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Mobile & Infrastructure
US warned Brazil that Huawei would leave it ‘high and dry’ on 5G
US national security adviser Jake Sullivan raised concerns about Huawei equipment in Brazil's 5G telecoms network during his visit to the country last week, a Biden-Harris administration official has said, but Brazil made no...
Mobile & Infrastructure
FCC votes to finalize program to replace Huawei equipment in US networks
The US Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to finalize a $1.9 billion program to reimburse mostly rural US carriers for removing equipment from telecommunications networks from Chinese companies deemed national security threats like Huawei...
Mobile & Infrastructure
Biden taps ex-Pentagon official for key China tech position
Joe Biden has nominated Alan Estevez, a former Pentagon official and Washington insider to be the US Commerce Department's undersecretary for industry and security, a key post in the US-China tech battle.
The post in...
Computing Platforms
Cloud ramp up weighs on Oracle’s profit view, shares fall
Oracle Corp has forecast current-quarter profit below Wall Street estimates, as the business software maker ramps up investments in its cloud computing business to take on rivals including Microsoft and Amazon.com.
The company is planning...
Gaming Platforms
Canada launches long-awaited auction of 5G spectrum
Canada is set to begin a hotly anticipated auction of the mobile telecommunications bandwidth necessary for 5G rollout, one that was delayed more than a year by the pandemic.
The 3,500 MHz is a spectrum...
Technology Platforms
Brief: Five facts about ransomware attacks
A ransomware attack on top US fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline has brought attention to the growing area of cybercrime. This article aims to brief you as to what ransomware is; and what is...
Computing Platforms
The Biden administration adds new limits on Huawei’s suppliers
The Biden administration this week amended licenses for companies to sell to China's Huawei Technologies, further restricting companies from supplying items that can be used with 5G devices, sources said.
The changes could disrupt existing...
Mobile & Infrastructure
Huawei to pack less of a punch in the new year after bruising 2020
Huawei this year will probably see slower 5G business and push farther into software, while trusting its smartphones get a reprieve from US sanctions which last year broke the chip-reliant heart of its group,...
Mobile & Infrastructure
UK bans new Huawei 5G kit installation from September 2021
British telecommunications businesses should not install new Huawei 5G kit following September 2021, the British government has said, as part of a plan to purge the Chinese business's equipment from high speed mobile networks.
Britain...
Mobile & Infrastructure
Huawei Technologies fears it may be excluded from Poland’s 5G network
Poland's planned standards for assessing the risk of telecoms equipment suppliers are political and may be aimed at respecting Huawei from growing the country's 5G network, the Chinese tech giant has said.
The Trump administration...
Mobile & Infrastructure
Canada has effectively moved to block Huawei from its 5G infrastructure
Canada is currently the only member of the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network that has not officially blocked Huawei from 5G networks, but it's effectively achieved that, delaying a decision long enough to force its...
Mobile & Infrastructure
UK ban on Huawei opens door for competitors
The UK's decision to ban Huawei Technologies from next-generation 5G telecom networks is the latest blow to the global leader in telecom equipment and could help lay the groundwork for broader changes in the...