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Huawei wins contract to develop German 5G network

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 12 07:06 AM

Chinese telecom giant Huawei on Wednesday won a contract to supply 5G infrastructure in Germany but the politically sensitive deal is subject to government approval following US concerns about snooping.  Read more »

Huawei, barred in US, offers app inducements in Europe

Jules Bonnard, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 07 08:52 AM

Blacklisted in the United States, Chinese telecoms group Huawei is on a charm offensive at Europe's biggest tech gathering, wooing app developers to embrace its own operating ecosystem. Read more »

Samsung heir's corruption retrial hangs over phonemaker

Sunghee Hwang, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 23 12:15 PM

The heir to the Samsung empire returns to court this week for a retrial over a sprawling corruption scandal that could see him return to prison and deprive the world's largest smartphone and chip manufacturer of its top decision-maker.  Read more »

Samsung Electronics flags 56 pct fall in Q3 operating profit

Sunghee Hwang, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 10 07:37 AM

Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday it expected operating profits to drop more than 50 percent in the third quarter as it struggles with a long-running slump in the global chip market.   Read more »

Reklamo ng ilang motorista: mga poste ng kuryente, telco nakaharang

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 17 10:56 PM

Ito ay sa harap ng puspusang clearing operations sa mga kalye sa bansa. Read more »

Twitter nixes tweets by text after CEO account hack

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 05 07:37 AM

Twitter on Wednesday halted users' ability to fire off tweets via text messages as it seeks to fix a vulnerability that led to CEO Jack Dorsey's account being hijacked.  Read more »

Facebook might start hiding 'Like' counts for posts

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 04 08:01 AM

Facebook on Tuesday confirmed it is dabbling with no longer making a public display of how many "likes" are racked up by posts.  Read more »

S. Korea Supreme Court orders retrial for Samsung heir

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 29 03:31 PM

South Korea's top court on Thursday ordered a new trial for Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong, who was convicted of offences including bribery and embezzlement in connection with the scandal that brought down former president Park Geun-hye.  Read more »

Twitter to let users follow interests as well as people

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 14 05:24 PM

Twitter users will be able to follow a small number of interests by the end of the year in the same way they follow people, the company said Tuesday. Read more »

2 opisyal ng BIR dawit sa pangingikil ng P75 milyon sa telco

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 26 09:24 PM

Timbog nitong Biyernes ang 2 opisyal ng BIR na umano'y nangikil sa isang kompanya ng telepono sa Pasig City. Read more »

Britain waits for US before Huawei 5G decision

Agence France-Presse 
Posted at Jul 23 06:58 AM

Britain said Monday it was "not yet in a position" to decide what involvement China's Huawei should have in the UK's 5G next-generation telecoms network.   Read more »

Third telco Dito likely to pursue 'aggressive' pricing to gain market share: Fitch

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 16 10:02 AM

New telecommunications player Dito (formerly known as Mislatel) is likely to pursue an “aggressive” pricing strategy on its first few years of operations, in a bid to gain market share, Fitch Ratings said Tuesday. Read more »

Huawei turns to Africa to offset US blacklist

Pierre Donadieu and African bureaus, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 09 11:29 AM

As the US leads a drive for the West to shun Huawei over security fears, the Chinese tech giant has sought to strengthen its position in Africa, where it is already well-established.   Read more »

China grants 5G licences for commercial use

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 06 03:28 PM

China on Thursday granted 5G commercial licences to four domestic companies, taking a big step in its bid to be a global leader in next generation wireless networks amid fierce rivalry from the United States.   Read more »

Huawei gets 90-day relief from US restrictions

Karen Freifeld and David Shepardson, Reuters
Posted at May 21 08:40 AM

The new authorization is intended to give telecommunications providers that rely on Huawei equipment time to make other arrangements, US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross said in a statement. Read more »

China warns US against 'harm' to trade ties over Huawei ban

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 16 07:49 PM

China warned the United States on Thursday against further harming trade ties after President Donald Trump effectively barred Chinese telecom giant Huawei from the US market and put it on a blacklist. Read more »

No crime in Huawei 5G leak: British police

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 05 07:39 AM

The top-secret leak that Britain had conditionally allowed China's Huawei to develop its 5G network, which brought down the defense minister, does not amount to a criminal offence, police concluded Saturday.   Read more »

China urges UK not to discriminate against Huawei in 5G development

Reuters
Posted at Apr 29 09:26 AM

China on Sunday warned Britain not to discriminate against companies involved in developing the 5G network and to resist pressure from other countries over whether it should work with Huawei Technologies. Read more »

5G competition, delays drop Nokia into deeper losses

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 25 10:18 PM

Intensifying competition and delays in rolling out 5G equipment for the next generation of mobile phone networks pushed Nokia deeper into the red in the first quarter, the company said Thursday.   Read more »

China probes Sweden's Ericsson over licensing

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 16 08:15 PM

Swedish telecom giant Ericsson said Tuesday that China's market regulator was investigating the company over licensing issues as countries around the world prepare to roll out the next generation of mobile networks. Read more »