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Honor distances itself from Huawei in new brand strategy

Budget Chinese phone maker, Honor, outlined late last week its new brand strategy as it kicks off the year as a fully independent company, aiming to broaden its scope onto various other technologies. During a livestreamed event, George Zhao, CEO of Honor Device Co., Ltd unveiled a slate of new products for 2021, including the […]

Regulators must look past politics when banning Huawei, report warns

The exclusion of Chinese tech companies from Western countries’ fifth generation rollout efforts due to alleged security concerns will negatively impact the progression of the technology for years to come, a recent report highlighted.  According to a new report by global tech advisory firm ABI Research, phasing out vendors could hamper worldwide deployment by several […]

The race for 5G: Ericsson, Huawei close in on separate markets

Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson has partnered with Taiwanese operator Asia-Pacific Telecom (APT) to modernize its current 4G network infrastructure, as well as non-standalone 5G-ready equipment and services. The agreement, which was announced on Monday, will see Ericsson provide high-performing radio access network (RAN) solutions from its 5G-ready Radio System portfolio as well as 5G NSA […]

Sweden excludes Huawei from its 5G efforts

Sweden will rely on itself to set up its fifth generation of mobile networks infrastructure, excluding Chinese telecom titan Huawei from the construction efforts. The decision was made following a nationwide poll that addressed advancing human rights and democratic reforms, with China as its highest policy priority. The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) said […]

Huawei looks to expand within Africa

Chinese telecoms titan Huawei is looking to widen its footing within Ethiopia, as the East African country seeks to expand its telecommunications sector. “Ethiopia is rising and becoming much more important for the future,” Loise Tamalgo, Huawei’s Vice President of PR for sub-Saharan Africa, was quoted as saying. The company will look to take advantage […]

Germany resists U.S.-fueled Huawei ban

Huawei will remain part of Germany’s future 5G network, reports German business daily Handelsblatt, as the battle for government consensus on telecoms national security has edged in favor of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s favor for close trade relations with China. As reported, the draft bill looks to tighten security measures and protocols on all telecom vendors […]

5G Network Security: UK tightens grip on Huawei even more

The UK government continues to tighten its grip on Chinese tech titan Huawei, and other “high-risk vendors” from the country’s 5G network rollout, by announcing a roadmap that would see UK telcos unable to install Huawei equipment as of September 2021. This will prove costly for British carriers who will be forced to kickoff the […]

Huawei has lost the UK telecoms market

A week ago, Huawei had hoped to shine again in the UK telecom market. Unfortunately, this dream is deemed ever-more unrealistic. It is clear now that the United Kingdom is moving forward with its intent to remove Huawei from its core 5G network.  Recently, Huawei Vice-President Victor Zhang commented on the UK decision over removing […]

Huawei: Renewed hope for 5G expansion plans

Trump’s administration sanctions on Huawei has put the company under challenges. The United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, Australia, Japan among others decided to stop working with the Chinese telecom giant. However, Huawei has shown greater optimism after Joe Biden wins US presidential election. “When there is a change in government, there is always the opportunity to […]

Huawei selling Honor phone brand in face of US sanctions

Chinese tech giant Huawei is selling its budget-price Honor smartphone brand in an effort to rescue the struggling business from damaging U.S. sanctions imposed on its parent company. The sale announced Tuesday is aimed at reviving Honor by separating it from Huawei’s network equipment business, which Washington says is a security threat, an accusation Huawei […]