Ireland telecommunications incumbent Eir has rejected the growing skepticism surrounding the security practices of Huawei by vowing to stick with the embattled Chinese vendor.
Industry News
Australian operator announces plans to invest $160m in Victoria networks
Australian telecommunications incumbent Telstra has announced plans to invest $160m on more than 600 mobile network projects in Victoria in the forthcoming twelve months.
Nokia selected to build new mobile network in Japan
Nokia announced today it is working with Rakuten to build a new mobile network in Japan. Nokia will provide full turnkey services to plan, manage, deploy and integrate cloud RAN, AirGile cloud-native core network technology and several Nokia software functions.
US senators introduce new legislation that could re-impose sanctions on ZTE
The US offensive towards Chinese telecommunication vendors shows no signs of slowing down following the introduction of a new bill by a group of bipartisan senators.
India launches investigation into alleged anti-competitive practices by Google
US technology behemoth Google is at the centre of an investigation by Indian competition officials after it was alleged that Google may have engaged in anti-competitive practices.
Pakistan hails the role Huawei has played in its ICT development
Pakistan’s Minister of ITT (Information Technology & Telecommunications) H.E. Khalid Maqbool Sidiqui, has praised the significant role Chinese telecommunications vendor Huawei has played in its ICT development.
South Korea’s Supreme Court now reviewing $243m Qualcomm fine
South Korea’s Supreme Court has announced that it is currently reviewing a fine that Qualcomm received from the Fair Trade Commission in 2009 due to the way one of the customers had interpreted its market share.
Japanese conglomerate sees its net profits soar by 50%
Japanese conglomerate SoftBank has seen its net profits soar by a whopping 50%. The company is attributing its success to its high-tech investment fund. Net profits proliferated by 51.6% from 2017, with the software leader accumulating an incredible 1.5 trillion yen ($13.7bn) in just twelve months.
“Huawei is part of the solution not the problem”, says Huawei VP
Huawei's top executive in Europe brushed off Western critics and defended the company's track record against accusations that it could serve as front for Chinese spying.
Lawyers to say ‘political motive’ behind CFO arrest as case nears
Lawyers tasked with the responsibility of handling the case of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, are expected to prepare a defence which will highlight that there is a political motive behind the arrest.