Huawei overtakes Samsung to become the world’s No. 1 smartphone seller

Huawei overtakes Samsung to become the world’s No. 1 smartphone seller for the first time despite US sanctions The Chinese firm shipped 55.8million devices in second quarter, analysts said It is now the leader in the telecom industry after beating Samsung and Apple Washington has barred Huawei from the US market while the UK is … Read more

Lord Browne reveals reason for quitting Huawei

Outgoing chairman of Huawei’s UK arm says he chose to leave Chinese firm when US sanctions hobbled business By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:52 BST, 19 July 2020 | Updated: 22:35 BST, 19 July 2020 The outgoing chairman of Huawei’s UK arm has said he chose to leave the Chinese firm when … Read more

China accuses the UK of ‘dancing to America’s tune’ over Huawei decision

China today accused Downing Street of ‘dancing to America’s tune’ after Huawei was banned from the UK’s 5G network as Beijing also warned imposing sanctions on officials over human rights abuses would be met with a ‘resolute response’.  Liu Xiaoming, China’s ambassador to the UK, said excluding the Chinese tech giant from the infrastructure represented … Read more

China accuses Britain of colluding with the US to ‘discriminate’ against Huawei

China accuses Boris Johnson of being ‘America’s dupe’ after banning Huawei from the UK’s 5G network as Beijing warns there will be ‘retaliation’ UK Government announced yesterday Huawei will be banned from 5G network The Chinese tech giant’s equipment will be stripped out of the network by 2027 Beijing accused UK of working with US … Read more

Donald Trump suggests HE convinced Boris Johnson to ban ‘unsafe’ Huawei

Donald Trump has taken credit for the UK’s decision to dump ‘unsafe’ Huawei from its 5G plans claiming he personally intervened to block it. The US President has welcomed Boris Johnson’s call to enforce a partial ban on the Chinese telecoms giant and begin ripping out its technology. Mr Trump said last night: ‘We convinced … Read more

HENRY DEEDES sees the Huawei deal go up in smoke 

From the House of Commons yesterday there came the familiar sound of screeching tyres, followed by rising smoke and the lingering aroma of scorched rubber. Not for the first time this summer the Government was embarking on another fast paced U-turn. The unfortunate minister yanking up the handbrake this time was Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden. … Read more

Here’s what the UK’s Huawei decision means for mobile services

In a long-rumoured announcement today, the UK government revealed that Chinese technology company Huawei will be banned from the UK’s 5G network. As announced by Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden, purchasing any new Huawei 5G equipment will be prohibited in the UK after December 31 this year and all of its hardware will then be removed … Read more

Government announces major Huawei U-turn as it bans firm from UK’s 5G network

Government BANS Huawei in major U turn : Boris Johnson vows to strip out Chinese tech giant’s equipment from UK’s 5G network by 2027 in move which will delay roll out by two years – but its presence in 3G and 4G will not change Government today announced Huawei will be banned from the UK’s … Read more

Boris Johnson prepares to bow to Tory revolt by AXING Huawei from 5G

Tories heralded a ‘long march’ away from Beijing’s influence today as Boris Johnson prepares to announce that Huawei is being axed from the UK’s 5G network. Despite threats of ‘consequences’, the PM is expected to declare that telecoms firms will be banned from installing new equipment supplied by the Chinese tech giant by Christmas. Companies will … Read more

Ministers are braced for backlash when they confirm Huawei is banned from involvement in 5G network

Ministers are braced for backlash from Beijing when they confirm today that Huawei is banned from involvement in UK’s 5G network Telecoms firms to be banned on installing new equipment supplied by Huawei Huawei executives held talks with officials in the hope of watering down plans BT boss says it could take ten years to … Read more