Huawei appeals against Sweden’s 5G ban
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Huawei has appealed against Sweden’s decision to exclude the Chinese telecoms equipment maker from 5G networks, the Swedish telecoms regulator PTS said.

Huawei will have ten per cent of German smartphone market
Published in Mobiles


Mate 40 Pro premium device sexed up with a secret flash module.

Despite 2020 being a really bad year for Huawei, the outfit expects to have a smartphone market share in Germany of more than 10 percent in the fourth quarter.

Huawei might work its way around US chip ban
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If it is prepared to wait a bit and scales back on high end phones

Huawei might have a way to avoid some of the worst consequences of tightening US trade restrictions, provided it’s willing to wait a while.

US spooks avoid “back door” questions
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Er...um... Huawei?

A US politician is asking the National Security Agency (NSA) about its implementation of back doors in technology products that let spooks spy on network traffic.

5G delays will hit UK economy
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5G will damage UK economy – report

A report commissioned by Huawei claims a delay to 5G will cost the United Kingdom £100 billion in economic benefits and particularly take its toll on employment in areas beyond the South East/London bubble over the next 10 years.

Huawei releases last pre-sanction phone
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Last of the self-designed Kirin chips

Huawei introduced the Mate 40 smartphone series on Thursday, potentially its last major release powered by its self-designed Kirin chips.

Chinese firms object to Nvidia's ARM deal
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Worried they will lose access to tech

Huawei and several other Chinese tech firms have raised concerns to local regulators about chipmaker Nvidia deal to buy UK-based chip designer ARM.

Ericsson beats Wall Street predictions
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Higher margins and lots of Chinese work

Telecoms equipment supplier Ericsson is doing better than the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street predicted thanks to higher margins and China’s 5G rollout.

Swedes buckle to US pressure on China
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Gustavus Adolphus spins in grave 

Swedish regulators have buckled to US pressure and banned the use of telecom equipment from China's Huawei and ZTE in its 5G network ahead of the spectrum auction scheduled for next month.

Dutch plump for Ericsson
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After move to ignore Huawei

Dutch Telecoms outfit KPN is using Ericsson to build core elements of its new 5G mobile network following a decision last year not to use China’s Huawei.