With news that Huawei Technologies’ founder and chief executive Ren Zhengfei, has offered to sell their 5G technology to a company in the West, is this a desperate bid to appease the US? A unique strategic move by Huawei? Or simply hi-tech politics?
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SpaceX Plans 24 Starlink Launches Next Year
SpaceX executive confirms low earth orbit-based broadband project will see 24 Starlink launches in 2020
BT And Others To Meet Government For FTTP Broadband – Report
Telecom figures to meet government today to discuss nationwide rollout of fibre to the premise (FTTP)
Facebook Portal Video Devices Set For European Launch
Video calling device that includes WhatsApp, Messenger, and Alexa built-in goes on sale in the UK, Europe
Government Failing To Close Digital Divide
Continuing digital divide between urban and rural areas is not being addressed by the government, committee warns
Wi-Fi Alliance Opens Wi-Fi 6 Certification
Wireless Internet is about to get much faster after launch of the official Wi-Fi 6 certification for routers and other hardware
Huawei Founder Offers Western Firm Full Access To 5G Technology
Olive branch to the West, as Huawei’s Ren Zhengfei offers to sell access to its 5G technology to a Western buyer
Multiple Vulnerabilities in D-Link, Comba Routers, Warns Trustwave
D-Link and Comba slated for poor response to discovery of multiple vulnerabilities found on their routers
UK Decision On Huawei 5G Expected “Pretty Soon” – Defence Minister
But minister warns that China has to follow rules about online behaviour if Huawei is to take part
Huawei Drops Lawsuit Against US Over Seized Kit
United States decides to return Huawei equipment seized in Alaska in 2017, so Chinese firm drops lawsuit
Yahoo Mail Outage Impacts BT, Sky, TalkTalk Customers
Problems at Yahoo’s global emailing service has impacted British customers at Sky, BT and TalkTalk
IFA 2019: DT’s 5G Network Switched On In Germany
Deutsche Telekom has switched on 5G networks in five German cities, including Berlin and Munich
US Attempt To Disqualify Huawei Lawyer Goes To Court
American case against former DoJ official who is now Huawei’s lead lawyer goes to court
Juniper Networks Settles Bribery Probe
Networking giant Juniper agrees to pay $11.7 million as part of bribery settlement with SEC
US Commerce Department ‘Has Received 130 Huawei Exemption Requests’
Applications pile up, but department has yet to issue a single licence allowing US firms to get around Huawei blacklist, amidst US-China deadlock
Pacific Undersea Cable Faces National Security Concerns
Undersea cable funded by Google and Facebook faces DoJ national security concerns over a Chinese investor
UK To Make Huawei 5G Decision By The Autumn – Minister
Will they, won’t they? The UK will make its official decision on Huawei 5G equipment before the end of the year
Qualcomm Wins Partial Stay On Enforcement Of Antitrust Ruling
Sweeping decision would have forced Qualcomm to renegotiate deals with customers and licence essential patents to rivals
China Demands Release Of Huawei CFO, Again
Huawei anger. Canada to blame for ‘gross difficulties’ between it and China, says Chinese embassy
Huawei Enters ‘Battle Mode’ To Beat US Blacklisting
Founder Ren Zhengfei says firm is facing “live-or-die moment” and says it must enter ‘battle mode’ to survive
Google Shuts Down Android Data Programme ‘Over Regulatory Fears’
Mobile Network Insights service provided aggregated, anonymised user data to mobile operators to help them spot network weaknesses
US Grants 90-Day Extension To Huawei Blacklist Reprieve
Administration says US firms are to be given more time to find other telecoms equipment suppliers before ban comes into effect
Microsoft Updates Privacy Policy To Admit Listening To Voice Data
Err yes, we do sometimes listen. Microsoft admits it does collect voice data for Skype and Cortana services
Microsoft Staff Listen To Some Translated Skype Calls – Report
Another day, another privacy scare, as Microsoft contractors sometimes listen to translated Skype calls
Fibre To The Premise Connections Costings – BT CEO
Costings of the full-fat fibre (or FTTC) deployment to UK houses and businesses revealed by BT CEO
OneWeb Satellite Network Denies Russia Refused Approval
Satellite firm denies Russia refused approval for it to use radio frequencies in that country
Far-Right Website 8chan Offline After Cloudflare Withdraws Services
Site goes offline following involvement in shootings in Texas, with Cloudflare accusing it of ‘directly inspiring tragic events’
Destructive Cyber-Attacks Double In First Half Of 2019
Attacks seeking to wreak havoc on targets’ systems have risen sharply, with the manufacturing sector accounting for half of all incidents, finds IBM X-Force
Most Brits Just Want Reliable, Not Faster Broadband
Broadband speed need? Not really, as Nominet finds most Brits would opt for reliability over speed
OneWeb Satellite Network Fails To Gain Russian Approval
Russia continues to say ‘net’ to British firm’s plan to offer broadband satellite services in that country