Radio-frequency chip maker MaxLinear stops chip shipments to Huawei

Going by its revenue forecasts, MaxLinear’s revenues have not been materially affected by this disruption. In a significant development, MaxLinear Inc, a radio-frequency chip maker disclosed it has stopped shipping its semiconductors to Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and its affiliates. MaxLinear stated it cannot predict when shipments to Huawei will resume. The company has revised…

TSMC’s semiconductor shipments to Huawei not affected by U.S ban

TSMC, formally known as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd, is the world’s biggest contract chip manufacturer. On Thursday, TSMC, the world’s biggest contract chipmaker, stated, its shipments to Huawei Technologies Co Ltd have not been affected by U.S. regulatory trade action against the Chinese telecom maker. These comments was made by TSMC’s spokeswoman Elizabeth Sun…

Huawei suit against U.S. Government likely to be dismissed

The similarities between the November 2018 Kaspersky Lab’s case, which was dismissed, with Huawei’s lawsuit increases the likelihood that it will meet the same fate. On Thursday, controversial Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd confirmed that it is suing the U.S. government over a section of a defense bill which became law in…

Huawei Device Co Ltd & Huawei Device USA Inc to be arraigned on Feb. 28, 2019

Huawei faces gale force headwinds with intelligence agencies linking its telecom devices as potential Trojan Horses which can be tapped by Chinese intelligence. According to information available in court filings, two units of Huawei Technologies Co Ltd are set to be arraigned on February 28 in Seattle on a 10-count indictment on charges of conspiring…

Australia’s TPG Telecom discontinues sourcing of telecom equipment from Huawei

Telecom operators are designing 5G systems based on either Ericsson’s technology or that of Nokia Oyj. On Tuesday, Australia’s nascent network TPG Telecom Ltd stated, it would abandoned building its mobile telephone network which relied heavily on Huawei Technologies Co Ltd for equipment since the Australian government has banned Huawei on security grounds. Across the…

Huawei Technologies unveils the Tiangang – its first 5G base station chipset

With this strategic launch, Huawei is aiming to gain a foothold in the burgeoning 5G market. On Thursday, Chinese telecom equipment giant, Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, introduced Tiangang – its first 5G base station chipset, saying it increases computing power by 150%. Although Huawei has been using its chipsets in its high-end smartphones as well…

SoftBank to replace Huawei’s 4G network equipment with Nokia and Ericsson equivalent

SoftBank will also source its 5G network equipment from Nokia and Ericsson rather than from Huawei: Nikkei In a significant development, Japan’s Nikkei has reported without citing sources, SoftBank Group Corp plans on replacing 4G network equipment from China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd with equivalent hardware from Nokia and Ericsson. Further, for its 5G network,…

New Zealand bans usage of Huawei’s equipment for 5G network

The Government Communications Security Bureau has effectively banned Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s 5G equipment from New Zealand citing significant risks to national security. On Wednesday, Spark New Zealand stated, the Government Communications Security Bureau has declined its proposal to use Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s 5G equipment citing significant risks to national security. This decision effectively…