Tag: Huawei
Tech Digest daily round up: Parler is back, Bitcoin hits $50,000
Controversial social-media app Parler is back online after a month out of service. The Twitter-like app was a favourite among supporters of former US President Donald Trump and right-wing conservatives. It was banned from Google and Apple's app stores and Amazon's web-hosting service, after an armed mob broke into the US Capitol building on 6…
Huawei telecoms ban set to come into force
A new security bill being unveiled on Tuesday (November 24th, 2020) will ban Huawei from the UK's network and threatens telecoms giants with hefty fines if they fail to tighten up their security. The Telecommunications Security Bill bans the involvement of Chinese firm Huawei in the UK's 5G mobile network. But it also says that…
Huawei sells its youth brand Honor
Chinese company Huawei has decided to sell its youth-oriented brand Honor. In a statement, it explained that the consumer business has been under tremendous pressure 'due to persistent unavailability of technical elements needed for its mobile phone business'. Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd has therefore decided to sell all of its Honor business assets…
Ericsson announces BT/EE 5G partnership
Ericsson will be a key BT partner for 5G deployment in London, Edinburgh, Belfast and Cardiff and other major cities, managing around 50 percent of its total 5G traffic Ericsson will also modernize BT’s existing 2G and 4G Radio Access Network (RAN) infrastructure enhancing customer experience and network performance for BT and EE customers This…
Smartphone sales down 20% in Q2, claims Gartner
The COVID-19 pandemic has continued to impact the global mobile phone industry, as worldwide smartphone sales to end users totalled 295 million units, a decline of 20.4% in the second quarter of 2020, according to Gartner, Inc. Among the top five smartphone vendors, Samsung experienced the largest decline in sales while Apple’s smartphone sales were…
Huawei to be stripped from UK’s 5G network by 2027
Chinese tech giant Huawei's equipment is to be stripped from the UK's 5G infrastructure by 2027, adding millions to the cost and delaying the delivery of the high-speed, ultra-low latency mobile network. The National Security Council took the decision - which is sure to increase already fraught tensions with Beijing - after the impact of…
Huawei calls for end to ‘unjust treatment’ by US government
Huawei has urged the US government to end its “unjust treatment” of the Chinese tech giant after it was granted an extension to a temporary trade licence in the country. The phone-maker has been the subject of restrictions in the US over allegations of close ties to the Chinese state. Critics have argued that Huawei’s…
Huawei sells foldable smartphone without Google
The Mate X uses Huawei’s own processor chips (Martyn Landi/PA) Chinese tech giant Huawei has begun selling its first foldable smartphone without Google apps or US-made processor chips following sanctions imposed by Washington. The Mate X went on sale in China and competes with Samsung’s Galaxy fold. Huawei has announced…
Huawei 5G decision delayed until after Election
A decision on whether Huawei should be allowed into the UK’s 5G network infrastructure has, perhaps not surprisingly, been deferred to the next government. Culture Secretary Nicky Morgan confirmed the decision, as part of the Telecoms Supply Chain Review, would now be made after the General Election on December 12. The Chinese company has come…
Chinese hackers intercepted text messages, says cybersecurity firm
Chinese hackers with a history of state-sponsored espionage have intercepted the text messages of thousands of foreigners in a targeted campaign that planted eavesdropping software on a telecommunications provider’s servers, a cybersecurity firm has said. FireEye said in a report that the Chinese hackers belong to the group designated Advanced Persistent Threat 41 (APT41), which…
