Huawei

Rural telcos fear ramifications of China-US trade war

Numerous U.S.-based Internet Service Providers (ISP) are set to obtain on October 29 reimbursements from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), welcoming a filing opportunity to “rip and replace” Huawei and ZTE telecom equipment.  Bloomberg revealed a $1.9 billion program allowing ISPs to deliver cost estimates to the FCC to substitute previously installed equipment by Chinese manufacturers Huawei and ZTE between October […]

U.S. Senate reinforces restrictions on Chinese tech firms

On Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted unanimously on legislative approval to halt Huawei and ZTE’s plans from obtaining additional equipment licenses from watchdogs. Chinese tech firms Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and ZTE Corp took their latest punch from regulatory authorities in a supplementary attempt to impose harsher legislation on Chinese operations in the U.S., under […]

Seagate violated sanctions by selling hard drives to Huawei, says Senate committee

A major U.S. data-storage equipment provider violated U.S. export rules by continuing to sell hard-disk drives to Huawei Technologies Co. after the Commerce Department tightened export restrictions last year, a report by a group of Senate Republicans claimed. The report released by the Republican minority staff of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation […]

Huawei expects to release 6G in 2030

Just days before the one-year anniversary of the U.S. blacklisting on China’s chip industry, Huawei’s chairman Eric Xu Zhiju announced that the Chinese vendor hopes to launch its 6G network and products in 2030, according to Global Times. It is not a recent declaration that Huawei is actively working on its sixth generation of wireless network, […]

UAE urged to replace Huawei’s 5G to secure U.S. F-35 jets deal

Under U.S. pretense that the Chinese telecom vendor Huawei could expose the Gulf to national security threats, United Arab Emirates (UAE) telco firms are urged by U.S. Lockheed Martin’s F-35 jets and drones’ sales deal to push Huawei from its 5G infrastructure contracts. The UAE has always held a fierce stance concerning its strong mobile […]

BES sues Huawei over data theft and backdoors in Pakistan

Business Efficiency Solutions (BES), a U.S. cloud software company has filed a lawsuit against Chinese telecom vendor Huawei, citing allegations of data theft and installing a backdoor that acts as an open-ended gateway of sensitive data on Pakistan’s citizens and the country’s national security.  According to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), the lawsuit claims that in 2015, Huawei contacted BES asking for a collaboration in creating a duplicate of the Lahore network in […]

U.S. advises against Brazil’s usage of Huawei 5G equipment

The U.S. has expressed its support toward Brazil’s proposal of becoming a NATO partner but stressed its concerns regarding the Latin American country’s business with Chinese telecoms titan Huawei within its 5G telecoms network, White House officials told reporters on Monday.  During a trip to Brazil last week, U.S. National Security Advisor notified President Jair Bolsonaro of the state’s concerns in partnering with Huawei citing cybersecurity […]

China upholds Canadian's death sentence as Huawei case looms

A Chinese court on Tuesday rejected a Canadian drug convict’s appeal of a death sentence in what appeared to be an effort to step up pressure on Canada to release a detained executive of tech giant Huawei. The Canadian government condemned the ruling and appealed to China to grant clemency to Robert Schellenberg. His sentence […]

FCC Executes Program to rip Chinese Telco Equipment from U.S.

The FCC voted unanimously on Tuesday on a $1.9 billion program to pull and substitute telecommunications equipment from Chinese telecom companies Huawei and ZTE for national security purposes. Chinese telecom titan Huawei announced later on Wednesday its acute disappointment over the FCC’s decision to remove and alternate its telecommunications equipment in the U.S. Huawei continued […]

Judge denies new evidence in Huawei CFO extradition case

A British Columbia Supreme Court judge will not allow new evidence to be admitted in the U.S. extradition case of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes said during a case management hearing on Friday.  Huawei’s CFO faces fraud charges over misleading investment bank HSBC about her company subsidiary’s activities in Iran, which the U.S. said violated sanctions.   Meng and […]