A UK court orders Samsung to pay ZTE $392M for patents needed to enable phone network access; Samsung faces similar suits from ZTE in China, Germany, and Brazil
A UK court orders Samsung to pay ZTE $392M for patents needed to enable phone network access; Samsung faces similar suits from ZTE in China, Germany, and Brazil
Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) must pay a $392 million lump sum for a licence to use ZTE's (000063.SZ) patents for mobile phones …
Sources: the EU's cybersecurity proposal, to be presented on Jan. 20, is expected to phase out vendors such as Huawei from the bloc's critical infrastructure
Proposed Cybersecurity Act would phase out groups such as Huawei and ZTE from telecom networks and solar energy systemsForums:r/EU_EconomicsForums:r/EU_Economics:Brussels in move to bar Chinese suppli...
Sources: the US is working on a settlement that could see ZTE pay $1B+ over alleged foreign bribery from 2018 and earlier; a deal would require China's approval
ByteDance launches an AI voice assistant powered by its Doubao LLM, available first on ZTE's Nubia M153 smartphone prototype; Doubao has an estimated 159M MAUs
Sources: Vietnam's recent Huawei and ZTE 5G equipment deals bolster its ties with China following US tariffs, but could undermine US trust in Vietnam's networks
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The US FCC votes 3-0 to tighten restrictions on telecom equipment from Chinese companies on its Covered List, including Huawei and ZTE, to close loopholes
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A look at DeepSeek's rise in Africa, as China's lightweight, low-cost AI models make inroads into the continent via tech infrastructure built by Huawei and ZTE
Bloomberg : X: @saritharai , @kyleichan , and @davidsacks . Bluesky: @wavesblog . Forums: r/technology X: Saritha Rai / @saritharai : A deep dive into DeepSeek's surge in Africa & Chinese AI's inroad...
The US FCC aims to introduce a ban on companies that use certain Chinese tech and equipment from building submarine communication cables that connect to the US
proposed new rules would ‘secure cables against foreign adversaries’ Michael Kan / PCMag : FCC Moves To Ban Chinese Tech From Undersea Fiber Cables Joe Warminsky / The Record : FCC wants to ban Chines...
Congress approves $3B in funding for a project to remove Huawei and ZTE equipment from US networks nationwide; Trump's FCC started the initiative in 2020
Legislative and executive branch actions highlight concerns that phone and internet networks are vulnerable to Beijing-sponsored hackers.