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Securing 5G: What’s the role of open RAN?

In conjunction with a wide swath of industry stakeholders, the United States federal government is working to form and implement the creatively-titled National Strategy to Secure 5G. Signed by President Trump in March, the strategy has three primary goals: “facilitating domestic 5G rollout; assessing...

France will not implement total ban on Huawei’s gear for 5G: Report

  The French government will not implement a total ban on the use of equipment from Chinese vendor Huawei in the rollout of 5G networks, but it will encourage local operators not to use such equipment, French paper Les Echos reported Guillaume Poupard, the head...

Rural operator consortium ‘stunned’ by FCC move on Huawei, ZTE

FCC cuts off Universal Service Fund money to buy and maintain US networks that use Chinese kit It's been a long time coming but, despite the protracted journey, reaching the destination still stings for the small and rural domestic mobile network operators that use network...

Huawei Webinar: 5G Business Use Cases

5G networks are growing exponentially in number and size around the world. 5G users have grown to nearly 100 million globally, with at least 65 million in China, five million in Korea and millions of other users across the rest of the world. As...

How does Mike Pompeo define ‘clean telcos’?

US Secretary of State says, "The tide is turning against Huawei..." The United States government sees Huawei as a security concern both domestically and abroad. This is not a secret. As lawmakers work to replace Huawei equipment in smaller, rural U.S. networks, officials are simultaneously...

U.S. considers financing for Brazilian telcos not selecting Chinese gear

  The U.S. government is considering the possibility of providing financing for the deployment of 5G in Brazil to those carriers not selecting Chinese vendors, Reuters reported, citing the U.S Ambassador to Brazil, Todd Chapman. The funding would come from the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation...

Commerce Department issues rule to allow standards work with Huawei

The U.S. Commerce Department has posted a new rule specifying that U.S. companies may work on technical standards, including 5G, with Huawei and its affiliates around the world, despite ongoing restrictions on sale and sharing of U.S.-based technology with the company. The rule amends the...

Huawei Webinar: 5G: Between Value and Policy

5G networks are already delivering advanced, secure connectivity and value around the world. But the journey to maximum value and benefit to society must be aided and accelerated by sensible, growth-oriented policies. On June 17, join us for a thoughtful, informative webinar: “5G: Between Value...

How important is Huawei for the 5G industry? (Analyst Angle)

Huawei’s success and market evolution are a contested topic nowadays, with critics arguing that the vendor is a front for the Chinese government, while several telco operators claim the Chinese vendor is continuously innovating in the industry and setting a new standard for client...

Kagan: Huawei facing growing problems in 5G wireless upgrade

Canada and the U.K. have changed their minds. They now want to cancel their Huawei agreement to upgrade their 5G wireless networks. As a wireless analyst I closely follow all the players and have for more than 30 years. Over the last decade, Huawei...

Malaysia revokes 5G spectrum allocations following backlash

The backtracking is due to the lack of tender, as well legal and technical issues Malaysian regulators have reportedly reversed an earlier decision to assign spectrum to operators in lieu of a bidding process. In a decision Bloomberg called an “abrupt departure” from the original...

Telus selects Ericsson, Nokia to deploy its 5G network

Canadian operators move away from Huawei Canadian operator Telus announced it has selected European vendors Ericsson and Nokia to support the deployment of its 5G network after the firm had suggested that it would use Huawei equipment earlier this year. Darren Entwistle, President and CEO of...

Huawei Webinar: Globalization and Innovation

Innovation drives the advancement of technologies, companies, countries, and people around the world. And innovation is not limited to any specific country or borders. Throughout history, the most transformative innovations have had multiple starting points and delivered benefits worldwide. Globalization and innovation have, in...

Do open network trends portend a coming technological split?

Open RAN movement latest front in larger geopolitical conflict With the benefit of hindsight, the 5G New Radio standard was collaboratively developed by organizations like 3GPP with a broad goal of creating a single standard rather than rehashing GSM vs. CMDA or LTE and WiMax....

Bell Canada selects Ericsson to provide 5G RAN technology

  Canadian telecommunications provider Bell Canada has selected Ericsson 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) technology to support its nationwide 5G mobile and fixed wireless access deployment, the vendor said in a release. Ericsson Radio System products and solutions will be rolled out as Bell Canada expands...

Nokia details Open RAN Policy Coalition membership motivation

As Ansel Adams put it, "There's nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept The story of open RAN is nuanced. Beyond the formidable technology piece, geopolitics inform how the ecosystem of open RAN proponents are framing the issue, which is becoming increasingly...

Trust, test and assure: A multi-party approach to 5G cybersecurity

Expert panel discusses 5G cybersecurity As part of the 17th annual Huawei Analyst Summit, Huawei Technologies USA brought together experts from GSMA and Royal Holloway, the University of London for an informative webinar titled: “Cybersecurity Standards and Testing in Europe.” The May 20 webinar, which...

UK reviews Huawei’s role in 5G networks following recent sanctions

The U.K. government is likely to conclude that recent  sanctions against Huawei imposed by the Trump administration will make it almost impossible for U.K. carriers to use the vendor’s technology in 5G rollouts in the country., according to local newspaper The Guardian. The new review...

ATIS issues call to action to promote US leadership in future 6G tech

Finland, Japan, China all also starting to think about 6G The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS)  announced a call to action and shared its vision for collaboration across government, academia and industry to promote U.S. leadership on the path to 6G. ATIS noted that the timeline...

ZTE, China Unicom ink deal to carry out joint research on ‘6G’

  Chinese vendor ZTE and compatriot carrier China Unicom have reached an agreement for the development of "6G" technologies, ZTE said in a release. Based on China Unicom's network, both companies will jointly explore the prospect and technical trends of 6G. According to the industry, 6G...

Huawei Webinar: Cybersecurity Standards and Testing in Europe

Comprehensive, credible, internal and external testing of all network elements is a critical component of effective, trustworthy cyber security. Independent external testing is also essential to certify compliance with industry standards by equipment vendors, network operators, and service providers. On May 20, join us for...

Huawei to focus on survival following new US restrictions: Chairman

Huawei Technologies Rotating Chairman Guo Ping said that "survival" would be the company’s key objective for 2020 as the U.S. government recently moved to further restrict the Chinese telecom manufacturer’s access to semiconductors. “Huawei is capable of designing some products, but we are not able...

US government moves to cut Huawei off from global chip suppliers

  The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce announced plans to restrict Chinese vendor Huawei’s ability to use U.S. chipmaking equipment and software to design and manufacture its semiconductors abroad. In a statement, BIS said that the move "cuts off...

Huawei Webinar: TECH4ALL / Saving the Rainforests with Artificial Intelligence

  The world’s rainforests are some of the most important, life-sustaining natural resources on the planet. Yet these beautiful, valuable environments are under constant threat from illicit loggers, hunters, and poachers. Fortunately, artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, combined with wireless communication, is helping to preserve and...