The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee has published a report advising the government to develop a new strategy for implementing new technologies, with consideration for security and competition. Last year, the government performed a U-turn and blocked network operators from using Huawei equipment in any part of their 5G infrastructure. The government said … Read more
The UK government has announced that UK mobile operators must stop installing new Huawei 5G equipment after September next year, following its decision to impose stricter restrictions on “high risk” vendors. In July, the Government announced that – despite previously permitting Huawei a limited role providing equipment for the non-core parts of the UK’s 5G network – … Read more
According to a Reuters report, Shenzhen-based tech giant Huawei is planning to sell its budget smartphone subsidiary Honor to a consortium led by the government of Shenzhen and Digital China Group. Honor was established by Huawei in 2013, offering a range of budget-friendly smartphones mostly targeted at young consumers as an alternative to high-end Huawei-branded … Read more
Ericsson has signed a deal with BT to supply equipment for the non-core parts of its 5G network across UK cities, replacing equipment provided by Huawei. In July, the UK government announced that it would ban Huawei equipment from any part of the UK’s 5G network. Operators were given until 2027 to remove any existing equipment and … Read more
Huawei’s new range of smartphones could be the company’s ‘last hurrah’ outside China, according to an industry expert, as US sanctions continue to squeeze its business. Huawei unveiled its new Mate 40 line-up of smartphones yesterday, along with a new smartwatch – the GT 2 – and augmented reality glasses. However, the ongoing sanctions imposed … Read more
China’s largest chipmaker, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), is in discussions with the US Bureau of Industry and Security after being notified that it will be subject to export restrictions. Last week, reports emerged that the White House had imposed sanctions against Shanghai-based SMIC – requiring its US suppliers to obtain a license from the government – … Read more
Intel has received licenses from US authorities to continue shipping certain products to Huawei, according to a report by Reuters. In May 2019, US President Donald Trump added Shenzhen-based Huawei Technologies to the US ‘Entity List’, effectively preventing US companies from working with Huawei unless they received a license to do so from the government. Trump … Read more
The German government is reportedly planning stricter oversight of telecommunications network vendors. This will make it harder for Shenzhen-based Huawei to hold its place in the German market, whilst stopping short of an outright ban. Government sources told media that an agreement had been reached to extend scrutiny of the governance and technology of 5G … Read more
The two South Korean electronics companies have been forced to halt their sale of semiconductors to Shenzhen-based Huawei as the latest US restrictions come into force. Amid the US-China trade war, US President Donald Trump has focused much of his energy on attacking Chinese technology companies such as Huawei, Tencent and ByteDance, primarily through the signing of … Read more
As Huawei’s relationship with the US government has deteriorated, the White House has taken action to cut the company off from American partners like Google, forcing it to launch its Mate 30 range using the open-source version of Android and without Google apps like Gmail, Google Maps and YouTube. This year, the White House restricted Huawei’s access to … Read more