HONG KONG/BEIJING (CHINA) – Chinese telecoms giant Huawei is mulling manufacturing electric vehicles under its own brand and some models could be rolled out this year, said sources. This comes as the firm is exploring a strategic shift after being battered by US curbs. The firm is holding
SHANGHAI (CHINA) – Huawei Technologies saw slight revenue and profit growth in 2020, matching its expectations, its rotating chairman said on Tuesday, despite Washington toughening up sanctions against the same. Huawei has repeatedly refuted claims that it poses a security risk. Rotating Chairman Ken Hu said at industry event Mobile World Congress Shanghai,
SAN FRANCISCO (US) – Shipments of Apple Inc’s smartphone spiked 22% to reach record levels in Q-4 while those of Huawei dipped as US-imposed sanctions kicked in. Apple was able to tap pent up demand for upgrades, especially in China, through its expanded models and a revamped look for the iPhone 12 lineup. There were […]
SHENZHEN (CHINA) – Huawei’s founder Ren Zhengfei said in remarks made public on Friday that the United States remains a “beacon of technology” to be emulated and China’s Huawei Technology should take into consideration cutting products after US actions against it. Ren’s comments, in a letter to staff dated June of last year, were brought
SHENZHEN (CHINA) – Chinese budget phone maker Honor has joined hands with major chip suppliers such as Intel and Qualcomm after its under-fire parent Huawei Technologies parted ways, it said on Friday. Huawei had sold Honor to a consortium of 30 of the sub-brand’s agents and dealers in November to help retain sourcing components, which […]
STOCKHOLM (SWEDEN) – Chinese firm Huawei’s appeal against its exclusion from Sweden’s 5G network roll-out was dismissed by a court on Friday. This makes way for the 5G spectrum auction slated for next week to proceed as scheduled. The telecoms behemoth earlier this month had appealed against a court decision allowing Swedish telecoms regulator PTS […]
STOCKHOLM (SWEDEN) – Huawei has appealed a court decision which permits Swedish telecoms regulator PTS to start 5G spectrum auctions again, as it makes plans to exclude the Chinese telecom equipment maker from the country’s 5G networks. A Swedish court on Dec. 16 backed an appeal by PTS against a ruling to stop the auctions, […]
HONG KONG/BEIJING (CHINA) – Tencent’s online games were removed and then reinstated on Huawei’s app store on Friday in a dispute over revenue sharing by the Chinese companies. Huawei was insisting on a 50% cut of Tencent’s game sales on the app store and the Tencent games were removed because the companies had been unable […]
WASHINGTON (US) -US lawmakers will back $1.9 billion to fund a programme to remove telecom network equipment that the US government says poses national security risks as part of a $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill, two sources briefed on the matter said on Sunday. Lawmakers will also back $3.2 billion for an emergency broadband benefit […]
BARCELONA (SPAIN) – France and Barcelona footballer Antoine Griezmann, who has been an ambassador for tech giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, has cut commercial ties with the company, citing China’s treatment of Uighur Muslims. “I announce that I am putting an end immediately to my partnership linking me with this company,” Griezmann, a 2018 World