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A combination of a last-minute deal and a court injunction mean that bans on downloads and updates for Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChat have been averted, and the applications are still available to users in the U.S. — at least for …

The Trump administration will bar downloads of the popular Chinese-owned apps TikTok and WeChat beginning on Sunday, calling the apps a threat to national security. The Commerce Department, which is the agency that will implement the ban, said in a …

China appears to have jitters that the newly announced $40 billion acquisition of Arm by U.S.-based NVIDIA could put its semiconductor industry in peril, and the deal could mean that Arm’s traditional neutrality on the companies it works with could …

General Motors (GM) announced plans to make 5G available in most Chevrolet and Buick vehicles beginning 2022. However, the launch, at least for right now, is limited to the Chinese market, most likely the result of unexpected sales success in …

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy …

Baidu says it has “trained more than 1 million AI talents” and “cooperated with more than 200 universities” On Friday, Chinese tech company Baidu laid out the details of its plan to increase its investment in artificial intelligence (AI), cloud …

Shanghai to have 30,000 outdoor 5G base stations, 50,000 indoor small stations by end of 2020 Yesterday, Shanghai’s metro operator signed a strategic agreement with China Telecom, China Mobile, China Unicom and China Tower to deploy a 5G network that …

Ericsson has 91 commercial 5G agreements and contracts China Telecom and China Unicom have chosen to deploy Ericsson Radio System products and solutions as part of their 5G rollouts, specifically making use the Swedish vendor’s dynamic spectrum sharing solution, Ericsson …

Huawei: ‘China is in the lead with C-V2X  technology’ To accelerate the development of commercially available 5G-enabled cars, Huawei has formed an alliance with 18 Chinese automakers and ride-hailing service providers. According to Huawei, the alliance “will jointly explore and …

  The Chinese government has set new regulations for critical information infrastructure operators to buy tech equipment, which could potentially represent new obstacles for foreign vendors. The new regulations, which were announced by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), require …

LitePoint is focused on 5G spectrum, devices and scaling for the RAN Adam Smith, director of product marketing at LitePoint spoke, with RCR Wireless News about how millimeter wave is changing the test and measurement game and where 5G’s biggest growth …

The Trump administration is continuing with actions that cut telecom ties with China, including a new filing from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration that recommends that the Federal Communications Commission revoke China Telecom’s ability to carry international voice traffic …

The travel ban might be behind the decline in subscriptions seen by Chinese operators COVID-19 continues to spread, disrupting nearly every corner of the world, every household and every industry. In China, where the virus originated, wireless carriers have reported …

5G LampSite 300 MHz digital indoor system supports network sharing between China Unicom Beijing and China Telecom Beijing China Unicom Beijing and Huawei said that they have jointly completed the world’s first commercial installation of the telecom equipment provider’s small …

North America continues to have a hole in its mid-band 5G spectrum coverage LitePoint’s Director of Product Marketing Adam Smith and VIAVI Solutions’ Director of Marketing Kashif Hussain agree that mid-band spectrum, the 2.5 to less than sub-6 GHz space, …

The investment will go towards RF circuits, antennas and multi-media A few days after confirming that its upcoming series of phones will all be 5G-enabled, Chinese smartphone manufacturer OnePlus announced that the company is investing nearly $30 million to further …

Automotive technology company Human Horizons is conducting a smart city project called the Vehicle-Road-City Integrated Smart City in the artificial intelligence hub of the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park in Shanghai, China. Part of the company’s larger strategic blueprint, called ‘3 Smart,’ …

Edge computing is expected to transform the telecom industry Xunlei, the Chinese shared cloud computing and blockchain technology company, will be working with China Tower to jointly develop an edge computing project in Shaanxi province to deploy computing nodes at …

More than 10 million subscribers in China are already pre-registered for 5G services Earlier this week, China’s three state-owned wireless carriers – China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom – debuted 5G mobile services last week in what is being called the …

What are the major trends that will shape the next decade of mobile technology? GSMA Intelligence lays out five in a new report. According to the report, those trends include: -Operators will intensify their pursuit of revenues that come from …

Chinese 5G cloud gaming is particularly tied to the mobile industry As part of the ongoing race towards 5G, China’s three state-owned wireless carriers – China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom – debuted 5G mobile services last week in what is …

China’s telecom industry has begun to contract for the first time, 5G orders disappointing Chinese carriers, China Telecom and China Unicom, have reached a tentative agreement to co-build a 5G network and share network infrastructure. Further, China Mobile, China’s largest …

5G is just barely getting off the ground, but it’s not too early for “6G” research efforts — and Keysight Technologies is jumping in by joining Finland’s 6G Flagship Program, which is led by the University of Oulu, Finland and …

More than a dozen global mobile network providers have been attacked in a successful effort to obtain information on specific subscribers, including call detail records and geolocation information, according to a cybersecurity firm and published reports. Security firm Cybereason, which …

Ericsson and Nokia are both putting together contingency plans to move elements of their supply chains out of China if necessary due to national security tensions, according to published reports. The Sunday Telegraph cited anonymous sources who said that both …