Huawei Poised To Overcome US Ban With Return Of 5G Phones: Report
1 year, 6 months ago

China's Huawei Poised To Overcome US Ban With Return Of 5G Phones: Report

News 18  

China’s Huawei Technologies is plotting a return to the 5G smartphone industry by the end of this year, according to research firms, signalling a comeback after a U.S. ban on equipment sales decimated its consumer electronics business. Huawei should be able to procure 5G chips domestically using its own advances in semiconductor design tools along with chipmaking from Semiconductor Manufacturing …

EU Says China's Huawei, ZTE Pose Risk to Bloc Security
1 year, 7 months ago

EU Says China's Huawei, ZTE Pose Risk to Bloc Security

News 18  

Chinese telecoms giants Huawei and ZTE pose a risk to the EU’s security, the European Commission warned Thursday, as it announced it will no longer use services that rely on the companies. “The commission considers that Huawei and ZTE represent in fact materially higher risks than other 5G suppliers,” the EU’s executive arm said in a statement. The EU’s internal …

EU considers mandatory ban on using Huawei to build 5G
1 year, 7 months ago

EU considers mandatory ban on using Huawei to build 5G

The Hindu  

The European Union is considering a mandatory ban on member-states using companies that might pose a security risk in their 5G networks, including China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd., the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. In a meeting last Friday, the EU's internal market commissioner Thierry Breton informed telecoms ministers that only a third of EU countries had implemented Huawei bans …

Huawei stepping up efforts for role in Malaysia's 5G rollout as country reviews tender: Report
1 year, 10 months ago

Huawei stepping up efforts for role in Malaysia's 5G rollout as country reviews tender: Report

Firstpost  

Malaysia’s 5G rollout plans have become a litmus test of its relations with China as well as western nations and a challenge to the country’s reputation for respecting the sanctity of commercial contracts Chinese telecommunications maker Huawei may have been shut out from markets in the United States, parts of Europe and Japan on allegations of helping China in spying …

US bans import and sales of Chinese Huawei, ZTE equipments
2 years, 1 month ago

US bans import and sales of Chinese Huawei, ZTE equipments

Op India  

The Biden administration Friday prohibited the sale or import of new telecommunications equipment from China’s Huawei Technologies and ZTE, citing “an unacceptable risk” to US national security. The US Federal Communications Commission announced on Friday that it had adopted the final rules, which also prohibit the sale or import of surveillance equipment manufactured by China’s Dahua Technology, video surveillance firm …

US bans Chinese telecom devices, citing ‘national security’
2 years, 1 month ago

US bans Chinese telecom devices, citing ‘national security’

Al Jazeera  

US Federal Communications Commission decision includes devices from Huawei, ZTE and other manufacturers. The United States Federal Communications Commission has announced it is banning telecommunications and video surveillance equipment from prominent Chinese brands, including Huawei and ZTE, citing an “unacceptable risk to national security”. “Our unanimous decision represents the first time in the FCC’s history that we have voted to …

FCC could ban all new purchases of Huawei and ZTE telecom gear
2 years, 3 months ago

FCC could ban all new purchases of Huawei and ZTE telecom gear

CNN  

Washington CNN Business — The US government is poised to ban all future telecom equipment produced by Huawei and ZTE, two Chinese technology giants, from the American market in an expanding crackdown against perceived national security risks from China, according to a person familiar with the matter. The restrictions, outlined in a draft order by the Federal Communications Commission, would …

Book Excerpt | Washington’s war against Huawei put Beijing on the backfoot
2 years, 3 months ago

Book Excerpt | Washington’s war against Huawei put Beijing on the backfoot

Deccan Chronicle  

While China may be the largest producer of scientific papers and has probably surpassed the US in overall R&D investment, it continues to lag behind America in key technologies such as semiconductors. Even many high-end chips currently being built in Chinese foundries are subject to US sanctions, as Huawei-owned fabless semiconductor company HiSilicon found out in May 2019. Influence of …

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 …

Huawei should dissolve, disperse and seed China’s high-tech future
3 years, 2 months ago

Huawei should dissolve, disperse and seed China’s high-tech future

The Economist  

H UAWEI, A CHINESE firm emblematic of the breakdown in Sino-American relations, makes for a perfect business-school case study. Less than two years ago the company, based in the southern boom town of Shenzhen, had not only surpassed Nokia and Ericsson, its Nordic rivals, to become the world’s leading supplier of telecoms infrastructure. Like all good case studies, it has …

U.S. approves licenses for Huawei to buy auto chips
3 years, 4 months ago

U.S. approves licenses for Huawei to buy auto chips

The Hindu  

U.S. officials have approved license applications worth hundreds of millions of dollars for China's blacklisted telecom company Huawei to buy chips for its growing auto component business, two people familiar with the matter said. But in recent weeks and months, people familiar with the application process told Reuters the U.S. has granted licenses authorising suppliers to sell chips to Huawei …

Huawei plans to launch new operating system for phones in June
3 years, 7 months ago

Huawei plans to launch new operating system for phones in June

The Hindu  

China's Huawei Technologies said it will launch its new Harmony operating system for smartphones on June 2, its biggest move yet aimed at recovering from the damage done by U.S. sanctions to its mobile phone business. U.S. sanctions banned Google from providing technical support to new Huawei phone models and access to Google Mobile Services, the bundle of developer services …

Huawei Plans to Launch New Operating System for Smartphones on June 2
3 years, 7 months ago

Huawei Plans to Launch New Operating System for Smartphones on June 2

News 18  

China’s Huawei Technologies said it will launch its new Harmony operating system for smartphones on June 2, its biggest move yet aimed at recovering from the damage done by US sanctions to its mobile phone business. US sanctions banned Google from providing technical support to new Huawei phone models and access to Google Mobile Services, the bundle of developer services …

U.S. FCC commissioner urges tougher steps on Chinese network equipment
3 years, 9 months ago

U.S. FCC commissioner urges tougher steps on Chinese network equipment

The Hindu  

Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr on Tuesday called for new steps to ensure Huawei Technologies and ZTE equipment is barred from U.S. telecommunications networks and ensure no electronic devices produced with forced labor enter the United States. The FCC last year adopted rules requiring U.S. telecom carriers to remove and replace equipment produced by Huawei or ZTE if purchased using …

Huawei listed anew as threat to US national security
3 years, 10 months ago

Huawei listed anew as threat to US national security

Raw Story  

Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei had called for a reset in ties with the US after falling foul of former president Donald Trump, but the Biden administration has listed his company as a potential national security threat San Francisco - US regulators on Friday listed Huawei among Chinese telecom gear firms deemed a threat to national security, signalling that …

China lashes out at US over tighter Huawei restrictions
3 years, 10 months ago

China lashes out at US over tighter Huawei restrictions

Al Jazeera  

The United States informs some Huawei suppliers of tighter conditions on previously approved export licences, bans items for use in or with 5G devices from this week. China blasted President Joe Biden’s administration for imposing new restrictions on national tech champion Huawei Technologies Co., saying the U.S. “isn’t a reliable country that is to be trusted.” The U.S. informed some …

US against use of telecom equipment from Huawei: White House
3 years, 11 months ago

US against use of telecom equipment from Huawei: White House

India TV News  

The United States is against the use of telecom equipment from untrusted vendors like Huawei, the White House said on Wednesday. “Telecommunications equipment made by untrusted vendors, including Huawei, is a threat to the security of the US and our allies,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters at her daily press briefing. “We'll ensure that the American telecommunications …

Ex-MI6 chief Sir Richard Dearlove 'shocked' at not being asked about Britain using Huawei technology
3 years, 11 months ago

Ex-MI6 chief Sir Richard Dearlove 'shocked' at not being asked about Britain using Huawei technology

Daily Mail  

A former MI6 chief has revealed his shock at not being consulted about the decision to introduce Huawei technology in Britain. Sir Richard Dearlove, head of MI6 from 1999 to 2004, said he and other members of the security services were 'intensely shocked' when they heard that the original Huawei deal went through. A 2013 report by the Intelligence and …

Europe plots catch-up in global 5G race to drive COVID-19 recovery
4 years ago

Europe plots catch-up in global 5G race to drive COVID-19 recovery

The Hindu  

2021 could be ado-or-die year for Europe's efforts to catch up with China and the United States in rolling out super-fast fifth-generation telecoms networks. European mobile operators have long been reluctant to start investing in 5G networks, which could support smart factories and self-driving cars, because of a lack of political clarity about whether they must accede to U.S. demands …

UK to ban new Huawei gear installations after Sept
4 years, 1 month ago

UK to ban new Huawei gear installations after Sept

Associated Press  

LONDON — Wireless carriers in the U.K. won’t be allowed to install Huawei equipment in their high-speed 5G networks after September 2021, the British government said Monday, hardening its line against the Chinese technology company. The government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson in July banned Huawei from having a role in building Britain’s next-generation mobile phone networks over security concerns …

UK Bans Installation of New Huawei 5G Kit from September 2021
4 years, 1 month ago

UK Bans Installation of New Huawei 5G Kit from September 2021

News 18  

British telecommunications firms must not install new Huawei 5G kit after September 2021, the government said on Monday, as part of a plan to purge the Chinese firm’s equipment from high speed mobile networks. China has criticised that decision, while Huawei said last week it was disappointed Britain was looking to exclude it from the 5G rollout after the publication …

Britain bans new Huawei 5G kit installation from September 2021
4 years, 1 month ago

Britain bans new Huawei 5G kit installation from September 2021

The Hindu  

British telecommunications firms must not install new Huawei 5G kit after September 2021, the government said on Monday, as part of a plan to purge the Chinese firm's equipment from high speed mobile networks. China has criticised that decision, while Huawei said last week it was disappointed Britain was looking to exclude it from the 5G roll-out after the publication …

U.K. to ban new Huawei gear installations after September
4 years, 1 month ago

U.K. to ban new Huawei gear installations after September

LA Times  

U.K. telecom companies won’t be allowed to install Huawei equipment in their high-speed 5G networks after September 2021, the British government said Monday. Wireless carriers in the U.K. won’t be allowed to install Huawei equipment in their high-speed 5G networks after September 2021, the British government said Monday, hardening its line against the Chinese technology company. The government of Prime …

Huawei's Chinese mobile rivals look to capitalise on its U.S. woes
4 years, 1 month ago

Huawei's Chinese mobile rivals look to capitalise on its U.S. woes

The Hindu  

Chinese handset rivals of Huawei Technologies including Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo are making aggressive moves to seize market share from their giant rival, after stepped-up U.S. sanctions hobbled Huawei's supply chains, industry insiders say. Huawei briefly overtook Samsung as the world's biggest handset maker in the first half of this year, before shipments fell 23% to 51.7 million units in …

Nokia profit up, new CEO pledges to boost 5G investments
4 years, 2 months ago

Nokia profit up, new CEO pledges to boost 5G investments

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Finnish telecommunications company Nokia on …

Sweden bans Huawei, ZTE from upcoming 5G networks
4 years, 2 months ago

Sweden bans Huawei, ZTE from upcoming 5G networks

The Hindu  

Sweden on Tuesday banned on security grounds the use of telecom equipment from China's Huawei and ZTE in its 5G network ahead of a spectrum auction scheduled for next month, joining other European nations that have restricted the role of Chinese suppliers. The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority said the setting of the licence conditions followed assessments by the Swedish …

Europe Telecoms Lobby Group 'Denounces' Bans on Chinese Vendors
4 years, 2 months ago

Europe Telecoms Lobby Group 'Denounces' Bans on Chinese Vendors

News 18  

A business group representing challenger telecoms operators in Europe warned on Friday against banning Chinese equipment vendors, saying that doing so for political reasons would force up costs and delay network upgrades. Huawei’s position in Europe has come under pressure from a US campaign to purge next-generation networks of kit that Washington says can be used for spying – claims …

‘Great challenges’: Huawei chairman says US sanctions are hurting
4 years, 3 months ago

‘Great challenges’: Huawei chairman says US sanctions are hurting

Al Jazeera  

Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies says its supply chain is under attack from the United States and called on Washington to reconsider its trade restrictions which were hurting suppliers globally. The world’s biggest maker of mobile telecommunications equipment and smartphones is under pressure from US trade curbs designed to choke off Huawei’s access to commercially available chips. “The US has …

Huawei Fears It May Be Excluded From Poland's 5G Network
4 years, 4 months ago

Huawei Fears It May Be Excluded From Poland's 5G Network

News 18  

WARSAW: Poland’s planned criteria for assessing the risk of telecoms equipment providers are political and may be aimed at excluding Huawei from developing the country’s 5G network, the Chinese company said on Wednesday. The bill says telecoms operators would not be allowed to buy new equipment from suppliers seen as “high risk” and would have to replace existing equipment from …

Samsung wins $ 6.6 billion contract from Verizon to create 5G
4 years, 4 months ago

Samsung wins $ 6.6 billion contract from Verizon to create 5G

The Hindu  

Samsung Electronics Co. will develop 5G network infrastructure for Verizon Communications under a USD 6.65 billion deal announced Monday. Samsung has demonstrated their commitment to collaborating with us to drive innovation in 5G, New York-based Verizon said in a statement. The U.S. says it’s a security risk to give China too much access to 5G systems, which are expected to …

Samsung seals $6.6-billion 5G deal with Verizon as Trump targets Huawei
4 years, 4 months ago

Samsung seals $6.6-billion 5G deal with Verizon as Trump targets Huawei

LA Times  

Samsung Electronics has clinched a $6.6-billion deal with Verizon to help it build 5G networks in the U.S. Samsung Electronics has clinched a $6.6-billion deal with Verizon Communications to help it build 5G networks in the U.S., highlighting how the technology group can benefit from the Trump administration’s targeting of China’s Huawei. Washington last month banned sales of any chips …

China pitches BRICS 5G base as India mulls Huawei ban
4 years, 4 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 …

New U.S. curbs threaten Huawei’s smartphone crown and hit suppliers
4 years, 4 months ago

New U.S. curbs threaten Huawei’s smartphone crown and hit suppliers

Live Mint  

Ramped-up U.S. restrictions on Huawei are likely to choke the Chinese company's access to even off-the-shelf chips, threaten its crown as the world's largest smartphone maker and disrupt global tech supply, executives and experts warned. The Trump administration expanded its curbs on Huawei on Monday and banned suppliers from selling chips made using U.S. technology to the firm without a …

Breakthroughs need commercial branding: China Daily editorial
4 years, 4 months ago

Breakthroughs need commercial branding: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

Huawei 5G Innovation and Experience Center in London, Britain, Jan 28, 2020. That Huawei, the highly internationalized Chinese enterprise leading the global 5G telecommunications race, now finds much of its overseas business on the line because of a reliance on exogenous technologies highlights the potential risks arising from the lack of indigenous technologies in a harsh international climate. China Electronics …

Trump administration imposes new Huawei restrictions
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump administration imposes new Huawei restrictions

Associated Press  

The Trump administration is further tightening restrictions on China’s Huawei, seeking to starve it of crucial components by cutting off all access to U.S. technology. “And any country that uses it, we’re not going to do anything in terms of sharing intelligence.” The Commerce Department’s new rules, rolled out Monday, will further block Huawei from accessing chip technology. But the …

U.S. imposes more sanctions targeting Huawei
4 years, 4 months ago

U.S. imposes more sanctions targeting Huawei

The Hindu  

The U.S. administration on Monday expanded its sanctions on China’s Huawei, a move aimed at further limiting the tech giant’s access to computer chips and other technology. A Commerce Department statement added 38 Huawei affiliates around the world to the “entity list,” claiming that the company was using international subsidiaries to circumvent the sanctions which prevent export of U.S.-based technology. …

Shutting the door on Huawei
4 years, 5 months ago

Shutting the door on Huawei

The Hindu  

In a dramatic reversal of its decision in January allowing Huawei to have a limited role in its telecommunications network, the U.K. has finally decided to ban the Chinese company. “Given the uncertainty this creates around Huawei’s supply chain, the U.K. can no longer be confident it will be able to guarantee the security of future Huawei 5G equipment,” he …

Qualcomm reportedly seeking permission from US to sell 5G chips to Huawei
4 years, 5 months ago

Qualcomm reportedly seeking permission from US to sell 5G chips to Huawei

Firstpost  

Qualcomm is likely to lose out on $8 billion per year to its rivals like Samsung and MediaTek if it doesnt sell its 5G chips to Huawei. Now, as per the latest report by the Wall Street Journal, Qualcomm is seeking permission from the US government to remove restrictions and let it sell Snapdragon chipsets to Huawei. According to the …

Huawei: Smartphone chips running out under US sanctions
4 years, 5 months ago

Huawei: Smartphone chips running out under US sanctions

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Chinese tech giant Huawei is running out of processor chips to make smartphones due to U.S. sanctions and will be forced to stop production of its own most advanced chips, a company executive says, in a sign of growing damage to Huawei’s business from American pressure. Production of Kirin chips designed by Huawei’s own engineers will stop Sept. …

Huawei says it’s running out of processing chips for smartphones due to U.S. sanctions
4 years, 5 months ago

Huawei says it’s running out of processing chips for smartphones due to U.S. sanctions

LA Times  

Men walk in front of a Huawei sign at a tech conference in Beijing in 2019. Chinese tech giant Huawei is running out of processor chips to make smartphones due to U.S. sanctions and will be forced to stop production of its own most advanced chips, a company executive says, in a sign of growing damage to Huawei’s business from …

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

Divided over Huawei
4 years, 5 months ago

Divided over Huawei

The Hindu  

No corporation in the history of modern capitalism has faced the kind of coordinated attack that the global telecom equipment leader Huawei has in the last few months. Attack on Huawei For several years now there have been allegations, mostly unsubstantiated, that networks using Huawei components may be prone to attacks because of “back doors” that enable surveillance. These vague …

UK ban on Huawei opens door for competitors, although consumers may pick up tab
4 years, 5 months ago

UK ban on Huawei opens door for competitors, although consumers may pick up tab

Live Mint  

Britain's decision to ban China's Huawei Technologies from next-generation 5G telecom networks is the latest blow to the global leader in telecom equipment and could help lay the groundwork for broader changes in the industry. COSTS AND DELAYS There are costs to barring Huawei -- the British government has estimated that its decision to purge Huawei equipment will cost the …

Q&A: what does Huawei do and how hard is it to remove its 5G kit?
4 years, 5 months ago

Q&A: what does Huawei do and how hard is it to remove its 5G kit?

The Telegraph  

The Government confirmed on Tuesday that it is banning Huawei from its next-generation telecoms network and stripping out all its existing infrastructure, following years of wrangling over the decision. Just six months ago, the Government set a 35pc cap on the amount of Huawei 5G and fibre equipment that operators could use in their networks, and said its kit could …

America’s war on Huawei nears its endgame
4 years, 5 months ago

America’s war on Huawei nears its endgame

The Economist  

Listen to this story. If Britain’s existing procedures for overseeing Huawei’s role in telecoms infrastructure were applied, the government argued at the time, Huawei’s equipment could be used in “non core” parts of the network, and Britain could get its 5 G systems up and running considerably sooner, and cheaper, than would otherwise be possible. On July 14th the government …

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