Huawei, SMIC unveil 7nm chip for Mate 60 Pro

Huawei Technologies and China’s top chipmaker SMIC have unveiled a new 7-nanometer processor for Huawei’s latest smartphone, the Mate 60 Pro. The Kirin 9000s chip was made in China by SMIC, and is the first to utilize the company’s most advanced 7nm technology. The development is a major step forward for China’s chip industry, and […]

Huawei and Ericsson sign patent cross-license agreement

Huawei and Ericsson have signed a long-term patent cross-licensing agreement that covers a broad range of technology areas, including 3G, 4G, and 5G cellular networks. The agreement, which was finalized earlier this month, covers the respective sales of network infrastructure and endpoint devices by the two companies. It also includes patents covering a broad range […]

Huawei to return to 5G smartphone market by end of 2023

Huawei Technologies is planning to return to the 5G smartphone market by the end of this year. The company has been working on its own semiconductor design tools and has partnered with Semiconductor Manufacturing International Co (SMIC) to produce 5G chips domestically. Huawei’s return to the 5G market would be a major comeback for the […]

U.S. telecoms struggle to remove Huawei gear from networks

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has failed to force U.S. carriers to remove Huawei equipment from their networks under both the Trump and Biden administrations. The government claims that the technology is being used to spy on Americans, but some argue that this is ironic considering that the U.S. spies on everyone and has promoted […]

U.K. extends deadline to remove Huawei 5G

The British government has announced that China’s Huawei now has until 31 December 2023 to remove Huawei 5G devices and services from network cores that process some of the most sensitive data. The government had ordered this on 28 January 2023, but after consultation with the company and the telecommunications operators extended the deadline. The […]

U.S. Needs US$3 Billion More To Fund The Removal Of Huawei And ZTE

The United States telecoms regulator needs an additional US$3 billion to fund the removal of devices from U.S. networks of equipment made by Chinese telecoms companies Huawei and ZTE. “To fund all reasonable and supported cost estimates…, The Reimbursement Program will require US$4.98 billion, reflecting a current shortfall of US$3.08 billion. Since Congress only appropriated […]

Huawei, ZTE to be banned from Canada’s 5G/4G networks

Canadian telecom providers will have to rip out any Huawei and ZTE equipment from their 4G and 5G networks without compensation, the federal government has announced. The long-expected announcement came from Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino and Innovation Minister François-Phillipe Champagne. There will be discussions with affected telcos on the timeline for taking out the […]

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FCC Program Replaces Huawei Equipment On U.S. Networks

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) on Monday announced it would set up a $1.9 billion plan to reimburse mostly rural U.S. telecommunications companies for removing network equipment from Chinese companies deemed national security threats such as Huawei and ZTE Corp .