Tag: Huawei
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Despite crackdown, Huawei ships record smartphones in 2018
Despite crackdown by governments, Huawei, dubbed the world’s largest supplier of telecommunications gear, shipped a record number of smartphones in 2018. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Huawei announced on Sunday it shipped more smartphones than it ever has, with its 2018 shipments exceeding 200 million devices. The Chinese firm said its phone shipments increased more than 30…
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Huawei secures over 25 commercial 5G contracts, to spend $2bn on cyber-security
Chinese technology giant Huawei Technologies said it has secured more than 25 commercial 5G contracts, the largest in the world, and has shipped more than 10,000 base stations for the fifth generation of mobile communications. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Huawei’s rotating chairman, Ken Hu made this known while speaking at a press conference at the company’s…
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Huawei CFO faces extradition to US, after arrest in Canada
The chief financial officer of China’s Huawei Technologies faces extradition to the United States after she was arrested in Canada, Canadian officials said Wednesday. Meng Wanzhou, a senior executive who is also the daughter of the tech giant’s founder, Ren Zhengfei, was arrested in Vancouver on December 1, according to Canada’s Department of Justice. A…
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Trump’s government persuades allied countries to avoid Huawei
The President Donald Trump-led US government is persuading allied countries to avoid telecommunications equipment from China’s Huawei Technologies. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Wall Street Journal, in a Thursday news item, cited unnamed sources to have said US officials have reached out to their government counterparts and telecom executives in friendly countries where Huawei equipment is already…
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Huawei donates N100m ICT equipment to DBI
Huawei, an ICT company, has donated N100million ICT equipment to the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) to boost capacity building. Speaking during the ceremony on Wednesday in Abuja, the Administrator of DBI, Mr Ike Adinde said the partnership with Huawei started in 2016. He said the equipment donated to DBI would help reshape and redefine the…
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Globacom Nigeria set to disrupt telecoms industry with new Huawei contract
Telecommunications services provider, Globacom Nigeria on Tuesday signed a major contract that will signal a massive shift in telecoms services delivery in the country. TheNewsGuru reports that the Nigerian foremost multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Lagos signed the telecoms-disruptive contract with Huawei. The event witnessed the signing of the memorandum of understanding for GLO2 Submarine…
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US places trade embargo on Chinese telecom equipment maker
The US Department of Commerce is placing trade embargo on Chinese telecom equipment maker, ZTE for seven years for violating terms of sanctions violation case. US officials made this known on Monday banning American companies from selling components to the Chinese telecom equipment maker. TheNewsGuru reports the Chinese company pleaded guilty last year in federal…
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Huawei founder, executives to pay $469,000 fine over quality breaches
Huawei Technologies Co founder Ren Zhengfei and top executives will pay a self-imposed fine totalling 469,000 dollars for management oversight of some quality breaches at the firm, an internal company memo shows on Friday. According to a notice sent to Huawei member of staff, Ren said there had been cases of “quality breach and business…
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Why U.S. lawmakers are urging AT&T to cut commercial ties with Huawei
U.S. lawmakers are urging AT&T Inc., the No. 2 wireless carrier to cut all commercial ties to Chinese phone maker, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. The lawmakers are also advised to oppose plans by telecom operator China Mobile Ltd. to enter the U.S. market because of national security concerns, according to two congressional aides. The warning…
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UNN signs MoU with Huawei to establish ICT academy
The University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with HUAWEI, a Chinese ICT company to establish an ICT Academy. In his remarks during the occasion, the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Benjamin Ozumba, who signed on behalf of the institution, said the Huawei Academy Programme would benefit both staff…