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Huawei records 23.3% revenue growth in H1 despite US sales ban

Chinese vendor Huawei recorded revenues of CNY 401.3 billion ($ 58.3 billion) in the first half of the year, climbing 23.3% compared to the same period the previous year, the company said in its earnings statement. Huawei’s net profit margin for the first six months...

Indian carriers may boycott 5G spectrum auction: Report

  Indian carriers Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea will probably not take part in the country’s 5G spectrum sale scheduled to take place in the second half of the year, if the telecom regulator fails to lower current recommended reserve prices, local newspaper Economic Times...

Huawei expands revenues despite US ban; cuts jobs in US R&D unit

Huawei subsidiary Futurewei cut 600 researchers from US operations Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies’s revenue grew nearly 30% in the first half of the year as the company managed to secure the supply of critical components to keep production going despite U.S. technology export restrictions, Bloomberg...

Trump agrees to make ‘timely’ decisions on Huawei sales requests

  President Donald Trump has agreed to grant "timely" licensing decisions to U.S. technology firms that want to sell components and services to Chinese vendor Huawei, the White House said in a statement. The decision was adopted following a meeting between Trump and the CEOs of...

Hong Kong launches application process for 5G spectrum auction

  Hong Kong’s Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) has officially invited interested parties to take part in the auctions of 5G spectrum in the 3.3 GHz, 3.5 GHz and 4.9 GHz bands. The Communications Authority (CA) had announced in December 2018 its decision to auction...

Korean subscribers complain about the poor quality of 5G services: Report

  Mobile subscribers in South Korea are complaining about the quality of the nation’s 5G service, according to a report by the Financial Times. Users say that the 5G services offered by the country’s three carriers have poor quality, slow connections and lack applications that use...

Italy will not push emergency legislation on 5G ‘golden power’: Report

  The Italian government confirmed it will drop emergency legislation aimed at strengthening state powers to intervene in the country’s 5G infrastructure market, Reuters reported, citing Italian lawmakers. Last week, Italy approved a decree to increase the government’s powers to intervene in the critical 5G market,...

US firms to resume shipments to Huawei in two weeks: Report

  U.S. companies could be allowed to resume shipments of components and services to Chinese vendor Huawei in approximately two weeks, Reuters reported, citing a representative for a U.S. manufacturer. According to the report, the representative was told by a senior U.S. government official that licenses...

Chinese cities Guangzhou, Shanghai acclerate 5G deployments

  The authorities of Chinese city Guangzhou announced plans to reach full coverage with 5G technology by 2021 with the deployment of 65,000 5G base stations, according to a report by Chinese newspaper China Daily. Guangzhou’s Bureau of Industry and Information Technology said it aims to...

China Unicom selects Nokia to support 5G deployment in Beijing

Nokia announced that China Unicom has selected the Nokia optical fronthaul solution to power its 4G and 5G networks in China’s capital Beijing, supporting the operator’s commitment to deliver 5G during 2019. Part of the Nokia end-to-end 5G portfolio, the solution will accelerate the deployment of...

US government confirms it will issue licenses to sell parts to Huawei

  U.S Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross confirmed that the U.S. government will issue licenses to local companies seeking to sell components to Chinese vendor Huawei where there is no threat to national security, Reuters reported. Speaking at a conference in Washington D.C, Ross affirmed that the...

KDDI, SoftBank to jointly deploy 5G infrastructure in rural Japan

  Japanese operators KDDI and SoftBank have reached an agreement for the shared use of their base station assets to jointly promote the rapid deployment of 5G networks in Japan's rural areas, the carriers said in a statement. Since 5G networks in Japan use the 28...

U.S. government urges India not to use Huawei’s 5G gear: report

  The United States Department of Commerce has recommended to the government of India that it not purchase equipment from Chinese vendor Huawei over security concerns, Indian newspaper The Economic Times reported. According to the report, the U.S government agency had written a letter to Indian...

China to invest over $150 billion in 5G networks by 2025: Report

  China is expected to invest over $150 billion in its 5G networks through 2025, China’s state-run news agency Xinhua reported, citing a note from Goldman Sachs. According to the brief note, nearly three-quarters of this amount will be invested in 5G wireless systems. "That's more than...

Trump makes U-turn and says US firms will be able to sell parts to Huawei

  U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that U.S. companies can sell their equipment to Chinese vendor Huawei as long as the transactions won’t present a “great, national emergency problem.” Trump made these comments during a press conference at the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, after...

ZTE aims to double the size of European business in one year, executive says

SHANGHAI--Chinese vendor ZTE expects to double the size of its business operation in the European market in one year, the company’s president of global sales, Xiao Ming, told reporters. The executive said that growth prospects include both the network and device business segments. In Europe,...

Qualcomm sees China at the frontline in the global 5G race: Executive

  SHANGHAI, CHINA-- U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm believes the rapid rollout of 5G networks in China will put the country at the frontline of the global mobile technology evolution, Frank Meng, chairman of Qualcomm China said during a keynote presentation at Mobile World Congress 2019 Shanghai,...

China Mobile to launch 5G in 50 cities across China by end-2019

  SHANGHAI, CHINA- China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile operator, has plans to deploy 5G commercial cities in over 50 cities across China by the end of this year, the company announced on the sidelines of Mobile World Congress 2019 Shanghai. The carrier said that it...

Viavi provides 5G test solutions to China Mobile

  Viavi Solutions announced that the company has provided 5G wireless and optical test solutions to China Mobile, the world's largest mobile operator. As a preferred vendor, the company said it has been working with the operator since early 2018 to test the performance and capability...

South Korea to reach nationwide 5G coverage in 2-3 years: Samsung

  VALENCIA, SPAIN -- South Korea is expected to reach countrywide coverage with 5G technology in two or three years, Dan Warren, head of 5G Research at Samsung Research U.K., said during a keynote presentation at the 7th Global 5G Event, which took place in...

ZTE deploys ‘tens of thousands’ of 5G base stations in China

  VALENCIA- Chinese vendor ZTE has already deployed tens of thousands of 5G base stations for Chinese carriers China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom, Wang Jiayi, director of 5G RAN Solutions at ZTE, told RCR Wireless News. "With China Mobile, we are deploying 5G infrastructure...

SK Telecom to collaborate on ‘6G’ tech with Nokia, Ericsson and Samsung

  Korean carrier SK Telecom signed agreements with Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung Electronics for joint research and development in advanced 5G and "6G" mobile network technologies. Under the agreements, SK Telecom will work closely with each company on the advancement of 5G network technologies. They will...

5G subscribers in Korea to reach 1 million mark this week: Report

The number of 5G subscribers in South Korea is expected to hit the 1 million mark this week, Korean news agency Yonhap reported, citing local industry sources. An SK Telecom executive reiterated the projection during a morning session at 5G World in London. The rapid...

Rakuten Mobile, NEC partner to build 5G open VRAN architecture

  Japanese carrier Rakuten Mobile and compatriot company NEC announced that they have formed a partnership to build what it claims to be the world's first 5G open vRAN architecture in Japan. NEC has been selected to be the network equipment provider for Rakuten Mobile's new...