Huawei

A funny thing happened last week at the MWC19 wireless show in Barcelona. We were expecting the focus, once again, to be on 5G, AI, IoT, the cloud and so …

The 5G network is already live in certain areas of Johannesburg BARCELONA–South African carrier Rain launched what it claims to be the first commercial 5G network in South Africa in …

What is 5G anyway? Ericsson kicked off Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019 by stating it is deploying 5G networks at pace, faster than anyone else. But these networks – alongside those …

  European Commissioner for digital economy and society Mariya Gabriel said during a keynote at MWC that Europe has to have a common approach to this issue   BARCELONA–European Commissioner …

  The new 5G trial will be carried out in partnership with Nokia during 2019 BARCELONA–Nordic telecom group Telenor says its new 5G pilot in Denmark, which adds to existing …

During Mobile World Congress 2019, the Swedish vendor signed 5G deals with Ooredoo Qatar and Saudi Telecom Company BARCELONA-Swedish vendor Ericsson said Middle East carriers Ooredoo and Saudi Telecom Company …

The telco said it will have over 85 5G base stations in six cities before the end of Q1 BARCELONA- Vodafone Spain confirmed plans to launch commercial 5G services in …

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says use of Huawei’s equipment in critical networks poses a “real risk” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that countries which use Huawei’s technology …

The first wave of 5G handsets are here BARCELONA–Ahead of Mobile World Congress Barcelona, three major smartphone providers–Samsung, Xiaomi and Huawei–all unveiled their first 5G capable smartphones. At its Unpacked …

President calls for US leadership in 5G; hints at Huawei? President Donald Trump, who used a Samsung Galaxy s3 as late as 2017 and is known for having “the best …

  Last year, the country’s communications security bureau blocked local carrier Spark from using Huawei equipment in its 5G network deployment New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said there is …

  The carrier, working with Huawei, aims to achieve full indoor coverage in the station by end-2019   China Mobile has launched a 5G digital indoor system (DIS) in Shanghai’s …

  A former head of the U.K. signals intelligence agency also said that there was no evidence of malicious Chinese state cyber activity through Huawei The U.K. National Cyber Security …

  A number of European countries are analyzing the possibility of restricting Huawei’s ability to take part in 5G contracts over security allegations   The GSMA urged European policymakers to …

  The executive said that commercial 5G services in Canada will not be launched before the second half of 2020 Canadian carrier Telus expects to launch a request for proposal …

  All vendors would need to pass a security certification process in order to operate in the German market Germany’s Interior Minister Horst Seehofer announced the intention to introduce changes in …

  Companies already testing 5G in industrial environments are Worcester Bosch and Yamazaki Mazak   The U.K.’s first live 5G factory trials have been launched at the Worcestershire 5G Testbed, …

The Trump administration has an executive order in the works that would ban the use of equipment from Chinese vendors in U.S. telecom networks, according to published reports. It could …

  The Australian carrier plans to deploy 1,200 5G sites across Australia’s main regions by March 2020   Australian carrier Optus has signed a partnership with Ericsson to deploy 50 …

  The Italian government said there are no current indications of any potential security threat in order to ban these companies   Italy’s Ministry of Economic Development (MISE) has issued …

The German Chancellor said Chinese authorities need to provide guarantees they will not have access to data handled by Huawei German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the Chinese government needs …

As more countries scrutinize Huawei, the government is currently assessing potential security threats for local telecom network infrastructure A government review into telecoms security which will recommend whether Huawei should …

The U.S. government has officially requested the extradition of Huawei CFO Meng Wangzhou from Canada to the U.S., according to published reports. The U.S. made its request to Canada one …

  In August 2018, the Australian government prohibited certain vendors from taking part in 5G deployments Australian carrier TPG Telecom has decided to cease rollout of its mobile network infrastructure …

While the situation most certainly reached a fever pitch this week, the tenuous nature of the relationship between Huawei and the U.S. goes back more than a decade. Here’s a …