Asia

Huawei surpasses Samsung to be top handset maker

Editorial Bureau July 30, 2020

SHENZHEN (CHINA) – China’s Huawei Technologies attained the title of biggest smartphone seller from Samsung Electronics in the second quarter. According to data from research firm Canalys, Huawei shipped 55.8 million devices in the April-June period, surpassing Samsung’s 53.7

Tech

Beijing’s spar with world powers dims global expansion prospects of China’s top tech firms

Editorial Bureau July 27, 2020

SHANGHAI/BEIJING (CHINA) – Huawei Technologies’ founder Ren Zhengfei has global ambitions so much so that the firm’s new campus in southern China sports buildings that are replicas of ones in European cities. Zhang Yiming, founder of ByteDance that owns TikTok, has pasted posters of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s book “How Google

Business

HSBC dismisses Chinese media allegations that it framed Huawei

Editorial Bureau July 25, 2020

BEIJING (CHINA) – HSBC on Saturday dismissed Chinese media reports that it had “framed” Huawei Technologies and had a part to play in the arrest of the chief financial officer (CFO) of the world’s biggest telecoms equipment maker in Canada. The bank, which is headquartered in London, said in a statement that it had no […]

World

Lawyers of Huawei CFO approach Canada court seeking stay on extradition to US

Editorial Bureau July 24, 2020

WASHINGTON (US) – Huawei Technologies chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou’s lawyers have approached a Canadian court seeking a stay in the proceedings for her extradition to the US. The lawyers sought a stay as they believe President Donald Trump and other members of the administration are trying to use Meng “as a bargaining chip in […]

Asia

UK seeks Japan’s help for alternatives to Huawei equipment in 5G networks, says Nikkei

Ren Leen July 19, 2020

TOKYO (JAPAN) – The Nikkei said on Sunday that the UK government has sought Japan’s help to build its 5G wireless networks without Huawei Technologies. This is a further step in a global technology and security tussle between the US and China. The business daily said UK named NEC Corp and Fujitsu Ltd potential alternative […]

USA

US puts pressure on EU to tighten curbs on Huawei

Editorial Bureau July 15, 2020

LONDON/BRUSSELS (UK/BELGIUM) – The UK’s decision to purge Huawei equipment from its 5G network has put pressure on EU member states to toughen curbs on the world’s largest telecoms equipment manufacturer. This comes as the Chinese firm is expanding across Europe. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the ban on the firm on Tuesday, further […]

UK

Britain to remove Huawei equipment from 5G network by end of 2027

Editorial Bureau July 15, 2020

LONDON (UK) – UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered removing Huawei equipment completely from the country’s 5G network by 2027. Analysts feel this could invite the wrath of China, adding that the world’s largest telecoms equipment manufacturer is not welcome in the West. As the country is slated to leave the EU, security concerns […]

UK

BT cautions UK that swift banning of Huawei could lead to outages

Editorial Bureau July 13, 2020

LONDON (UK) – BT CEO Philip Jansen urged the British government on Monday not to move swiftly to ban China’s Huawei from the 5G network. He cautioned that there could be outages and even security issues if it proceeded with a hasty decision. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is likely to decide this week whether to […]

UK

Britain justice minister says UK-China relationship must be honest if it is to survive

Editorial Bureau July 13, 2020

LONDON (UK) – UK’s relationship with China must be honest if it has to survive, said justice minister Robert Buckland on Monday. He was replying to a question about Hong Kong, Huawei and the future of Chinese investment in the country’s infrastructure. “I would say that it’s a relationship that if it is to endure, […]

Tech

Huawei to request PM Johnson to delay removal from 5G network, says The Times

Ren Leen July 12, 2020

BEIJING (CHINA) – Huawei Technologies of China has requested a meeting with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to forge a deal to slow down its potential removal from Britain’s 5G phone network, the Sunday Times newspaper reported on Sunday. Huawei is seeking to delay its removal until after elections in June 2025 with the hope […]