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Intel inks deal with Baidu to launch 5G, AI lab in China

Intel also announced new developments with key Chinese partners Intel and Chinese company Baidu announced plans to develop a joint artificial intelligence and 5G innovation lab, the US firm said. The main aim of the initiative is to promote the research and development of mobile edge...

Senators seek punishment for ZTE if it fails to comply with previous deal

  If approved, the bill would ask the government to inform about progress in ZTE’s compliance deal Republican and Democratic senators have introduced a bill that aims to re-impose sanctions on Chinese vendor ZTE if the firm fails to fully comply with U.S. laws and an...

Report: Officials exploring merger of China Telecom and China Unicom

Combined carrier would be second largest behind China Mobile An eye on 5G leadership, Chinese authorities are considering a potential merger of China Telecom and China Unicom, two of the nation's three mobile operators, according to a report from Bloomberg. Citing "people familiar with the matter,"...

ZTE posts net loss of $1.1 billion in H1 due to US export ban

  ZTE's management said the vendor expects to return to profits in Q3 Chinese vendor ZTE reported a net loss of CNY 7.8 billion ($1.1 billion) for the first half of 2018, in line with its earlier warning over the impact of an export ban imposed...

ZTE resumes normal business after US import ban: CEO

  The Chinese vendor said it is accelerating investments in R&D Chinese vendor ZTE’s production activities have returned to normal, following a U.S. import ban which severely impacted the firm’s business, international press reported. The vendor also said its carrier network business is on track for growth...

U.S. appoints special compliance coordinator for ZTE

The appointment is part of the settlement between the Department of Commerce and ZTE The U.S. Department of Commerce has appointed Roscoe Howard Jr. to be the special compliance coordinator (SCC) for Chinese vendor ZTE. The special compliance coordinator was selected after a rigorous search by...

Australia bans Huawei, ZTE from providing 5G gear to local carriers

  The Australian authorities said the 5G equipment from these two vendors would poise a risk to the country’s national security The Australian government confirmed that Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE have been banned from supplying equipment for 5G networks in the country. "Government has expectations of...

ZTE completes third phase of China’s national 5G tests

The Chinese vendor aims to start selling 5G equipment next year Chinese vendor ZTE has completed tests of indoor 3.5 GHz and core 5G wireless network technology in the third phase of China’s national 5G testing program, Chinese press reported. ZTE said that the first phase...

Trump signs defense bill banning US agencies from buying tech from Huawei, ZTE

  The Chinese government said it will review the impact of the measure U.S. President Donald Trump has signed the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, which includes new regulations that ban government agencies doing business with Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE. The bill prohibits the U.S....

ZTE revises down Q1 results after considering U.S. ban

ZTE lost $790 million in Q1 due to the impact of the ban Chinese network infrastructure vendor ZTE has issued a revised earnings report for the first quarter of the year that puts quarterly losses at more than CNY 5.4 billion ($790 million) after taking...

US government officially lifts seven-year ban on ZTE

  The decision by the U.S. Department of Commerce will allow the Chinese vendor to resume operations The U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC) formally lifted a seven-year ban on U.S. companies selling components and software to Chinese vendor ZTE, after it complied with all the requirements...

ZTE closer to resuming business with American suppliers

The export ban will be lifted once the Chinese company completes a $400 million escrow payment and a monitor is selected Chinese vendor ZTE has signed an agreement with the U.S. government which will allow the company to resume doing business with American suppliers. Under the...

U.S government allows ZTE to partially resume business activities

The Commerce Department said the partial authorization will be valid until August 1 The U.S. government has issued a limited service authorization which would allow Chinese vendor ZTE to resume certain activities. ZTE halted business operations in May due to a seven-year ban on the...

NTIA recommends that FCC deny China Mobile entry to U.S. telecom market

NTIA says that China Mobile's 2011 application to serve U.S. telecom market should be denied The Federal Communications Commission should deny China Mobile’s pending application to enter the U.S telecommunications market, submitted in 2011, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration said in a filing. NTIA, part...

Industry associations push back on FCC move to ban Chinese equipment vendors

A number of wireless and wireline industry associations are pushing back against a proposed rule by the Federal Communications Commission that would prevent Universal Service Fund money from being used to pay for equipment or services from companies that are considered a risk to...

U.S. senators, White House work to save deal to lift ban on ZTE

  Senators want to ban the Chinese vendor from selling products to critical technology or infra assets U.S. senators are working on a potential deal with the White House that would allow Chinese vendor ZTE Corp to resume business if there are tighter restrictions on the...

US Senate approves bill reinstating ban on ZTE

Senators and representatives will have meeting to reconcile the two versions of the annual defense bill The U.S. Senate has approved an amendment to the annual defense spending bill which threatens a recent agreement between the Department of Commerce and Chinese vendor ZTE to lift...

Trump administration aims to protect agreement with ZTE

The White House said the attempt by a bipartisan group of senators to block the deal would violate the Constitution’s separation of powers The Trump administration said it will seek to block an attempt by a bipartisan group of senators trying to reinstate a seven-year...

Senators move to reinstate ZTE ban as Commerce waits for payment

Senators move to reinstate ZTE ban as Department of Commerce said ZTE must replace its entire board of directors within the next 30 days Adding a new wrinkle to the ZTE saga, a bipartisan group of senators is trying to reinstate the ban on the...

U.S government says deal with ZTE will be the last chance for the firm

ZTE issued an internal memo with apologies for customers and employees The U.S government will “shut down” Chinese vendor ZTE in the United States if the engages in one more violation of U.S. trade rules, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro told U.S press on...

Commerce Department confirms terms of ZTE deal

ZTE must pay up to $1.4 billion, replace its entire board of directors and senior leadership, and submit to a decade of embedded U.S. trade monitors in order to resume receiving exports from U.S. tech companies, in what the Department of Commerce is calling...

ZTE inks preliminary deal with the U.S government to resume business: report

Under the new deal, ZTE would pay a combined fine of nearly $1.7 billion Chinese vendor ZTE has signed an agreement that would lift a U.S. Commerce Department ban on buying from U.S. suppliers, Reuters reported, citing sources with knowledge of the matter. However, a Commerce...

As FCC faces many open issues, Trump nominates new commissioner

Geoffrey Starks tapped to replace Mignon Clyburn on FCC A Senate-led pushback on the repeal of net neutrality, a rapidly shifting relationship between service providers and content producers, national intelligence concerns regarding the use of network infrastructure and devices from Chinese manufacturers, facilitating the spectral...

ZTE could pay up to $1.7 billion to the US government to resume business

  Trump administration also wants unrestricted site visits to ZTE’s plants in order to lift a seven-year export ban Chinese vendor ZTE will have to pay a penalty of up to $1.7 billion to the U.S government before the Trump administration allow the firm to resume...