Huawei to build first European 5G factory in France to soothe Western nerves
Huawei will build its first European manufacturing plant in France, the chairman said on Thursday, as the Chinese telecom giant seeks to ease worldwide concerns stoked by U.S. charges that Beijing could use its equipment for spying. Liang Hua said Huawei, the world's biggest producer ...
Organizers cancel Barcelona's Mobile World Congress over coronavirus fears
The Mobile World Congress (MWC), the annual telecom industry gathering that draws more than 100,000 visitors to Barcelona, Spain, was canceled on Wednesday after a mass exodus by exhibitors due to fears over the coronavirus outbreak. Bowing to the inevitable, the GSMA telecom association that ...
U.S. should buy control of Nokia and Ericsson to fight Huawei, attorney general says
The United States and its allies should take controlling stakes in Nokia, Ericsson or both to battle Chinese telecoms giant Huawei's dominance of the 5G market, U.S. Attorney general Bill Barr said Thursday. "There are only two companies that can compete with Huawei right now: ...
EU countries could ban telecom operators deemed a security risk from critical parts of 5G infrastructure under guidelines issued Wednesday, amid U.S. pressure to shut out Chinese giant Huawei. The EU plan, which closely mirrors rules set out Tuesday by Britain allowing a limited role ...
Huawei wins contract to develop German 5G network, subject to approval from Berlin
Chinese telecom giant Huawei won a contract Wednesday to supply 5G infrastructure in Germany, but the politically sensitive deal remains subject to government approval following U.S. concerns about snooping. Telefonica Germany, the second biggest operator after Deutsche Telekom, said it was giving Huawei and Finland's ...
Nokia ties up with five Japanese firms on industrial-use 5G network services
Nokia Corp. said Wednesday that it has tied up with five Japanese companies to offer next-generation 5G network services to corporate customers. The Finnish telecommunications giant will build the ultrafast communications networks with its Japanese partners, including computer systems company NS Solutions Corp. and telecommunication ...
The European Union hinted strongly it viewed Chinese tech group Huawei as a security risk to its roll-out of 5G networks in a report released Wednesday. The bloc-wide assessment of cybersecurity for 5G networks also stressed that "threats posed by states or state-backed actors are ...
Vodafone tests new network tech in U.K. in challenge to 'big three' suppliers
Vodafone is testing innovative open access radio technology in Britain — a first for Europe — in a move that could break the grip Huawei, Ericsson and Nokia hold on the telco equipment market. OpenRAN, which has been developed by Vodafone and Intel, standardizes the ...
Microsoft looks to get back in smartphone game with twin-screen Surface Duo
Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled new Surface devices with twin-screens that open like books, including a notepad-sized version that will put it back in the smartphone game next year. Surface Duo was touted as the first device in the lineup to fit into a pants pocket, ...
KDDI picks Nokia and Ericsson as 5G equipment providers, excluding China's Huawei
Carrier KDDI Corp. has selected Nokia Corp. of Finland and Sweden's Ericsson to be equipment providers for its new fifth-generation, or 5G, high-speed network, the two northern European companies announced. Amid intensifying U.S.-China competition for dominance in the technology industry, KDDI chose to exclude equipment ...
In latest snub for Huawei, Japan's SoftBank chooses Nokia and Ericsson for 5G network
Huawei Technologies Co., which together with ZTE Corp. was a 4G vendor for the Japanese company, wasn’t selected despite participating in earlier 5G trials.
