German minister calls for strong EU actors in 5G rollout
Comments may indicate a hardening of the German stance on Huawei.
Peter Altmaier, Germany’s economy minister, was asked this week whether sidelining China’s Huawei on the 5G mobile network expansion could lead to a competitive disadvantage.
He is not against Huawei, he replied, however st...
Telecom providers criticize bans on Chinese equipment vendors
A business group advocating for telecom operators in the EU warned that banning Chinese equipment vendors for political motives is not a great idea. They say that it will increase costs and cause network upgrade delays.
The European Competitive Telecommunications Association (ECTA) said that the...
‘Microsoft is considering acquiring Nokia again’
A leading analyst firm states that Microsoft is in the mix to buy the once-famous Nokia company. CSS Insight predicts that in 2021, Nokia will be bought by a prominent U.S.-based tech company next year. They named both Microsoft and Intel as likely to buy Nokia.
Microsoft and Nokia have a histor...
Google to fight antitrust battles in both US and China
The Chinese suit is probably payback for Huawei being denied access to Android OS licenses.
China is preparing to launch an antitrust probe into Google, looking into allegations it has leveraged the dominance of its Android mobile operating system to stifle competition, according to Reuters.
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The U.S. government has granted Intel licenses to supply Huawei
Intel now has licenses from U.S. authorities to continue providing some of its products to Huawei Technologies. This announcement was made by an Intel spokesman on Tuesday. U.S-China ties are at their worst for the first time in decades.
Washington has been pushing governments the world over to ...
Huawei Harmony OS will compete with Android
Huawei Technologies plans to introduce a new operating system for smartphones, named Harmony O.S. The new operating system is primarily viewed as a rival to Google Android. The move comes at a time when the U.S. has placed multiple trade bans on the Chinese tech giant.
Harmony O.S. was first unv...
Huawei is discontinuing several enterprise product lines in the U.K.
Huawei has confirmed that there are redundancies in its enterprise division and it's moving to slash its portfolio. The company is now eliminating several Enterprise product lines from the U.K., after a business review, citing the relentless Trump administration’s actions, which have been damagin...
United States is considering export ban on chips
The United States wants to impose restrictions on the export of chips, lasers, sensors and other innovating technology. By doing so, it wants to prevent the technology from falling into the hands of China. The U.S. Commerce Department would certainly like to see measures put in place for this as fa...
Huawei is heading towards bankruptcy, desperate for a way out
U.S. President Trump has shown his cards. Huawei has to die. The only thing that can still save the Chinese company could be presidential candidate Joe Biden, a major retaliation from the Chinese government, which forces Trump to revise his policy or maybe the EU? If Huawei collapses, it not only m...
Trump considers banning more Chinese technology
The U.S. president, Donald Trump, already banned Huawei and TikTokand is now looking at restrictions or bans for other Chinese companies. Trump acknowledged this during a press conference.
TikTok has been given 90 days by Trump to divest the American branch before a complete ban on the app can b...
CIA finds no evidence of Chinese TikTok espionage
According to the U.S. intelligence agency CIA, there is no evidence that the Chinese government gained access to TikTok data. At the same time, the CIA claims that Chinese authorities could intercept the data if they wanted to.
The CIA was recently asked to investigate the threats TikTok poses t...
U.S. wants ‘clean network’ without Chinese apps and technology
The American Secretary of State Mike Pompeo promises to deliver a 'clean network' in the U.S. In other words: free of Chinese applications and technology.
The tension between the U.S. and China is rising. China has been gaining a lot of influence in the tech world with the successful smartphone ...