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  • Sweden blocks Huawei and ZTE from 5G infrastructure

    Sweden blocks Huawei and ZTE from 5G infrastructure

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    Operators bidding for frequencies in Sweden’s 5G networks have been banned from using equipment from Chinese tech giants ZTE and Huawei, a government agency said. The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) said the four firms selected were Hi3G Access, Net4Mobility, Telia Sweden and Teracom, a partnership between Swedish telecommunications firm Tele 2 and Norway’s…

  • U.S. warns world telecom industry against Huawei after UK ban

    U.S. warns world telecom industry against Huawei after UK ban

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    The U.S. on Wednesday warned telecom companies around the world against doing business with the embattled Chinese technology giant, Huawei. The Department of State in a statement, said those doing business with the firm should consider themselves fraternising with “human rights abusers”. “Telecommunications companies around the world should consider themselves on notice. “If they are…

  • BREAKING: UK bans 5G equipment from Huawei

    BREAKING: UK bans 5G equipment from Huawei

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    The United Kingdom (UK) has banned telecommunications companies from buying 5G equipment from Huawei. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Oliver Dowden, UK’s Digital Secretary made the government’s decision known on Tuesday, while addressing the House of Commons. He also revealed the government’s decision mandating the telecoms companies to remove all the Chinese firm’s 5G kit from their…

  • Huawei tackles US govt. over rule changes

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    Huawei has opposed the amendments made by the US Department of Commerce to its foreign direct product rule that seem to target Huawei specifically. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the US government had in May 2019 added Huawei to the Entity List and had continued to blacklist the technology company, especially as the race for 5G networks…

  • Huawei to make more contribution in 2020 to ICT capacity building in Ethiopia

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    China’s tech giant Huawei plans to enhance its contribution to capacity building for Ethiopians in the information and communication technologies (ICT) sector this year, targeting increased number of beneficiaries. Huawei’s Ethiopia Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Zhou Tianbing, told Xinhua on Monday that Huawei would continue its activities helping the East African country improve education development…

  • Huawei ban: Nigeria ‘boasts’ to roll out 5G networks itself

    Huawei ban: Nigeria ‘boasts’ to roll out 5G networks itself

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    Following U.S. calls for countries to follow its footsteps to ban Huawei Technologies on national security grounds, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said Nigeria will roll out 5G networks itself, “talking about the equipment and technology”. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Osinbajo stated this on Monday at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City, when…

  • Huawei profit jumps despite adversity

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    Information and Communication Technology (ICT) company, Huawei profits jumped by 25% in 2018 despite efforts by government of the US to curtail its business. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports President Donald Trump last year signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which prohibits the US government and its contractors from buying certain telecommunications and video surveillance equipment…

  • U.S. threatens to cut intelligence sharing with Germany

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    The U.S. has issued warning to Germany that they would scale back the exchange of intelligence if their European ally allows Chinese companies to help build a high-speed internet network. A spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in Berlin told dpa that having “untrusted vendors’’ in Germany’s 5G network “could raise future questions about the integrity…

  • Ban on Huawei: Germany says 5G security requirements apply to all vendors

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    Germany’s federal network regulator set new security criteria on Thursday for vendors supplying equipment for 5G networks, saying the same rules should apply to all providers. The regulator equally imbibed on toughening scrutiny of gear used in critical infrastructure. The criteria, updated following a national debate over whether to heed U.S. calls to ban Huawei…

  • Shipments of computing devices into Africa, Middle East to hit 19.5m units

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    Overall shipments of personal computing devices (PCD) into the Middle East and Africa (MEA) will a total of 19.5 million units for 2019 as a whole, according to latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC). TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the personal computing devices market, which is made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations, and tablets, declined 5.0%…