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Report: Vodafone found backdoors in Huawei equipment

U.S. officials and a number of governments around the world have been urging restriction on, or outright bans of, the use of network equipment from Chinese vendors, due to concerns around possible "backdoor" access that could allow the Chinese government to have unauthorized access...

KPN inks deal with Huawei for mobile radio access network

Dutch telecom provider KPN has signed a preliminary agreement with Chinese vendor Huawei to start preparations for the construction of KPN’s new mobile Radio Access Network in the Netherlands, Huawei said in a release. The RAN project is part of KPN’s mobile network modernization, with...

Street-lighting to drive $15bn energy savings; Siemens tops smart-city review

Juniper Research claims street lighting upgrades will deliver $15 billion in cumulative energy savings for cities in the period to 2023. These savings will be achieved both by converting lamps to energy-efficient LEDs and by adding connectivity to monitor and control individual lights. It said...

A Q&A with Huawei Corporate SVP and board member Catherine Chen

Huawei exec discusses U.S. governmental relations, 5G future Q: Please tell me about your current role and what you enjoy most about your current job. A: I have worked at Huawei for 25 years now, and am a shareholding employee. I have been elected as the...

UK greenlights Huawei to take part in 5G contracts: Report

The U.K. government has cleared Chinese company Huawei to participate in parts of the country’s 5G rollouts, The Daily Telegraph reported. Huawei will be kept away from sensitive core elements of the 5G infrastructure, according to the report. The decision to allow Huawei to participate in 5G...

Huawei launches 5G-powered hardware for self-driving cars

Chinese vendor Huawei has launched what it claims to be the world’s first 5G-powered hardware for self-driving cars. The Chinese firm launched the MH5000 module, based on its Balong 5000 5G chip, at the Shanghai Auto Show. “Based on this chip, Huawei has developed the...

A Q&A with Chaobin Yang, president of Huawei’s 5G product line

Huawei has 40 5G contracts Chinese vendor Huawei has already secured 40 contracts to build and operate 5G networks, the company’s rotating CEO, Ken Hu said. The announcement was made at a keynote speech at the vendor’s 2019 Global Analyst Summit at its headquarter in...

Huawei’s Q1 revenues up 39% year-on-year

Huawei posted revenues of CNY179.7 billion ($26.8 billion) in the first quarter of 2019, an increase of 39% year-on-year, the company said in a release. The vendor's net profit margin in Q1 2019 was about 8%, slightly higher compared to the same period last year. “Huawei maintained...

Huawei CEO tallies 40 5G contracts

Chinese vendor Huawei has already secured 40 contracts to build and operate 5G networks, the company’s rotating CEO, Ken Hu said. The announcement was made at a keynote speech at the vendor’s 2019 Global Analyst Summit at its headquarter in Shenzhen in southern China. Huawei signed 23 contracts in Europe, six...

Germany’s regulator will not exclude Huawei from 5G contracts

Germany’s telecoms regulator Bundesnetzagentur confirmed that Chinese vendor Huawei will not be excluded from 5G contracts in the country, the Financial Times reported Jochen Homann, the president of the agency, as saying. “The position the Bundesnetzagentur takes is that no equipment supplier, including Huawei, should, or may,...

China complains to the WTO about Australia’s Huawei 5G ban

China’s government said at a meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) that Australia’s restriction on Chinese 5G technology was “obviously discriminative” and appeared to break global trade rules, Reuters reported. China’s representative at the WTO’s Council on Trade in Goods said measures to restrict...

The US can learn from allies on cybsersecurity risk mitigation, Huawei execs say

Huawei SVP says the company should not be 'singled out' in the U.S. DENVER--Huawei, which has been locked out of the Tier 1 U.S. carrier market and is the ongoing focus of cybersecurity scrutiny from government officials, does have a domestic foothold with smaller,...

U.S. lifts request for Germany to ban Huawei in 5G contracts: report

The U.S. government is no longer urging Germany to ban Chinese vendor Huawei, as it is satisfied with the strict regulations set by the European country for the provision of 5G network equipment, according to German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung. The U.S. authorities are “highly...

Kagan: Conversation with Huawei Senior Vice President Joy Tan

Why is the U.S. government warning U.S. companies and users to stay away from Huawei? Last week I visited with Joy Tan, senior vice president of the Chinese wireless and telecom giant, in Washington D.C. She shared some very interesting points of view that...

ZTE, China Mobile launch broadband solution for marine users

Chinese vendor ZTE has partnered with a regional branch of China Mobile to launch a marine broadband satellite solution. ZTE said that this new broadband satellite solution, dubbed "Heweitong," can solve the common problems of marine communication, such as poor coverage, slow data rate, and...

Huawei strikes deal to deploy IoT, 5G solutions in the Middle East

  Through an agreement with Alfanar, the Chinese vendor will initially launch specific solutions in Saudi Arabia   Huawei has inked a partnership with Middle East electrical product manufacturer Alfanar to explore how IoT and 5G technologies can be implemented in the latter’s electrical products. Under the terms...

Potential ban on Huawei to delay UK 5G rollout: Three

  The U.K. carrier said the Chinese vendor is one of its suppliers in the 5G segment The rollout of 5G networks in the U.K. will be delayed if the government implements a ban on the use of Huawei equipment, David Dyson, CEO of mobile operator...

Kagan: Will T-Mobile, Sprint merger be blocked by Huawei and China?

Over the last few years, we have been discussing whether to allow or block the proposed T-Mobile, Sprint merger. All along I have said, after weighing the pros and cons, the merger should be approved. However, something new has come up which is causing...

US officials not explaining why Huawei poses a security risk: AT&T CEO

  Randall Stephenson said that European carriers who had used Huawei for 4G are stuck with the Chinese vendor U.S. officials are failing to provide concrete details about the risks of implementing telecom equipment from Chinese vendors, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said during an event hosted...

Merkel confirms Germany is not planning to exclude Huawei from 5G deals

  The German government said that excluding the Chinese vendor would represent a challenge for local operators participating in a 5G auction Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel has reiterated that the government is not planning to exclude Chinese vendor Huawei from 5G contracts in the country, international...

Huawei develops own OS to be used in the event of a future ban

  The Chinese vendor said the own proprietary OS would be used as a Plan B if an eventual ban prohibits the use of Android and Windows Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies confirmed that it has a proprietary operating systems for both smartphones and computers, which the...

Why FTC vs. Qualcomm ruling is not just about a company but about the country! (Analyst Angle)

It’s been more than a month since arguments rested for the FTC vs. Qualcomm case. Every passing day is increasing the anxiety of people on both sides of the issue. The media is rife with the rumors, leaks, and loud calls for the U.S....

NATO to assess potential risk of Chinese 5G equipment: Reports

  NATO’s head said the alliance was carrying out consultations with member states regarding to this issue The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is carrying out an assessment of the potential security implications in the implementation of 5G equipment by Chinese vendors, international press reported NATO Secretary...

Addressing real cyber security risk requires a collaborative, global approach

  Huawei Cyber Security Transparency Center aims to foster trust through independent cyber security verification Huawei equipment is used in a staggering 1,500 carrier networks in more than 170 countries. As telco operators prepare for the long-term, phased transition from LTE to 5G, the technology company...