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The U.S. Department of Commerce unveiled a new rule that expands U.S. authority to require licenses for sales to Huawei Technologies of semiconductors made abroad with U.S. technology, according to Reuters, who was the first to report this. The new rule will enable the United States to vastly expand its ability to halt exports to Huawei Technologies. Part of the
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that a superseding indictment was returned yesterday in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, charging Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (Huawei) the world's largest telecommunications manufacturer, and two U.S. subsidiaries with conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). Brian A. Benzskowski, Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department's Criminal Division; John
Vodafone is going to strip Huawei systems out of the core of its European network, according to Financial Times. Doing so will cost €200m as the European telecoms sector moves to adapt to new limits on the use Huawei's equipment. Financial Times reported that Vodofone Chief executive Nick Read said the process would take five years because of the complexity
In a press release posted today, Huawei announced that it filed patent infringement lawsuits against Verizon in the District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Huawei is seeking compensation for Verizon's use of patented technology that is protected by 12 of Huawei's US patents. “Verizon's products and services have benefited from patented technology that Huawei developed over
The US Trade Department added Huawei and 70 affiliates to its "Entity List" in mid-May. Membership of the Entity List effectively bans US companies from dealing with these foreign businesses without explicit approval from the US government. The move came after increasing trade tensions between the US and China, and security concerns about Huawei's role in the provision of equipment
The "competitively priced" flagship smartphone market got a little hotter today with the launch of Huawei's Honor 8 smartphone in Paris. Priced at GB£369, the Honor 8 is moving into OnePlus' territory and whatever you prefer, it's good news for consumers buying unlocked phones who want power and style for less. Regardless of price, the Honor 8 is one good-looking phone.
This afternoon Huawei announced in London a pair of new Android smartphones; the expected P8 and the entirely unexpected P8 Max. The latter is a total whopper of a phone but more of this later. I watched the show the on-line (in between streaming drop outs) to see CEO Huawei Consumer Business Group Richard Yu show off the P8 and its