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Huawei founder says US underestimates company, 'can't be isolated'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 21 10:26 AM

Ren Zhengfei spoke to Chinese state media days after President Donald Trump issued orders aimed at thwarting Huawei's business in the United States, capping months of efforts to stop the company's bid to become the world leader in next-generation 5G technology. Read more »

CityMall to lease out 50 rooftops for common telco towers

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 16 04:19 PM

ALT-Global Solutions Inc, one of the chosen common telecommunication companies by the Department of Information and Communications (DICT), would lease 50 CityMall rooftops for telco towers, DoubleDragon said in a disclosure to the stock exchange.    Read more »

Telcos told to ensure uninterrupted service on election day

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 12 02:30 PM

The NTC said all public telecommunications entities must deliver uninterrupted services during the May 13 polls, with priority given to the Comelec. Read more »

US blocks China Mobile, citing national security

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 10 05:55 AM

WASHINGTON, United States - US regulators on Thursday denied a request by China Mobile to operate in the US market and provide international telecommunications services, saying links to the Chinese government pose a national security risk. Read more »

Globe Telecom Q1 net income up 44 percent on data push

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 09:41 AM

The Ayala-led carrier said it posted net income of P6.7 billion in the first quarter. Core net income, which excludes the impact of non-recurring charges and foreign exchange and market-to-market charges, grew 40 percent. Read more »

Global security officials to hammer out united 5G security approach

Jan Lopatka and Michael Kahn, Reuters
Posted at May 03 08:20 AM

Global cooperation is key to ensuring the security of 5G networks, cyber security officials said on Thursday at a meeting in Prague aimed at hammering out how to combat threats as nations begin rolling out next-generation telecoms equipment. Read more »

PLDT names new chief revenue officer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 02 11:01 AM

The company did not say why Eric Alberto was being replaced by Alfredo Panlilio as chief revenue officer. Read more »

UK's May fires defense secretary over Huawei leak

Stephen Castle and Adam Satariano, The New York Times
Updated as of May 02 07:55 AM

The leak provoked a negative reaction from the United States, which has been on a campaign to pressure other countries to bar Huawei from building 5G networks, saying its equipment is vulnerable to Chinese state espionage, an assertion the company denies. Read more »

Dutch telecom KPN won't use Huawei for 'core' 5G network

Bart H. Meijer and Toby Sterling, Reuters
Posted at Apr 26 06:52 PM

The Hague-based KPN, the Netherlands' largest telecom firm, said its decision took into account "the evolving assessment on the protection of vital infrastructure and the influence this may have on future Dutch policy." Read more »

Tired of robocalls? US telcos crack down on spammers

Tara Siegel Bernard, The New York Times
Posted at Apr 26 04:00 PM

The seemingly endless stream of robocalls reached a new monthly high of 5.23 billion nationwide in March, according to the call-blocking service YouMail. Read more »

Britain to allow Huawei restricted access to 5G network

Michael Holden and Jack Stubbs, Reuters
Posted at Apr 25 08:01 AM

Huawei, the world's biggest producer of telecoms equipment, is under intense scrutiny after the United States told allies not to use its technology because of fears it could be a vehicle for Chinese spying. Huawei has categorically denied this. Read more »

Globe restores services in quake-hit Pampanga towns

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 10:58 AM

The Ayala-led telco said it also deployed mobile cell sites to augment services. Free call and phone charging are also available at Globe stations, the company said. Read more »

Huawei to launch 5G at Africa Cup of Nations

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 22 08:22 AM

The Shenzhen-based company will introduce the technology at the 74,000-capacity Cairo International Stadium which is set to host 10 games including the final during the competition. Read more »

Globe restores data service, apologizes for disruption

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 12 09:50 AM

The Ayala-led telco apologized for the disruption, which it said occurred from 1:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. Customers should restart their devices to connect to the data network, it said. Read more »

PLDT taps Cisco for 5G transport network infrastructure

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 11 01:27 PM

Cisco will build the 5G transport network using PLDT's existing fiber facilities, company officials said during an event that launched the partnership. Read more »

US, China leading race for 5G wireless: survey

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 02 08:47 PM

The United States and China are in a virtual deadlock in the race for 5G, or fifth-generation wireless networks expected to unlock new services, an industry survey showed Tuesday. Read more »

SolGen urges SC to junk PT&T petition vs 3rd telco bidding

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 26 04:00 PM

The Office of the Solicitor General has urged the Supreme Court to dismiss a petition filed by the Philippine Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (PT&T) seeking to reverse its disqualification from the selection for the third telco in November last year. Read more »

China does not ask firms to spy on others: premier

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 15 02:52 PM

China will "never" ask its firms to spy on other nations, Premier Li Keqiang said Friday, amid US warnings that Chinese telecommunications behemoth Huawei poses security risks. Read more »

US ups pressure on Europe over H's 5G

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 14 08:31 AM

The US and several other Western nations, fearful of the security risks posed by a company closely tied to the Chinese government, have shut Huawei out of tenders for the development of super-fast fifth-generation, or 5G, networks. Read more »

PLDT taps Nokia for 5G development

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 12 08:25 PM

PLDT Inc has identified 5G, the next generation wireless standard, as a major investment. Read more »