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UK to send delegation to the US to seek clarity on Huawei’s ban: Report

  The U.K. government is planning to send a delegation to the U.S. to get additional details on how President Donald Trump’s decision to place Chinese vendor Huawei on an export blacklist would affects companies overseas, Bloomberg reported, citing a source familiar with the matter. The...

Chinese government issues commercial 5G licenses

  China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has officially issued licenses for the launch of commercial 5G networks in the country. The 5G permits were granted to state-run carriers China Mobile, China Unicom, China Telecom and state-owned broadcaster China Broadcasting Network. At the end of...

Japanese carriers to install 5G base stations on traffic signals: Report

  The Japanese government announced it will allow the country’s four mobile carriers to deploy 5G base stations on traffic signals, the Nikkei Asian Review reported. The main aim of the initiative is to reduce the cost and times necessary to deploy 5G networks nationwide by taking advantage...

Huawei opens 5G laboratory in South Korea

  Chinese vendor Huawei has opened its first 5G OpenLab in Seoul, South Korea, the company said in a release. Through the OpenLab, Huawei aims to drive 5G and ICT development in South Korea, and provide 5G testing environments and interoperability services for SMEs and start-ups....

Huawei challenges constitutionality of US National Defense Authorization Act

  Chinese vendor Huawei has filed a motion for summary judgment in a U.S. court, as part of the process to challenge the constitutionality of a section of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). In the legal claim, Huawei argues that Section 889 of 2019...

SoftBank selects Ericsson, Nokia for 5G deployment in Japan

  Japanese operator SoftBank has selected Nordic vendors Ericsson and Nokia for the deployment of a 5G network in Japan, the vendors said in separate statements. Ericsson said it has been selected by SoftBank as a primary 5G vendor for the deployment of a multi-band 5G...

Huawei says limited collaboration with industry bodies will not affect operations

  Huawei Technologies said that the recent decision by a number of standards and industry organizations to partially suspend collaboration with the company will not have an impact in Huawei’s daily operations. Huawei said in a statement that the suspension of technical collaboration between these entities...

ZTE, Nokia announce 5G trials in Malaysia

  ZTE and Nokia have announced deals with Malaysian telecommunications companies to carry out 5G trials in the country during 2019. ZTE inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with telecom operator Digi Telecommunications to carry out a 5G trial this year. Under the terms of the deal,...

Arm suspends business with Huawei due to US export ban: Report

  U.K.-based chip designer Arm has instructed its staff to suspend business with Chinese vendor Huawei, the BBC reported, citing an internal memo. In the internal document, Arm urged employees to halt "all active contracts, support entitlements, and any pending engagements” with Huawei and its subsidiaries,...

US export ban ‘won’t have a huge impact’ on Huawei, says founder

  An export ban recently imposed by the U.S. government on Huawei will not have a huge impact in the company’s capacity to serve customers, Huawei’s founder Ren Zhengfei said during an interview with Chinese media. “We will certainly be able to continue serving our customers....

ZTE opens cybersecurity laboratory in Italy

  Chinese vendor ZTE Corporation has officially launched its cybersecurity laboratory in Rome, Italy. The vendor said that the establishment of the cybersecurity laboratory in Italy is an important measure for ZTE to promote transparency and enhance mutual trust with all third parties. ZTE also said that...

US government temporarily eases Huawei restrictions

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s  Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced that it would ease certain export restrictions recently imposed on Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies, in a move to give operators time to make other arrangements, the entity said in a release. The BIS...

ZTE opens cybersecurity lab in China

Chinese vendor ZTE announced the launch of its first cybersecurity lab in Nanjing, China.  ZTE said that the opening of this security lab will contribute with its goal of increasing transparency. The cybersecurity lab aims to provide global customers, regulators and other stakeholders...

Google suspends some business with Huawei following U.S order: Report

Google has suspended the transfer of hardware, software and technical services to Chinese vendor Huawei following a recent order by the U.S. government to put Huawei in an export blacklist, Reuters reported, citing a source familiar with the matter. The U.S. giant said that it...

KDDI to launch pre-5G services in September 2019

Japanese operator KDDI expects to launch pre-5G services in September 2019, the company’s president, Makoto Takahashi, said on a conference call with investors. The executive said that KDDI will start to sell 5G phones in March 2020. Takahashi said that the company’s 5G coverage will reach...

Huawei spent years preparing for US ban: Report

Chinese vendor Huawei has been preparing for years for the scenario of a ban which would not allow the company to buy components from U.S companies, according to a report by CNN Business. "This decision is the latest move in the campaign against Huawei,...

US government places Huawei in trade blacklist

The U.S. Department of Commerce confirmed that it is adding Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies and 70 affiliates to its so-called "Entity List", a decision that effectively bans the Chinese company from buying parts and components from U.S. companies without U.S. government approval. The decision...

China Mobile, Huawei, CCTV carry out 4K live test on 5G network

CCTV, China Mobile, and Huawei said they have successfully completed what they claim is the industry's first 4K live streaming test on a 5G dual-band convergent network in Beijing, China. Compared with the previous fixed-point 4K live streaming tests, this test has expanded the application scope...

Indian carriers to launch 5G trials next month

India’s incumbent telecom operators are expected to launch 5G trials in June after a panel at the Telecom Ministry has recommended spectrum for the tests, local press reported. The panel, which deliberated on the amount of necessary spectrum and duration of the 5G trial, has recommended 5G spectrum...

LG Uplus targets 50,000 5G base stations by June

Korean carrier LG Uplus aims to deploy a total of 25,000 5G base stations by June to reach a total of 50,000 base stations nationwide, Koran press reported. The country's third-largest mobile operator is aiming for a deployment total of 80,000 5G base stations across South...

KT reaches over 100,000 5G subscribers: CFO

Korean telco KT has gained more than 100,000 5G subscribers since the company launched commercial services at the end of April, the carrier’s CFO Kyung-Keun Yoon said during a conference call with investors. The executive said that more than 80% of 5G subscribers are selecting...

ZTE selects Intel’s eASIC devices for 5G wireless products

Intel announced that Chinese vendor ZTE selected Intel eASIC devices for its 5G wireless products. The U.S. chipmaker said ZTE selected Intel eASIC devices to meet the critical cost and power requirements demanded by large-scale 5G deployments. “Intel’s alliance with ZTE marks a major milestone in...

5G subscribers in South Korea reach 260,000

5G subscriptions in South Korea have already reached 260,000, local press reported, citing data from the government. The country’s three carriers launched commercial 5G services on April 3. The government said that users are complaining about the coverage and the speed of the next-generation wireless communication...

Ericsson strikes 5G, AI agreements in China

  Ericsson and China Unicom have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to accelerate the development of commercial 5G and promote 5G technological innovation, the vendor said in a statement. Signed at China Unicom’s 5G Innovation and Cooperation Conference in Shenzhen, China, the agreement strengthens the...