The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday it has criminally charged China-based telecommunications company Hytera for conspiring with former Motorola Solutions Inc employees to steal the American company’s digital mobile radio technology. In a partially redacted indictment unsealed in the North District of Illinois, the government alleges that Hytera Communications Corp recruited Motorola employees to […]
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In its plan to pump investments into the Middle East, Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei revealed Tuesday plans to create a cloud region in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The move, which will play a fundamental role in expanding the company’s influence in the Middle East, will bring forth more support to local businesses and […]
Following Washington’s decision to ban China Unicom from providing service in the U.S., Beijing has condemned the move as baseless, vowing to protect its operations’ “legitimate rights and interests” in the U.S. market. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) made a bold move to revoke the Chinese-backed telco’s license, prohibiting it from delivering further services […]
Global stocks rallied on Wednesday to close higher as strong earnings from U.S. technology companies and OPEC+ plans for moderate oil output helped to counter jitters over weak economic reports. Investors also shrugged off the pace of central banks’ interest rate hikes. The STOXX index of 600 European companies rose 0.45 percent, up for a […]
India’s finance minister on Tuesday said the central bank will introduce a digital currency in the next financial year using blockchain and other supporting technology. “Introduction of a central bank digital currency will give a big boost to digital economy. Digital currency will also lead to a more efficient and cheaper currency management system,” Nirmala […]
Telecom Italia (TIM) on Wednesday opened the door to a spin-off of its prized infrastructure assets, saying its newly appointed chief executive would explore options to create value for shareholders. Italy’s embattled former phone monopoly will also continue to study a takeover approach by U.S. fund KKR and compare it with possible strategic alternatives. TIM, […]
In September 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) issued a Request for Information (RFI) to collect data concerning the intensively heightened chip shortage following the Covid-19 pandemic. In its findings, the DOC revealed that it is expecting the chip shortage to last another six months, well into mid-2022. The RFI’s report evidenced that the […]
The European Commission’s draft proposal that natural gas and nuclear energy should be labelled as green investments has split money managers. Below are the views of some investors spoken to by Reuters. Ian Simm, founder and CEO at Impax Asset Management “The inclusion of gas and nuclear (with conditions/caveats) in the EU taxonomy reflects a […]
Sweden’s Ericsson on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter core earnings above market estimates, helped by higher sales of telecom gear as more countries roll out 5G networks offsetting a loss of market share in mainland China. The company’s quarterly adjusted operating earnings rose to 11.9 billion Swedish crowns ($1.28 billion) from 11 billion a year ago, beating […]
Internet services were largely restored in Yemen on Tuesday, residents said, after a four-day outage https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/yemenis-struggle-without-internet-third-day-after-air-strikes-2022-01-23 following air strikes by a Saudi-led coalition on the Red Sea city of Hodeidah, which damaged telecoms infrastructure. The Iran-aligned Houthi group’s deputy foreign minister, Hussein al-Ezzi, in a Twitter post praised efforts to repair the damage and restore […]