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News & Views Most Popular US Lawmakers Intro Bill Banning Sale of Tech to Huawei & ZTE By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/16/2019 Proposed law arrives amid rising US government fears that the China-based telecom companies have violated sanctions and are a threat to national security. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Huawei Founder Fails to Put Minds at Rest By Iain Morris, News Editor, 1/16/2019 Ren Zhengfei's answers to questions during a rare meeting with reporters will not silence Huawei's critics. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Huawei's CEO Denies Back Door Theory – Reports By Phil Harvey, US News Editor, 1/15/2019 Press reports from Shenzen say that Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei has denied that his company has standing orders to install 'back doors' into its gear to allow the Chinese government to spy on Huawei customers. Post a Comment \| Read (5 comments) Latest Comment: TechMech Admitted your all absolutely right. The question is fundamentally one... Advertisement 5G Stuck in Slow Lane Beyond Consumer Biz By Iain Morris, News Editor, 1/15/2019 The next-generation mobile technology was supposed to be about new enterprise services opportunities. But where are they? Post a Comment \| Read (3 comments) Latest Comment: petercf Gabriel, I have seen AT&T assemble a manufacturing vertical last September,... Nokia to Slash 350 Finnish Jobs in Savings Drive By Iain Morris, International Editor, 1/15/2019 Latest cuts form part of the Finnish vendor's plan to reduce annual operating costs by €700 million in the next two years. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Huawei Washes Its Hands of Arrested Exec in Poland By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 1/14/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telefónica chooses Wind River for UNICA NFV program; TIM shows interest in BT's Italian unit; Germany tightens the screw on Facebook. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Huawei Debuts AI-Powered Data Center Switch for AI Applications By Zeus Kerravala, Founder and Principal Analyst, ZK Research, 1/14/2019 Huawei's new CloudEngine 16800 feeds the bandwidth needs of data-hungry AI. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement The Leading Lights Awards Are Back! By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 1/11/2019 Yes, it's that time of the year again already, folks! Get cracking on your submission for Light Reading's annual awards before you catch MWC fever – there's a category (or three) for everyone! Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Norway Contemplates Huawei Freeze-Out By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 1/11/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Deutsche Telekom and Ericsson achieve 40 Gbit/s over mmWave; rent stalemate threatens UK 5G rollout; Telenor Maritime welcomes new CEO aboard. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Why India Is Unlikely to Ban Huawei By Gagandeep Kaur, Contributing Editor, 1/11/2019 While the Chinese vendors have been excluded from some other markets, India will probably not follow suit. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Proximus Slims Down for Its Svelte Digital Future By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 1/10/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Colt targets the enterprise; Deutsche Telekom trials NB-IoT in apartment blocks; changes at the top of Eurofiber; Telenor settles Thai trouble. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Huawei Controlled Firm That Sold to Iran – Reuters By Iain Morris, International Editor, 1/9/2019 A Reuters report uncovers documents that establish close links between Huawei and companies that breached US sanctions through deals in the Middle East. Post a Comment \| Read (4 comments) Latest Comment: [email protected] Also you forgot to mention that every Skycom employee had a Huawei employee... Samsung Issues Profit Warning By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 1/8/2019 Apple's not the only one suffering a slowdown. Post a Comment \| Read (0) NCTA Trademarks '10G' By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/7/2019 Move over, 5G. CableLabs and Cable Europe also get behind the brand they'll use to identify the industry's push toward HFC networks that can deliver speeds of 10 Gbit/s. Post a Comment \| Read (5 comments) Latest Comment: Clifton K Morris It may need to be registered as a Service-Mark. But sure, the US has a lot... Huawei Kicks Off 2019 With New ARM Chipset & Server By Robert Clark, 1/7/2019 The Chinese equipment giant has announced its biggest collaboration yet with UK-based ARM as it targets growth in the cloud and data services market. Post a Comment \| Read (0) 8K TVs to Creep Into US Market in 2019 By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/7/2019 Just 200,000 8K sets expected to ship this year, compared to 22 million 4K TVs, according to the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). Post a Comment \| Read (0) Apple's Walls Come Tumbling Down With Samsung TV Tie-Up By Iain Morris, International Editor, 1/7/2019 A TV alliance between the iPhone maker and the South Korean tech giant points to a weakening of Apple's position as a hardware and software giant. Post a Comment \| Read (0) ZTE's New Hire Doesn't Inspire By Phil Harvey, US News Editor, 1/4/2019 One of Trump's swamp creatures pledges to help ZTE repair its image problem in the US. Post a Comment \| Read (5 comments) Latest Comment: sandnetguy I have subscribed to your emails and have read a lot of Light Reading's articles... iPhone Upset Leads to Apple Crumble By Iain Morris, News Editor, 1/3/2019 Mix exorbitant prices with underwhelming gadgets and a dose of Chinese nationalism, and then sit back and watch a trillion-dollar company tank. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Apple Delivers Post-Holiday Turkey, Lowers Revenue Guidance By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 1/2/2019 The company cites weak China iPhone sales and other factors for failure to meet its quarterly expectations. Post a Comment \| Read (0) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Huawei's CEO Denies Back Door Theory – Reports By Phil Harvey, US News Editor, 1/15/2019 Press reports from Shenzen say that Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei has denied that his company has standing orders to install 'back doors' into its gear to allow the Chinese government to spy on Huawei customers. Post a Comment \| Read (5 comments) Latest Comment: TechMech Admitted your all absolutely right. The question is fundamentally one... 5G Stuck in Slow Lane Beyond Consumer Biz By Iain Morris, News Editor, 1/15/2019 The next-generation mobile technology was supposed to be about new enterprise services opportunities. But where are they? Post a Comment \| Read (3 comments) Latest Comment: petercf Gabriel, I have seen AT&T assemble a manufacturing vertical last September,... More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Message Boards TechMech, 1/16/2019 3:20:45 PM Huawei's CEO Denies Back Door Theory – Reports Re: Re: Can he also guarantee? Admitted your all absolutely right. The question is fundamentally one of trust & track record.Can we trust the governments to act in our best interests?Probably not. IF upon acting nefariously, they are discovered... brooks7, 1/16/2019 2:16:15 PM Huawei's CEO Denies Back Door Theory – Reports Re: Re: Can he also guarantee? @Phil No, and I hope that the CIA and NSA have backdoors in all the routers that those companies have produced. If not what the heck am I paying them for? Take a $1B and bribe some software people. And that... Phil Harvey, 1/16/2019 1:47:50 PM Huawei's CEO Denies Back Door Theory – Reports Re: Re: Can he also guarantee? ... and can any vendor guarantee that their home government will leave their gear alone? Seems unlikely but I'd be open to hearing from a vendor about why that can't happen on their watch. iainmorris, 1/16/2019 6:34:50 AM Huawei's CEO Denies Back Door Theory – Reports Re: Re: Can he also guarantee? This remark seems spot on, to me. Huawei thinks it can placate opponents by running around and insisting that it does not install spyware in its networks. The real question is whether it can guarantee that Chinese government... petercf, 1/16/2019 6:28:15 AM 5G Stuck in Slow Lane Beyond Consumer Biz Re: Re: 5G - Operators need to learn to sell into verticals Gabriel, I have seen AT&T assemble a manufacturing vertical last September, and believe Orange SA is doing likeiwse. I guess Vodafone should do soemthing given its expertise in M2M/IoT Peter Gabriel Brown, 1/16/2019 3:39:42 AM 5G Stuck in Slow Lane Beyond Consumer Biz Re: Re: 5G - Operators need to learn to sell into verticals Good comment pertercf. It's a tough challenge for operators to build teams to support verticals over the long-term -- e.g. how often does the electricty grid operator want a new comms supplier? Vendors, integrators... brooks7, 1/15/2019 3:03:25 PM Huawei's CEO Denies Back Door Theory – Reports Re: Can he also guarantee? That the PLA and other elements of the Chinese governments have not added backdoors without his knowledge. Look I expect that Juniper and Cisco equipment have NSA or CIA (or other) spy elements. I expect the... petercf, 1/15/2019 12:38:58 PM 5G Stuck in Slow Lane Beyond Consumer Biz Re: 5G - Operators need to learn to sell into verticals From work I have done the big stumbling block at the moment is that many, if not most, operators don't understand how to package, sell and deliver a 'service' - just handsets. That's means MNOs need to re-learn or start... [email protected], 1/11/2019 7:34:43 PM Huawei Controlled Firm That Sold to Iran – Reuters Re: Huawei/Skycom Also you forgot to mention that every Skycom employee had a Huawei employee badge and a Huawei email address. Otherwise has anyone heard if Ms. Meng is running out of friends to have coffee with in Vancouver while she... [email protected], 1/11/2019 7:22:23 PM Huawei Controlled Firm That Sold to Iran – Reuters Re: Huawei situation A couple of points: One that ZTE is more dependent on US technology than Huawei due to HiSilicon, the Huawei subsidiary that does everything from switching/routing silicon to baseband for them. An import ban on ZTE is... Marshalla4, 1/11/2019 8:37:08 AM Huawei Controlled Firm That Sold to Iran – Reuters Re: Huawei Excellent article Iain... Clifton K Morris, 1/10/2019 6:13:35 PM NCTA Trademarks '10G' Re: Re: US Trademark Laws It may need to be registered as a Service-Mark. But sure, the US has a lot of "odd laws" like these. For example, and in every state Im aware, you can't form or register a company name with the word "bank" in it unless... Clifton K Morris, 1/10/2019 6:08:35 PM NCTA Trademarks '10G' Re: Wayne Gretzky "Skate to where the puck is going to be". davidgrantaustin, 1/10/2019 10:39:10 AM NCTA Trademarks '10G' Re: Re: US Trademark Laws JB, 1.) Your link to the USPTO posted is missing the "h" in http://, however, the link is invalid even after adding the h as it is session / state specific. Anyone can search the "TESS" database for "10G" using the Basic... sandnetguy, 1/9/2019 9:45:32 PM ZTE's New Hire Doesn't Inspire Re: Bye bye light reading I have subscribed to your emails and have read a lot of Light Reading's articles over the years. I read your articles for subject matter related to carrier, carrier technology, etc. However, it seems now like you... More Message Boards		Security Now Justice Department Indicts 2 Ukrainian Nationals With Hacking SEC Scott Ferguson, Managing Editor, Light Reading, 1/16/2019 The Justice Department has charged two Ukrainian nationals with hacking into the ... (0) Federal Judge: Police Can't Force Suspects to Unlock Devices Using Biometrics Larry Loeb, Author, 1/16/2019 A federal judge in California finds that police can't force suspects to unlock ... 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