Huawei and ZTE pass first phase of GSMA/3GPP security accreditation
A network security accreditation scheme jointly run by MNO lobby group GSMA and wireless standards body 3GPP has given Chinese vendors the seal of approval.
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FCC officially designates ZTE and Huawei as national security threats
The FCC has officially designated Huawei and ZTE as threats to national security, barring any telecoms operator using federal funds to purchase or maintain equipment from the vendors.
A look back at the biggest stories this week
Whether it’s important, depressing or just entertaining, the telecoms industry is always one which attracts attention.
ZTE and China Unicom get started on 6G
Chinese kit vendor ZTE has decided now is a good time to announce it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement on 6G with operator China Unicom.
Huawei and ZTE banned from doing business in the US for another year
US President Donald trump has extended his executive order that prohibits US companies from doing business with companies from certain countries.
ZTE targets China Broadcasting Network with 4.9 GHz boast
Boasting about validation of the industry’s first 5G carrier aggregation on 700 MHz and 4.9 GHz might not be the biggest humblebrag but remember who has access to this spectrum.
Huawei and ZTE win 88% of joint China Telecom/Unicom 5G tender
Apparently seeking to demonstrate even greater patriotism than their larger contemporary, the other two Chinese MNOs went big on domestic vendors for their 5G rollout.
ZTE wins a chunk of China Mobile’s 5G core work
Chinese kit vendor ZTE has won the bid for a bunch of work on the standalone 5G core of China Mobile.
Chinese vendors win nearly all of China Mobile’s 5G business – there’s a shock
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.
ZTE says it has heard nothing about fresh US bribery investigations
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.
Chinese vendors continue to gain share in the global telecoms equipment market
Preliminary numbers from research firm Dell’Oro reveal that, while the kit market grew in 2019, it was driven almost entirely by Chinese vendors.
FCC orders inventory audits ahead of Chinese purge
The FCC has begun surveying the US telco landscape to understand how deeply embedded Huawei and ZTE equipment is in the nation’s networks ahead of a ‘rip and replace’ project.
LG ditches and ZTE scales back on MWC due to coronavirus
The World Health Organisation declaring the coronavirus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern raises serious concerns about impact will this have on Mobile World Congress.
1&1 Drillisch trials with ZTE seemingly up-and-running
ZTE might not get much media attention nowadays, though some might think of this as a blessing, but it seems to be getting along just fine with Germany’s newest telco, 1&1 Drillisch.
Huawei and ZTE have a month to convince the US they’re not a security threat
The US Federal Communications Commission has set a deadline of 3 February for comments on its designation of Huawei and ZTE as security threats.
Orange launches first operator-branded 5G smartphone
Orange has launched what it claims is the first operator-brand 5G compatible smartphone, the Orange Neva jet, which will be debuted in Romania.
SK Telecom wins big at the 2019 Global Telecoms Awards
In the year that 5G finally made its commercial debut, Korean operator SK Telecom’s fast start helped it win three awards at the 2019 Glotels.
FCC wants to use state muscle to ban Huawei and ZTE even more
What little presence Chinese vendors still have in US networks will be further eroded by a new initiative from the US regulator.
ZTE gains confidence on the back of solid earnings growth
Perhaps ZTE has just been enjoying an uncomfortable silence and expensive milkshake in recent months, but with its financials for the first half of 2019 are screaming for attention.
The barren years are forecast to end as 5G profits close in
Research from Gartner suggest the 5G spending boom is almost within the grasp of the beaten and battered vendors, with 5G infrastructure spend set to increase by 89% over the next 12 months.
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