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Huawei Protests Again Canadian Court's Decision on CFO By Techtonic group Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei on Thursday protested against the decision of a Canadian court on the company's CFO Meng Wangzhou, which has declined to invalidate a request from the US for her extradition. Meng Wanzhou, the daughter of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei, is being sought by Washington on charges that she committed bank fraud and violated US sanctions on Iran by misleading banks about the business her company allegedly conducted in that country through a subsidiary called Skycom, reports Efe news. Attorneys for Meng argued that because Canada is not a party to the US sanctions, the charges against her do not constitute a crime under Canadian law. But in the ruling issued on Wednesday, Heather Holmes, associate chief justice of the provincial Supreme Court in British Columbia, said that Meng's interpretation of "the double criminality analysis would seriously limit Can...

UK Set to Shrink Huawei's Involvement in 5G Networks By Techtonic group Bowing to pressure from his own party members, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has asked officials to draw up plans to reduce Huawei' involvement in the nation's 5G networks to zero by 2023, the media reported. The UK's original plans, as recently as in January, was to allow considerable involvement of Huawei in the country's 5G network as Britain's intelligence agencies suggested that any possible misuse of the Chinese telecom giant's equipment for mass surveillance could be contained, according to both The Guardian and The Telegraph. The British PM wanted to cap Huawei's share in the country's telecommunications infrastructure market at 35 per cent. But the assurance of the intelligence agencies failed to stop political concerns in the country as many Conservative members continued to favour a reduced role for Huawei. The new plan to reduce Huawei's involve...

US Sanctions on Huawei Will Hurt Global Telecom Industry, Say Huawei Execs By Techtonic group At its ongoing annual analyst summit in Shenzhen, China, Huawei has hit back at the US government's hardening stance against the company. Keynote speakers at the event also vociferously denied  persistent allegations of spying  leveled at the company by some US lawmakers and security agencies. Huawei's rotating chairman, Guo Ping, also accused the US government of hurting the global telecom and technology industry with its  anti-Huawei policies . According to Ping:  "In its relentless pursuit to tighten its stranglehold on our company, the US government has decided to proceed and completely ignore the concerns of many companies and industry associations. This decision was arbitrary and pernicious, and threatens to undermine the entire industry worldwide. This new rule will impact the expansion, maintenance, and continuous operations of networks worth hundreds of ...

[Update: TSMC Not Taking New Orders] US Imposes New Restrictions on Huawei to Isolate it From Global Chipmakers By Techtonic group Having  extended the trade sanctions on Huawei  until May 2021, the US government on Friday imposed further restrictions on the company as part of its  continuing efforts  to isolate the Chinese telecom giant from global trade. According to the country's Commerce Secretary, Wilbur Ross, the move will prevent Huawei from using American technology to design and manufacture semiconductors (chipsets) by circumventing existing trade sanctions. In a recent interview with Fox Business, Ross said:  "There has been a very highly technical loophole through which Huawei has been able to, in effect, use U.S. technology. We never intended that loophole to be there" . These new regulations, he said, are  "a highly tailored thing"  intended to plug that loophole. Under the new rules, foreign chip makers that do business with H...

Huawei US Ban Extended Until May 2021; No Google Services for Another Year By Techtonic group Huawei's woes don't seem to be coming to an end anytime soon. If you were hoping to see a Huawei or Honor smartphone with Google apps and services later this year, then you might be out of luck. The US ban on telecom equipment and phone maker Huawei has been extended until May 2021, i.e by another year. It has been banned from doing business with US companies  for about a year now . First reported by  Reuters , the Trump administration has extended the executive order that bans US companies from doing business with companies deemed to be a national security risk. The order doesn't outright name any companies but we all know that it's aimed at Chinese electronics giants like Huawei and ZTE. "This threat [unrestricted use of foreign tech and services in the communication space] continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreig...

Chinese Police Arrested 5 Formar Huawei Employees Who Discussed Sensetive Information Online By Techtonic group Chinese smartphone maker Huawei has always denied the fact that it works for the Chinese government. However, recent reports suggest that that might not be the case for the company. According to a recent report by the New York Times, the Chinese police arrested five Huawei employees back in 2018 for discussing sensitive information about the company with Iranian journalists. According to the report, five former employees of Huawei discussed the violation of sanctions against Iran over WeChat. As  the company monitors the chat of employees (which is the weird norm in China) working in the company , it is hard to avoid them all the time. Now, as per the report,  The Shenzhen Police, back in December 2018, arrested five ex-employees of Huawei on charges of extortion  and discussion of sensitive data with journalists of another nation. Among the rest,...