The escalating tensions between China and the US show no signs of abating following the decision by Pentagon officials to ban the use of Huawei and ZTE smartphones by US army personnel at military bases. The US has launched an incessant offensive against both Chinese vendors in the last number of months.
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Qualcomm and NXP withdraw and refile application for Chinese regulatory approval
Qualcomm Incorporated announced that Qualcomm and NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) at the request of the Ministry of Commerce in China (MOFCOM) have withdrawn and refiled the notice of acquisition regarding the companies’ planned combination.
China pleads with US to reconsider ZTE ban
China has reportedly urged the US to reconsider its ban on telecommunications vendor ZTE during crunch trade talks between the global superpowers in Beijing. The US has imposed a seven year ban on American companies from selling services and equipment to the Chinese vendor after it claimed ZTE had failed to comply with its trade rules.
Indian merger creates second largest mobile mast company in the world
A merger agreement between a subsidiary owned by India telecommunications colossus Bharti Airtel and Indus Towers has created the world’s second largest mobile mast firm.
Korean operator highlights issues with pre-standard 5G at Winter Olympics
South Korean telecommunications colossus Korea Telecom (KT) has highlighted some of the issues it experienced from its deployment of pre-standard 5G during the Winter Olympics which were in held in the country in February.
Ooredoo Group post Q1 results which indicates revenue growth in Asian markets
Ooredoo Group reports have announced its Q1 results for the three months ended 31 March 2018. The operator has enjoyed increase in its revenue which has been driven primarily by multiple customer acquisitions in Iraq, Tunisia, Maldives and Palestine.
Chinese vendor partners with AICTO in bid to accelerate digital transformation
The Arab ICT Organization is pleased to announce the membership of Huawei among its associate members. The official signature of the adhesion was celebrated on the occasion of the 14th edition of AICTO General Assembly held in Tunis, on the 12th of April 2018.
ZTE vows to fulfill needs of operators and partners despite US ban
Chinese telecommunications vendor ZTE has vowed to protect its company and its employees and declared it would utilize all the tools at his disposal to ensure it continues to serve its operators, partners and suppliers despite the export ban issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Huawei denies reports it is developing its own mobile platform
Chinese telecommunications vendor Huawei has rejected claims that it is planning to develop its own mobile platform in an effort to curtail its reliance on Google’s Android operating system (OS) – declaring that it has no such attention to develop its own operating system in the foreseeable future.
Singapore operator appoints Peter Kaliaropoulos as new CEO
Singapore telecommunications operator StarHub has announced the appointment of Mr. Peter Kaliaropoulos as its new CEO following an exhaustive and extensive global executive search. The incoming CEO will assume responsibilities from July 9th according to an official press release which was issued by StarHub.