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Huawei is pushing for telecoms network upgrades in overseas markets. Photo: Shutterstock Images

China’s Huawei pushes network gear upgrades in friendly nations

Under US sanctions, the Chinese telecoms equipment giant has sharpened its focus on mobile carriers in other markets.

5 Nov 2024 - 7:00PM

Huawei’s ‘most powerful’ smartphone yet to launch this month

4 Nov 2024 - 12:35PM

Huawei revenue surges nearly 30% in first 9 months on rising smartphone sales

1 Nov 2024 - 5:00PM

Toyota, NTT to spend US$3.27 billion on mobility AI system for self-driving cars

The mobility AI platform is envisioned to support autonomous driving, while targeting a reduction of traffic accidents to zero.

31 Oct 2024 - 3:36PM

China smartphone market on track to post first annual sales growth in five years

Domestic smartphone sales rose 2.3 per cent year on year in the September quarter, reinforcing market forecasts of a low single-digit increase in 2024.

29 Oct 2024 - 7:00PM

Oppo enters tech pact with top EV maker BYD, acquires AI start-up

The latest initiatives by Oppo show its ambition to diversify and expand its business beyond the smartphone industry.

23 Oct 2024 - 7:30PM

Huawei releases new version of home-grown OS in push for adoption in China

Huawei has started rolling out the latest update to HarmonyOS, which the company says now has 15,000 native apps and services.

23 Oct 2024 - 1:22AMvideocam

Huawei has started rolling out the beta version of HarmonyOS 5.0, as it pushes to raise adoption of its Android alternative in mainland China. Photo: Shutterstock

Hundreds of Chinese men arrested over online scams in Sri Lanka

Cybercrime raids also uncovered two suspects from Vietnam, as well as one each from Thailand and the Philippines.

16 Oct 2024 - 11:24AM

Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou back at the helm of firm ahead of next smartphone launch

In her latest tenure as rotating chairwoman, Meng is expected to oversee the launch of Huawei’s next flagship 5G smartphone series, the Mate 70.

1 Oct 2024 - 8:00PMvideocam

Huawei heats up global smartwatch market with launch of new GT 5 series

Huawei’s latest product launch reflects the US-sanctioned firm’s efforts to boost revenue, as demand for advanced smartwatches rises in 2024.

25 Sep 2024 - 6:07PM

Huawei Technologies’ new Watch GT 5 series features a slimmer design, improved battery life, TruSense health-monitoring system and women’s health tracking. Photo: Huawei

My Take | Huawei shows China’s supply chain resilience amid tech sanctions, decoupling

Huawei’s 5G smartphone revival could well be the tip of the iceberg for the mainland’s supply chain transformation under US sanctions.

24 Sep 2024 - 8:51AM

Huawei Technologies has made much progress in its tech self-sufficiency efforts in spite of US restrictions. Photo: Shutterstock

Xiaomi, Honor look ready to push trifold handsets, following Huawei’s lead

Both Xiaomi and Honor have previously applied for a design patent on a double-hinged handset, according to public records.

10 Oct 2024 - 3:39PM

Huawei’s Mate XT trifold handset sparks frenzy, leading scalpers to hike prices

Scalpers at electronics marketplace Huaqiangbei aim to resell the Mate XT’s base model for up to US$9,866, above Huawei’s US$2,800 price tag.

23 Sep 2024 - 12:20PM

UK watchdog shows Vodafone-Three merger a path forward despite concerns

Vodafone’s US$19.7 billion deal for the network owned by Li Ka-shing’s CK Hutchison Holdings would create the UK’s largest carrier.

13 Sep 2024 - 9:30PM

Branding hangs outside a Vodafone shop in Oxford, UK. Photo: Reuters

China’s new 6G standards mark significant advance in setting future framework

Proposed standards intended to aid different 6G requirements, such as the need to send secure content and keep data up to date.

13 Sep 2024 - 9:03AMvideocam

New 6G standards established by China aim to enhance communications that are immersive, ultra-reliable low-latency and AI integrated. Photo: Shutterstock Images

Kazakh giant eyes Hong Kong’s dim sum bonds to fund cable project

The company’s telecoms unit Freedom Telecom plans to spend 107 billion tenge (US$236 million) until the end of 2027 on two projects in Kazakhstan.

12 Sep 2024 - 4:15PM

Huawei unveils Mate XT trifold handset in face-off with Apple’s iPhone 16

The Mate XT will officially go on sale on September 20, the same day that Apple kicks off its iPhone 16 retail sales on the mainland.

10 Oct 2024 - 3:41PM

Huawei trifold smartphone seizes mainland’s interest ahead of iPhone 16 launch

Around 3.04 million people have made online reservations to buy Huawei’s new 5G Mate XT as of Monday afternoon.

10 Oct 2024 - 3:45PM

The large number of Mate XT pre-orders reflects how Huawei appears to be stealing Apple’s thunder ahead of its new iPhone launch event. Photo: Huawei

Planned Huawei chip unit event stokes speculation over tech breakthrough

A conference next month by Huawei’s secretive chip design unit HiSilicon has fanned speculation that a sanctions-busting breakthrough may be announced.

25 Sep 2024 - 4:03PM

Huawei plans tri-fold smartphone as Apple weighs foldable iPhone, reports say

Apple is reportedly working on a clamshell-style foldable smartphone for release as soon as 2026, while Huawei prepares a dual-hinged foldable for production.

25 Jul 2024 - 7:00AM

Huawei enters new partnership to drive AI adoption in China’s heavy industries

The latest initiative by Huawei, the world’s largest telecoms equipment supplier, shows its focus on expanding into industrial solutions.

17 Jul 2024 - 6:00PMvideocam

Huawei Technologies’ digital-transformation efforts in heavy industries reflect the company’s push to broaden its operations in the world’s second-largest economy. Photo: Shutterstock

Huawei store staff free to reveal smartphone chip details to customers

Huawei distributors have started giving customers details of the processors used inside the company’s flagship smartphones, even though the US-sanctioned tech giant remains mum on the subject.

15 Jul 2024 - 11:32PM

A customer checks out a Mate 60 Pro smartphone at a Huawei flagship store in Beijing, September 25, 2023. Photo: Reuters

Huawei builds US$1.4 billion campus ‘with 100 cafes’ to lure foreign talent

Around 30,000 Huawei research and development personnel are expected to move into the Shanghai campus, which will start operations this year.

16 Jul 2024 - 9:07AM

China’s Honor sees slim, AI-powered foldable smartphones driving premium market push

Honor expects on-device artificial intelligence and a slim design will differentiate its foldable smartphones against rival models from Huawei and Samsung.

12 Jul 2024 - 10:19PM

Philippines eyes Japan to build 5G network amid China’s dominance

Japan is reportedly planning to help the Philippines build an open radio access network ahead of Manila’s 5G deployment.

3 Jul 2024 - 4:11PMvideocam

People use mobile phones in Taguig City, the Philippines. Photo: Bloomberg

China’s telecoms operators and gear makers tout AI ambitions at MWC Shanghai

China’s telecoms industry players are betting on the growth potential from increased demand for artificial intelligence by enterprises and consumers.

27 Jun 2024 - 2:43PM

Visitors interact with Lenovo Group’s robot at the opening of the MWC Shanghai trade show on June 26, 2024. Photo: AFP

Huawei tops Apple in sales growth for shopping festival, but iPhone still ahead

Huawei smartphone sales jumped 42 per cent while offering the smallest discounts, but Apple sold more by value in the month through June 20.

26 Jun 2024 - 5:00PMvideocam

Huawei’s HarmonyOS to break the dominance of Western mobile platforms in China

There are currently more than 900 million devices that run on HarmonyOS, with more than 2.5 million developers creating apps for Huawei’s mobile platform.

21 Jun 2024 - 8:38PM

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5G, or fifth-generation mobile telecommunications technology, enables data to be transferred at a speed that's 20 times faster than existing standards. The Huawei 5G fight is at the centre of the US-China tech war. A Huawei ban was implemented in the US in May 2019.

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9 September, 2024