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US Revokes Licenses For Supply Of Chips To China’s Huawei

The Biden administration has revoked export licenses that allow Intel and Qualcomm to supply Huawei with semiconductors as Washington increases the pressure on the Chinese telecoms equipment company, Financial Times reported. The move by the US Department of Commerce affects the supply of chips for Huawei’s laptop computers and mobile phones, according to people familiar with the situation. The commerce

Huawei Allegedly Created “Back Door” in Pakistan Project

A dispute between Huawei Technologies Co. and a small U.S.-based contractor has escalated to a federal court, with the contractor alleging Huawei stole its technology and pressured it to build a “back door” into a sensitive law-enforcement project in Pakistan, The Wall Street Journal reported. According to The Wall Street Journal, the contractor is based on Buena Park, California, and

Huawei is Selling its Honor Smartphone Brand

Huawei Investment and Holding Co., Ltd. announced that it has decided to sell all of its Honor business assets to Shenzhen Zhixin New Information Technology Co, Ltd. According to Huawei, this sale will help Honor's channel sellers and suppliers make it through this difficult time. Reuters reported that Honor is a budget brand smartphone unit of Huawei. It is being

Qualcomm Received License to Sell Chips to Huawei

Qualcomm Inc. has received a license from the U.S. government to sell 4G mobile phone chips to Huawei Technologies Co Ltd., Reuters reported. This decision means that Qualcomm has complied with a rule that the U.S. Department of Commerce unveiled in May of 2020 that requires licenses for sales to Huawei Technologies of semiconductors made abroad with U.S. technology. In

Qualcomm Wants Permission to Sell Chips to Huawei

The Wall Street Journal reported that Qualcomm Inc. is lobbying the Trump Administration to roll back restrictions on the sale of advanced components to Huawei Technologies. Qualcomm wants to sell chips for Huawei 5G phones. Qualcomm is telling U.S. policy makers their export ban won't stop Huawei from obtaining necessary components and just risks handing billions of dollars of Huawei

Huawei is Running Out of Smartphone Chips

Huawei Technologies Inc. is running out of smartphone chips. This was announced by the company at the 2020 Summit of the China Information Technology Association during a speech by Richard Yu, the CEO of Huawei's consumer business. Engadget reported that after September 15, 2020, Huawei won't have access to the manufacturing it needs to continue making the Mate 40's Kirin

UK Government to Bar Telecoms from Buying Huawei Equipment

The UK government will bar telecom companies from purchasing new equipment made by China's Huawei Technologies Co., The Wall Street Journal reported. The telecom companies have until 2027 to remove Huawei technology from their 5G networks. Senior executives from Vodafone Group PLC and BT Group PLC told a parliamentary committee last week that a five-to-seven-year time frame would be needed