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Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to ban Huawei from Britain’s 5G network on Tuesday, angering China but delighting U.S. President Donald Trump by signaling that the world’s biggest telecoms equipment maker is no longer welcome in the West. The United States has pushed Johnson to reverse his January decision …

The head of the French cybersecurity agency ANSSI said there would not be a total ban on using equipment from Huawei in the rollout of the French 5G telecoms network, but that it was pushing French telcos to avoid switching to the Chinese company. “What I can say is that …

The Pentagon put Huawei Technologies and Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology on a list of 20 companies it says are owned or controlled by China’s military, opening them up to potential additional U.S. sanctions. In letters to lawmakers dated June 24, the Pentagon said it was providing a list of “Communist …

The US Commerce Department has issued a change to its sweeping Huawei ban, saying that it will allow American companies to cooperate with the Chinese tech firm on setting standards for next-generation 5G networks. Washington had little choice, as the Chinese telecom giant is the global leader in 5G technology, …

The UK government will allow Chinese tech giant Huawei to play a limited role in supplying the country’s 5G networks, it has been announced today. The government said the package of restrictions being announced on “high risk” 5G vendors will allow it to “mitigate the potential risk posed by the …

Britain’s sovereignty will be in jeopardy if it allows Chinese tech giant Huawei to build its 5G network, Donald Trump’s Secretary of State has warned. In an escalation of pressure on Boris Johnson, Mike Pompeo said the UK had a “momentous” decision to make this week over whether to allow …

British officials have proposed granting Huawei a limited role in the UK’s future 5G network, resisting U.S. calls for a complete ban over fears of Chinese spying, two people with knowledge of the matter said. The recommendation, made at a meeting of officials from senior government departments on Wednesday, comes …

Customers just can’t get enough folding phones. Chinese tech giant, Huawei says it’s rivaling the likes of Samsung in its bid to popularize a new line of premium smartphones with a folding display. According to the company, it’s now selling 100,000 units of its $2,400 Mate X per month which …

Huawei CEO and founder Ren Zhengfei believe his company can still become the world’s top smartphone brand, even if it remains cut off from Google’s software and apps. The Chinese company is already the world’s largest telecommunications equipment maker. It was on track to overtake Samsung as the No. 1 …

US President Donald Trump wants Apple CEO Tim Cook to “get involved” in developing 5G across the US in an apparent bid by Washington to push against the “threat” of Chinese tech giants. Trump tweeted on Thursday morning that he had asked Cook about becoming involved with 5G during his …

The founder of Huawei Technologies Ren Zhengfei said he is ready to share the company’s 5G technology with potential Western buyers. According to Ren, this would help level the playing field in global telecommunications. In an interview with the Economist, he said that Huawei is willing to give buyers perpetual …

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he has ordered American companies to exit China after Beijing unveiled retaliatory tariffs on $75 billion in U.S. goods, throwing a new twist into the bitter trade war between the world’s two largest economies. Trump said on Twitter he will issue a response …

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10 Plus have arrived and, despite their flaws, they look absolutely stunning. Meanwhile, the price of the Galaxy S10 is dropping like a stone, making it a no brainer for some. But now Galaxy S11 details are leaking fast and, given what we …

The US Commerce Secretary, Wilbur Ross, has confirmed a ban on Chinese technology giant Huawei will not come into force for another 90 days. The US blacklisted the company in May because of national security concerns. Huawei was then granted a temporary permit in order to ease the transition, which …

Samsung shipped more phones in Europe in Q2 2019 than Huawei and Apple combined. Samsung’s revamped Galaxy A series of phones has helped the company to significantly increase its market share in the European market. According to data from Canalys, Samsung’s market share surged to its highest in over five …

US President Donald Trump said that, while talks are progressing with Beijing, no deal has been reached for now, as the two countries attempt to resolve an ongoing trade dispute. The president told reporters on Friday that he would like to see more movement in the trade talks, but that …

Huawei has rolled out its long-rumored Hongmeng operating system (OS), known as the harmony. The company says it can switch to the new system at any time, including on phones, if it is unable to use Android. The Chinese tech giant officially unveiled the new platform on Friday. The operating …

Chinese telecom giant Huawei has secured more than 50 commercial contracts for 5G across the world, according to the company’s board member and Senior Vice President Catherine Chen, who was cited by news agency Xinhua. Despite pressure from Washington on its allies to ban Huawei technology, Chen said that 28 …

The US and China have agreed to resume trade talks, easing a long row that has contributed to a global economic slowdown. US President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping reached an agreement at the G20 summit in Japan. Trump also said he would allow US companies to continue …

US delivery company FedEx has filed a lawsuit against the US government, arguing that it should not be required to enforce federal government export bans. The move comes after FedEx mishandled a couple of deliveries for Huawei, and failed to deliver a Huawei smartphone shipped from Britain to the United …