Global slowdown gives China a chance to leapfrog US and Europe in 5G race
Much has been made about the ‘Race to 5G’, and while most of it is little more than posturing, there are certainly economic and political benefits to accelerated deployments.
Much has been made about the ‘Race to 5G’, and while most of it is little more than posturing, there are certainly economic and political benefits to accelerated deployments.
Other Chinese companies might be facing difficulties in this aggressive political climate, but Xiaomi seems to be getting on just fine if 2019’s numbers are anything to go by.
China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile operator, has completed the second phase of its 5G tender and 86% of the work went to Huawei and ZTE.
Having recovered from the impact of Huawei’s entry onto the Entity List, the semiconductor industry has been dealt another blow with COVID-19 impacting supply chains and product launches.
While the two presidents have spoken to each other again, the American government are planning to further restrict Huawei’s access to chip supplies.
Ren Zhengfei, Huawei founder and head honcho, is maintaining his defiant public position in spite of mounting challenges.
All three of the big Chinese mobile operators are reporting significant declines in their subscriber numbers, presumably due to the current exceptional circumstances.
We all know that China is a very large country, but sometimes numbers are just numbers and we forget just how big it actually is.
US media is reporting that ZTE is the subject of a fresh bribery investigation, but the Chinese vendor says that’s the first it has heard of it.
Reports detailing Chinese state attempts to censor criticism of its handling of the coronavirus outbreak illustrate the danger of allowing political control over social media.
Having forced the hand of the GSMA to cancel this years’ Barcelona bonanza, the coronavirus is now making itself known in Korea.
Huawei has faced a setback in its pursuit of legitimacy in the US. as a Texas District Court ruled against its lawsuit directed towards the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
The US Department of Commerce is said to be weighing new options to further limit Huawei’s access to the semiconductor technologies coming out the American companies.
Gadget giant Apple has downgraded its quarterly forecast due to greater than expected supply and demand constraints caused by the coronavirus outbreak in China.
Richard Grenell, the US Ambassador to Germany, has starting the intimidation game with his host nation over Huawei, hoping the same tactic used against the UK will reap better yields.
Huawei has publicly rebutted the new superseding charges of racketeering and trade secret theft filed by the US Department of Justice.
US Government officials have been baiting the line of deceit for Huawei once again, this time half-accusing the vendor of maintaining backdoor entry to networks through its equipment.
China’s government bodies and businesses have jointly launched a mobile app to help the populace self-detect if they have been in close contact with those confirmed or suspected of carrying the novel coronavirus. The app has access to private data in the hands of multiple official holders.
While the world is holding its breath gaping at the worsening coronavirus crisis, China’s leading telecom companies are already putting alternative plans in place.
At times, US anti-China rhetoric flirts with the line between protectionist and xenophobic, but that won’t bother the likes of Mavenir as it touts its All-American credentials.
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