Removing Chinese equipment will cost small carriers as much as $1.8 billion, according to a new report from the Federal Communications Commission. The report estimates that as much as $1.6 billion of the cost would be eligible for federal reimbursement but Congress has yet to appropriate the necessary funds. In June, the FCC deemed ZTE […]
Chinese tech giant Huawei is running out of processor chips to make smartphones because of U.S. sanctions and will be forced to stop production of its own most advanced chips, a company executive says, in a sign of growing damage to Huawei’s business from American pressure. Huawei Technologies Ltd. one of the biggest producers of […]
For the first time ever, Huawei has shipped more smartphones worldwide over a quarter than any other company, according to a new report from analyst firm Canalys. Huawei has long harbored ambitions to overtake Samsung as the world’s biggest smartphone seller, and going by the numbers from Canalys, that’s just what happened during the April-June […]
TSMC chairman Mark Liu announced at an investor’s conference that TSMC is complying with new US legislation, and did not take any new orders from Huawei after May 15. Their final shipment to Huawei will have been completed by September 14. He didn’t say if TSMC will apply for a license, but did indicate that […]
The FCC wants to make it patently obvious that Huawei and ZTE are personas non grata in American telecom networks. The regulator has formally labeled Huawei and ZTE as “national security threats,” finally barring carriers from using their Universal Service Fund money to buy or maintain any products from the two Chinese companies. The move […]
The UK’s decision to allow Huawei gear in its 5G networks may be short-lived. Officials talking to the Financial Times say the UK government is planning to gradually phase out use of Huawei equipment in 5G networks, eliminating it entirely in 2023. Prime Minister Boris Johnson always had “serious concerns” about allowing Huawei’s involvement, and […]
Huawei the Chinese phone manufacturers have a long history of taking Apple’s best ideas and making them their own. So it shouldn’t come as any surprise to see a company like Huawei announce a credit card. Huawei Consumer Business Group CEO Richard Yu unveiled the Huawei Card during the company’s Chinese P40 launch event earlier […]
The US has once again postponed the date of a total ban on doing business with Huawei, Ministry of Commerce announced this week. The temporary general license does not expire on April 1, but allows the company to still conduct business with Huawei. The temporary license will expire after May 15. At the same time, […]
The US government is about to help rural carriers give Chinese telecom equipment the boot. President Trump has signed the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act (the Secure and Trusted Telecommunications Networks Act in the Senate), mandating that US telecoms rip out and replace any “suspect foreign network equipment” — effectively, Huawei and ZTE equipment. […]
According to Reuters, its team has obtained proof that Chinese tech giant Huawei engaged in a trade deal with Iran in 2010. That deal involved the sale of computer parts and other technology that originated in the United States, which violates US trade sanctions. The proof of this deal is two packing lists and other […]
Huawei announced that it will release its Sound X smart speaker in Europe in the next few weeks. The Sound X is the first Huawei smart speaker to debut outside of China but will arrive without a voice assistant speaker It’ll pack the same Devialet-powered 360-degree sound and 60W double subwoofer. However, it won’t initially […]
Huawei will unveil its next flagship phones, the P40 and P40 Pro, on March 26th at an event in Paris. Unlike their impressive P-series predecessors, however, the P40s will not have access to Google’s various apps and services since the US banned companies from doing business with the Chinese telecom giant. Huawei’s Mate 30 Pro […]
Huawei is updating its MateBook X Pro this year with a new green color option and Intel’s 10th Gen processors. The laptop builds off the design of the previous generation MateBook X Pro and packs in modern internals. It still has a 91 percent screen-to-body ratio and works well with Huawei and Honor smartphones thanks […]
Huawei’s latest tablet looks a whole lot like Apple’s iPad Pro, certainly, but try to ignore that and you’ll find a sleek 10.8-inch Android slate tipping the scales at just 492 grams. Huawei’s tablet has a couple of unique features up its sleeve. These include two-way wireless changing, the ability to mirror the screen of […]
Huawei is back with a successor to the Mate X foldable, the Mate XS. Although, externally, the device looks very similar to the original, Huawei says it’s got a more durable display and features a redesigned hinge. It also features a faster processor, the Kirin 990. Unfortunately, due to Huawei’s continued presence on the US’s […]