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Huawei Launches Services in Saudi Arabia
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Huawei Launches Services in Saudi Arabia

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia , Sept. 5, 2023-- Huawei announced the launch of the Huawei Cloud Riyadh Region at the Huawei Cloud Saudi Arabia Summit 2023. This Region will help promote digital-driven economic growth in the country. The launch of the Huawei Cloud Riyadh Region announced that the Saudi Arabia region will be the focus of Huawei Cloud to serve the Middle East , Central Asia and Africa, providing innovative, reliable, secure and sustainable cloud services. This achievement underscores Huawei CLOUD's unwavering dedication to supporting Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030, aligned with the nation's ambitious goals of technological advancement, leadership, and innovation. Huawei Cloud Saudi Region is located in Riyadh and, through a 3AZ (availability zone) architecture, will provide secure a...
UK bans Huawei from 5G Network
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UK bans Huawei from 5G Network

London, Jul 14, 2020: The UK government banned Huawei from its 5G telecom network, reversing an earlier decision to allow the Chinese tech giant a limited role in building the country's super-fast wireless infrastructure. Huawei will be completely removed from the UK’s 5G networks by the end of 2027, the government announced after a review by the country’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) on the impact of US sanctions against the Chinese telecommunications company. In the lead up to this complete removal of all Huawei kit from UK networks, there will be a total ban on the purchase of any new 5G kit after December 31, 2020. The decision was taken at a meeting of the UK’s National Security Council (NSC) chaired by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in response to new US sanctions ag...
Smartphone shipments in China fall 16% in June
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Smartphone shipments in China fall 16% in June

SHANGHAI, 13th July 2020 (Reuters) - Smartphone shipments in China fell 16% in June compared with a year earlier, according to government data released on Tuesday. The numbers suggest that handset demand in China remains lukewarm despite the country’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, boding poorly for Apple Inc AAPL.N and its local rivals like Huawei Technologies Co Ltd. Phone makers shipped 27.7 million handsets in June, down from 32.7 million in June 2019, according to the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), a state-backed think tank. That follows a similar decline in May, when shipments dropped more than 10% annually, from 36.4 million in May 2019 to 32.6 million one year later. In April, after a slump in the previous months due to the ...
Huawei Exec Arrested in Canada, Can Extradite to US
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Huawei Exec Arrested in Canada, Can Extradite to US

Montreal, Jan 12, 2020: Canada Department of Justice said a Huawei executive arrested in Vancouver could be extradited to the United States, because her offense is a crime in both countries, according to documents released Friday. Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, who was originally detained on a US warrant in late 2018, faces an extradition hearing in Vancouver that begins on January 20. The United States accuses Meng of lying to banks about violating Iran sanctions. However Meng''s lawyers maintain that she cannot be turned over to the United States, because in order for that to happen, her offense would have to meet a "double criminality" standard -- meaning it is a crime in both countries. Violating US sanctions against Iran, they say, is not a crime in Canada. ...
Huawei Foldable Smartphone MateX Launched Without Google OS
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Huawei Foldable Smartphone MateX Launched Without Google OS

Chinese tech giant Huawei is selling its first folding smartphone without Google apps and U.S. made processor chips following sanctions imposed by Washington. The Mate X, which unfolds to 14.6 centimeters (5.8 inches) wide, went on sale Friday on Huawei's online store in China priced at 16,999 yuan ($2,422). It competes with Samsung's Galaxy Fold launched in September. Huawei Technologies Ltd., China's first global tech brand, is scrambling to preserve its business following U.S. controls imposed in May on sales of American components and technology to the company, which Washington says is a security risk. The company is the No. 2 smartphone behind Samsung Electronics Ltd. and the biggest maker of network gear for phone carriers. Huawei denies US accusations the company might f...
Huawei deploys first AI based Pre-5G tech in India
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Huawei deploys first AI based Pre-5G tech in India

Controversial Chinese telecom giant Huawei has deployed India's first artificial intelligence (AI) based pre-5G technology on the Vodafone Idea network. The telecom gear maker claimed that the deployment of AI-based massive MIMO (multiple-input and multiple-output) network will enhance the user experience by three-fold within the same set of the spectrum. "We are consistently deploying futuristic, next generation technologies to enhance the capacity and efficiency of our network. Adding AI capabilities to India's largest deployment of massive MIMO for enhancing user experience is a further testament of our commitment to creating a future-proof network for the digital era," Vodafone Idea Ltd Chief Technology Officer Vishant Vora said in a statement. Massive MIMO leverages 5G techno...
Huawei threat to national security, US not going to do business with them: Trump
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Huawei threat to national security, US not going to do business with them: Trump

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Saturday said America will not do any business with Chinese tech giant Huawei. The Trump administration believes that giving access to the state-controlled Huawei on 5G would risk America's national security. As such the US is not only denying Huawei access inside the country but also is asking other countries to follow suit. "We're not going to do business with Huawei. We're not doing business with them. And I really made the decision," Trump told reporters at the White House. "It's much simpler not to do any business with Huawei. So, we're not doing business with Huawei. That doesn't mean we won't agree to something if and when we make a trade deal, but we're not going to be doing business with Huawei," he added. US Senator Marco Rubio...
Huawei Planning Major Job cuts in USA over sanctions
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Huawei Planning Major Job cuts in USA over sanctions

After US sanctions over Chinese telecoms Huawei about its close relationship with the Chinese government, the company is planning to major job cuts in its US operations. The layoffs are expected at Huawei's US-based research and development arm, Futurewei Technologies, unnamed sources told to Pixr8 News. The unit currently employs 850 people at several labs in the United States, but hundreds of them could be laid off, the report said. Some of the company's Chinese employees were given the option of keeping their jobs and returning home to work. The administration of US President Donald Trump has put Huawei on its so-called entity list, which meant US companies needed a license to supply US technology to the Chinese firm. Huawei a leader in next-generation 5G wireless technology...
Huawei cut output by $30 billion in 2019-20
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Huawei cut output by $30 billion in 2019-20

Huawei founder indicates that trouble maker company would slash its production over the next two years as it grapples with a US push to isolate the company internationally. "In the coming two years, the company will cut production by $30 billion," Ren Zhengfei, founder of Huawei said to Pixr8 News. Huawei earned just over $100 billion in revenue in 2018. But Ren, who compared Huawei to damaged aircraft, added that he expected the company to get back on its previous trajectory by 2021. "In 2021, we will regain our vitality and (continue to) provide services to human society," he said. Huawei has emerged as a key bone of contention in the wider China-US trade war that has seen tit-for-tat tariffs imposed on hundreds of billions of dollars worth of goods. ...
Facebook Stops Pre-Installation of its App on Huawei Smartphones
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Facebook Stops Pre-Installation of its App on Huawei Smartphones

Social media platform Facebook stop allowing pre-installation of its app on Huawei smartphones to comply with US sanctions against the Chinese brand. The steps taken by Facebook comes after US President Donald Trump's order barring Huawei from US over concerns that it works with Chinese intelligence. "We are reviewing the Commerce Department's final rule and the more recently issued temporary general license and taking steps to ensure compliance," a Facebook spokesperson told Pixr8 News. The California based company said people with existing Huawei smartphones with Facebook apps will continue to be able to use and download app updates provided by Facebook. The move by Facebook is the latest to isolate Huawei, which had become the world's second-largest smartphone vendor despite...
US Secretary fears Huawei will pass information to Chinese govt
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US Secretary fears Huawei will pass information to Chinese govt

The Trump administration is opposing Huawei as it fears the State-controlled telecom giant will pass on information to the Chinese government of which it is an "instrument" and deeply connected with, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said. Escalating the bruising trade war with China, the US Department of Commerce recently blacklisted Huawei over security concerns and barred American companies from installing its telecom equipment. Earlier in the week, US President Donald Trump said there was a possibility of including the Huawei issue in the ongoing trade negotiations with China. "Huawei is an instrument of the Chinese Government. They are deeply connected," Pompeo said to a Business News in an interview. Responding to a question on the US efforts to oppose Huawei globally...
Huawei, Alibaba, Xiaomi top Fortune List of China’s Most Innovative Companies
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Huawei, Alibaba, Xiaomi top Fortune List of China’s Most Innovative Companies

China has announced its list of the most innovative companies in the country and Huawei was ranked first among the most innovative company in China, followed by Alibaba and Xiaomi, in a list published by Fortune China. The Chinese-language edition of Fortune released its ranking of "China's most innovative companies for 2018" on Wednesday after surveying 359 companies, including many of China's top 500 companies and the country's firms in the world's top 500. The survey was done in partnership with the consultancy firm A.T. Kearney. The list highlighted dozens of innovative companies in sectors as diverse as telecommunications, smart homes, retail, manufacturing, logistics, banking, and healthcare. China broke into the list of the world's top 20 most-innovative economies in July, ...