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Well, it is a Chinese innovation -> Cyber Mimic Defense - Wikipedia

thanks for the link. unfortunately, it has way too many big words for me to get some sense out of it.

 

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Intelligent speakers becoming indispensable

2018-01-25 10:57

China Daily Editor: Zhang Shiyu

Like TVs, refrigerators and air conditioners -- all of which have been modified to be "smarter" and thereby improve peoples' lives -- smart speakers have also gradually become an indispensable family appliance in many homes.

As an upgraded and intelligent new product, smart speakers can help construct a mini smart home ecosystem by fulfilling family members' needs in music, online shopping and weather forecasts, among other requirements.

The second generation of voice-activated smart home speaker, Dingdong 2, has been released by LingLong Co, a joint venture between Chinese e-commerce giant JD and leading intelligent speech technology company iFlytek, to meet the demands of increasingly tech-savvy Chinese consumers.

Priced at 799 yuan ($125), the product comes with improved speech recognition capability, allows users to set up their own wake-up language, and features an LED display that enables users to make direct commands by gestures. It is also China's first screen-equipped smart speaker.

With its LED touch-screen, Dingdong 2 can display the home's network connection, Bluetooth, volume, weather, time and other information. The screen can also play a supporting role in interaction by responding to a series of commonly used commands, such as play, pause and display.

"China's smart speakers and voice interfaces are still in the initial stage and it will take cross-sector cooperation to make multiple terminal devices and application scenarios possible," said Fang Lyu, vice-president of LingLong.

The Dingdong 2 smart speaker is designed to challenge the dominant position of Amazon Echo and Google Home, as well as to contend with Jingling X1, the domestic rival product of Alibaba's Tmall.

According to a new research report of Strategy Analytics, a market research consultancy, the number of smart speakers will increase 10 times from 2017 to 2022, reaching a market size of more than $5.5 billion.

Foreign and domestic technology giants are both expanding their presence in the smart speaker industry, relying on their existing advantages in resources, technologies and channels.

Smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp, for example, has moved into the entry-level segment with its Mi AI speaker at a competitive price of 299 yuan.

Chinese internet search giant Baidu launched its own product, Raven H, at the 2017 Baidu World conference in Beijing. Relying on Baidu's own DuerOS software to provide services, this multi-functional device can recite search results or order a taxi.

According to GfK, a German market research firm, China's smart speaker sales will experience a sharp increase in 2018, with the sales number expected to hit approximately 1.2 million, and the combination of screen vision and voice interaction may become the future trend.

 

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Xiongan tests 5G-based remote driving with nearly 10 times faster response time
By Gong Zhe
2018-03-27 11:50 GMT+8

A lot of people are still wondering what benefits can the highly anticipated 5G bring to our phone networks.

A recent remote-controlled car test in China's Xiongan New District serves as a demonstration of 5G's superiority.

Chinese AI and autonomous companies have teamed up to achieve a less than 6 milliseconds response time during the test, almost 10 times faster than 4G.

The testers drove a car remotely using a 5G network for 20 kilometers, performing accelerations, turns and brakes. The response time was within 6 milliseconds for the whole duration of the test.

There are 1,000 milliseconds in one second. Typical 4G response time is 50 milliseconds.

Fast in another meaning

Response time is the time between users issuing commands to devices actually receiving them.

When we talk about Internet speed, we usually mean how fast we download, or transfer data. But the speed can also be translated to response time.

Although the theoretical speed of our data transfer is the speed of light, it can be much slower in reality.

Response time, or latency, lag, has been troubling Internet gamers for a long time. In intensified shooting and racing titles, lag can be literally a game changer.

Also general office work requires remote control, which can be a bad experience with high lag.

With 5G, lag can be greatly reduced, paving the way to many life-changing applications like remote-surgery for hospitals and, in this news piece, remote driving.

Xiongan New District was planned in 2017 to become a satellite city of China's capital Beijing, bringing a package of favored policies to the area.

One of them is the permit for autonomous car testing. Qualified companies can test their technology in specific areas in Xiong'an.

The technology, namely 5G-V2X, can also be applied to other vehicles or devices, according to a local report.

Chinese business newspaper Securities Times reported that a branch of China's State Council confirmed the news.

 

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In phone call, ZTE dials up 5G success
By CHENG YU and MA SI | China Daily | Updated: 2018-04-03 07:07

Visitors drop by ZTE's booth at the MWC Americas 2017 on Wednesday in San Francisco. LIA ZHU / CHINA DAILY

Chinese telecom company ZTE Group announced on Monday that it has succeeded in making the first phone call enabled by 5G technologies as Chinese smartphone makers scramble to work on 5G in hopes of applying this next-generation mobile communication technology to their products as soon as possible.

The move comes as China evolves from being a follower into a pioneer in the global telecom arena, experts said. The country is expected to commercialize 5G by 2020 and become the world's largest 5G market by 2025.

"The success moves China a step forward in developing 5G technologies, which will accelerate its speed in commercializing 5G," said Xiang Ligang, a telecom expert and chief executive of telecom industry website Cctime, adding that the call was one of the world's first using 5G technology.

The 5G phone call, as a collaboration between ZTE and China Mobile Communications Corp, was based on ZTE's end-to-end system of 5G, which will be taken for commercial use. It also follows the latest standard of 3GPP, a body that governs global cellular standards.

"Compared with 4G and 3G, calls enabled by 5G generate better quality," Xiang said.

China has gained momentum during the process of 5G development. It was reported recently that Chinese telecom carriers are likely to be issued 5G licenses in the second half of next year at the earliest. China will be among the first countries to issue 5G licenses.

In the past, China lagged behind other countries in issuing 4G and 3G licenses. But with 5G, the nation has already played an important role in finalizing the global standard and raced ahead in research and development.

The company invested 20 billion yuan ($3.2 billion) last month on a 5G product base in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, to develop the technology and devices.

 

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China’s Big Three Carriers Get Green Light to Pilot 5G Networks
LIAO SHUMIN
DATE: THU, 04/19/2018 - 11:43 / SOURCE:YICAI

China’s Big Three Carriers Get Green Light to Pilot 5G Networks​

(Yicai Global) April 19 -- Chinese authorities have given the country’s big three mobile operators the go-ahead to pilot 5G networks in Beijing and other cities, boosting smartphone download speeds by as much as 10 times.

China United Network Communications Ltd., China Telecom Corp. and China Mobile Ltd. all got the green light, Beijing Daily reported, citing the three carriers. China Unicom’s Shandong unit already ran tests as early as last month in the eastern city of Qingdao.

Ultra-fast 5G networks will bring revolutionary changes to mobile internet applications, insiders said. They will gradually burn out the concept of downloading and networks will function essentially like a hard drive, with movie downloads taking just seconds. The technology will also help autonomous and connected vehicles better interact with control centers real-time and get up-to-date traffic information.

China Mobile will build 100 base stations each in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Suzhou and Wuhan, it said, adding that it will also test networks in 12 other cities, including the capital.

China Unicom plans to run its trial programs in 16 cities, including Beijing, Tianjin, Qingdao, Nanjing and Wuhan, while China Telecom will hold pilot schemes in Xiong’an New Area, Shenzhen, Shanghai and nine other cities.

 

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5G test network enters operation in Chongqing
Source: Xinhua| 2018-04-23 20:57:35|Editor: pengying


CHONGQING, April 23 (Xinhua) -- The first 5G test network was launched in the southwestern metropolis of Chongqing Monday, another step towards 5G commercialization in China.

Chongqing is among the first batch of cities to build and test run 5G networks in China.

According to China Mobile's Chongqing branch, the test network has entered operation in the municipality's Liangjiang New Area, and will be expanded to the whole city step by step.

The test network is open to companies and individuals that have the intention of jointly carrying out 5G innovations, including in areas such as the Internet of Vehicles, automatic driving, smart cities and online AR/VR. The test period will last until the official 5G commercialization.

The company said it would cooperate with manufacturers, higher education institutions and research institutions in products design and development, verification of key technologies and exploration of business models.

 

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Weibo First-Quarter Profit Rises 111% to $99.1 Million, Revenue Up 76% to $349.9 Million

https://k.caixinglobal.com/#anchor1525859513000

 

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World's first mimic DNS server operates in China
Source: Xinhua| 2018-01-24 13:18:20|Editor: Yamei



ZHENGZHOU, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- World's first mimic DNS (Domain Name System) server went into operation Tuesday in Central China's Henan Province, a proactive move to prevent cyber attacks.

The server is in use by China Unicom's Henan provincial branch. It marks the first practical application of the mimic security theory proposed by Chinese scientists, according to the Henan Communication Administration.

The mimic DNS server will not change the current network structure but can effectively prevent various known and unknown attacks targeting the system, it said.

"Mimic DNS server is just our first application. The mimic web server, mimic cloud, mimic data center and other network devices will be launched in the future," said Wu Jiangxing, a Chinese Academy of Engineering academician and head of the research team.

Inspired by Mimic Octopus, the master of disguise in nature which can change appearance to adapt to the environment, Chinese scientists have proposed an idea of mimic computing in 2007 and produced the world's first mimic computer prototype in 2013.

‘Game-changing’ Chinese cyberspace defense system defeats hackers at contest
By Shan Jie in Nanjing Source:Global Times Published: 2018/5/13 20:53:41

A "game-changing" domestically developed cyber defense system presented to the world for the first time will strengthen China's cyberspace security, its chief designer said on Saturday.

The new mechanism successfully defended attacks from 22 white-hat, or ethical, computer-hacking teams from five countries at the Qiangwang International Elite Challenge on Cyber Mimic Defense (CMD) in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu Province on Saturday.

"This is the first time using the CMD system as the 'target machine' in the world," said Wu Jiangxing, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in Beijing and founder of the theory of CMD, a proactive system whose randomness increases the difficulty attacks based on vulnerability and backdoors.

The test conducted by top hackers was of great significance in proving the effectiveness of the CMD mechanism, Wu believed.

Digging holes, creating backdoors, planting viruses, hiding a Trojan horse and other traditional attack methods proved ineffective, Wu said.

"The CMD, as a game-changing technology, will strengthen national cyberspace security and offer a way to build a healthy global cyberspace with a shared future," Wu told the Global Times on Saturday.

Russian hacking team LC↯BC finished the contest in first place with the most points, followed by Japan's TokyoWesterns and 0ops of Jiaotong University in Shanghai.

The system still needs testing, Wu said, but can be expected to be used in fields including finance, electricity and high-speed railways.

Inspired by Mimic Octopus, the master of disguise in nature which can change appearance to adapt to the environment, Chinese scientists proposed the idea of mimic computing in 2007 and produced the world's first mimic computer prototype in 2013.

 

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China to complete industrial Internet infrastructure by 2020
2018-06-08 14:38:55 Ecns.cn

A foreign investor consults a staff member of Industrial Internet cloud platform. (Photo/China News Service)​

(ECNS) - China aims to build infrastructure for industrial Internet and industrial systems by the end of 2020, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on Thursday.

More than 300,000 industrial enterprises will integrate cloud services over a three-year period and more than 300,000 industrial apps will be created, according to the ministry's "Action Plan for the Development of Industrial Internet (2018-2020)" released on Thursday.

The action plan identifies eight core tasks including improving infrastructure, establishing an industrial Internet name administration system, achieving breakthroughs in core technologies standards, and boosting safety measures.

Yu Xiaohui, chief engineer at the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), said industrial Internet has become the focus of global industrial competition.

The Alliance of Industrial Internet, founded with the support of the MIIT and CAICT, has introduced a series of research results in core areas, in pace with international progress, said Yu.

Industrial Internet is thought to be a major component in the strategic layout for the “Made in China 2025” strategy, a blueprint for upgrading and transforming the manufacturing sector. In the last year, the State Council approved guidelines on developing the industrial Internet, promising streamlined administration and fiscal support.

 

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China rolls out ambitious plan for industrial internet development
Xinhua Finance in www.cfbond.com
2018-06-10 21:14

Nearly three years ago, the American manufacturing giant, General Electric (GE), launched the world's first industrial cloud service platform named Predix, which provided industrial companies around the globe with more than 250 industrial APPs.

"GE should not only be a company with a market capitalization above the level of $100 billion," said Jeffrey Immelt, former chairman of GE, at the time. "We should also envision GE as a superstore as well as a global knowledge exchange center."

The advent of Predix sparked global competition in the area of the industrial internet, with industrial titans like Siemens and Asea Brown Boveri (ABB) all launching their own industrial cloud service platforms subsequently.

"Now, the industrial internet is becoming crucial for major global powers to reach the commanding heights in the industrial field," noted Chen Zhaoxiong, Chinese vice minister of Industry and Information Technology, during last year's China Industrial Internet Conference held in Guangzhou.

Being aware of the significance of the industrial internet to the future development of a country's manufacturing sector, China, which now has the world's largest and most complete industrial system, has also decided to explore this emerging area.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) rolled out a three-year plan for the development of industrial internet on Thursday, kicking off China's effort to develop this new technology.

According to the plan, the period from 2018 to 2020 will be the preliminary stage for the building of China's industrial internet system, which will lay a foundation for the development of the country's real and digital economy.

China's goal at this stage is to complete the construction of the infrastructure and an industrial system which can support the industrial internet.

To be specific, China plans to build a reliable and customizable inter-enterprise internet infrastructure which has a wide coverage and is equipped with a large broadband network by 2020. It will also transform the internal systems for at least 100 enterprises in the key industries, including, among others, car manufacturing, aerospace, petrochemical, and machinery manufacturing.

To connect the numerous so-called islands of information, China will also make efforts to establish an identifier resolution system, which is expected to contain five top-level nodes and at least ten service nodes for the resolution of public identifiers by 2020.

Another important task for the development of the industrial internet is to build a group of industrial internet platforms. China aims to foster about ten cross-industry and cross-area enterprise-level industrial internet platforms over the next three years. It will also bring more than 300 thousand industrial enterprises to its industrial cloud platform and develop over 300 thousand industrial APPs.

"Industrial internet platforms are one of the major pillars for industrial digitalization as well as the upgrading of the manufacturing sector," said Yang Lichun, director of the Information Research Center of the CCID Industry and Information Technology Institute. "Since such platforms are also the important carriers through which China can participate in the global competition, China must build national-level industrial internet platforms."

 

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Huawei Completes Industry's First Live Demo of a 600G Single-Wavelength Ultra-High-Speed Optical Transmission System
Jun 26, 2018

[Nice, France, June 26, 2018] Today, Huawei announced the completion of the industry's first live demo of a 600G single-wavelength ultra-high-speed optical transmission system at the Optical Network Innovation Forum 2018. Based on Huawei's latest optical transmission platform, the system adopts Huawei's own unique channel-matched shaping (CMS) technology and an AI neuron module designed for optical networks. Boasting an adjustable single-wavelength rate of up to 600G and a single-fiber capacity of 40Tbit/s, the system can further improve the efficiency of network operations and enable smooth evolution from existing traditional networks to intent-driven networks.

Taking advantage of the rapid development of technologies such as 5G, cloud computing, and Big Data, the optical network industry has fully entered the ultra-high-speed era. According to a report by independent analyst and consultancy firm Ovum, Huawei shipped over 127,000 100G+ ports in 2017, which was more than 1/3 of the total shipments for the global optical network market. Today, 200G is maturing and 400G and 600G are nearing commercialization. The coherent oDSP algorithm is the core technology that powers and commercializes ultra-high-speed optical transmission. It provides core functions such as modulation and demodulation of higher-order modulation signals, multiplexing of polarized optical signals, compensation for fiber link damage, and signal clock recovery. Such importance makes coherent oDSP a critical arena of competition for all vendors in the industry.

The 600G single-wavelength ultra-high-speed optical transmission system adopts Huawei's latest coherent oDSP algorithm, which improves the performance from the following aspects:

• Ultimate transmission capacity and distance: This is the first time the CMS technology has been introduced in a transmission system. CMS improves the equivalent bandwidth of transmission links, satisfying the requirements of high-speed transmission channels and maximizing the spectral efficiency. By leveraging CMS, the system features the industry's best-performance transmission at 400G to 600G single-wavelength rates, increasing single-fiber capacity by a maximum of 50% to 40T and transmission distance by 30–50%.
• Optimal power consumption efficiency: The industry-leading 16-nm FinFET manufacturing technique and simplified chip architecture reduce the power consumption per bit by 30%.
• More intelligent: Huawei's unique built-in AI neuron module enables smooth upgrade to the intelligent management and control of optical networks. Using the optical-layer labeling technology and oDSP algorithm, the module performs real-time labeling, detection, and data collection for all wavelengths directly at the optical layer on the optical transmission network. This eliminates the need for any additional modules or optical-to-electrical conversion processes. In addition, the AI algorithm of the Huawei Network Cloud Engine (NCE) platform provides functions like autonomous optimization, self-protection, and advance warnings of performance deterioration for optical networks. These features help carriers smoothly evolve their traditional networks to intent-driven networks.

Richard Jin, President of Huawei Transmission Network Product Line, said, "Huawei has long been leading the field of 100G, 200G, and 400G ultra-high-speed optical transmission, thanks to our strategic investment in optical networks. The new 600G system provides AI capabilities for optical networks, using Huawei's sixth-generation coherent oDSP algorithm and an additional optical-layer AI neuron module. This will help our customers build intent-driven networks based on user experience."

At the 20th Next Generation Optical Networking (NGON) conference in Nice, France from June 26 through 28, Huawei will perform a live demo of its board-based 600G single-wavelength transmission system at its booth. Find details about the conference at www.huawei.com/en/press-events/events/optical-innovation-forum-2018.

More information about the system is available in the white paper Constructing Intelligent Ultra-High-Speed Optical Networks with Ultimate Performance.



Huawei Completes Industry's First Live Demo of a 600G Single-Wavelength Ultra-High-Speed Optical Transmission System - Huawei Press Center

 

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China Unicom to put 5G into practice by 2020
Xinhua Finance in www.cfbond.com
2018-07-01 20:15

One of China's leading telecom operators, the China United Telecommunications Co. Ltd. announced on Thursday that it is now testing the commercialization of 5G and planning to put it into practice by 2020.

China Unicom noted it would continue to provide a stable network to high-definition videos, Virtual Reality (VR) video games, and videos in the cars among others.

It also rolled out its autonomous driving, VR and smart home applications.

The company joined hands with Tencent to set up a 5G innovation laboratory to research edge computing, network slicing, and positional accuracy among others.

Meanwhile, it also collaborated with Baidu on a joint venture to construct a 5G plus AI laboratory to develop AI, Big Data and car networking technologies.

China Unicom will focus on an Enhance Mobile Broadband (eMBB) to improve customer experiences.

Partnering with Huawei Technologies and Intel Corporation, the company will innovate in the areas of 5G Mobile Edge Computing (MEC).

Tang Xiong Yan, a senior expert from China Unicom noted the company's operations would be automated further in the future.

"We are now rolling out testings in 16 cities regarding 5G technology," said Tang.

 

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5G Technology Joint Laboratory Established by CNIC and China Unicom
Jul 06, 2018

The Computer Network Information Center (CNIC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Network Technology Research Institute of China Unicom signed a cooperative agreement during the Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2018 on June 28 to establish a 5G Technology Joint Laboratory.

By establishing the joint lab, the two sides will strengthen cooperation in 5G technology development in the near future, and in the long run collaborate on a series of key technologies such as edge computing, network slicing, Internet of Things and industrial Internet.

5G technology is the key strategic direction of the country's scientific and technological development, which has far-reaching impact on economic development and research paradigm and shift. The previous collaborative activities between CNIC and China Unicom have paved the way for a more strengthened partnership for the joint development of 5G technology and its application in supporting scientific research.

"China Unicom has been attaching great importance to 5G technology innovation and its applications in new areas," said ZHANG Yong, Director of the Network Technology Research Institute of China Unicom.

The lab will release joint research results, develop advanced applications based on China Unicom's 5G industrial environment and the application environment of China Science and Technology Cloud, and promote industrialization and standardization of key technologies.

The lab will also explore the use of 5G technology in supporting field science stations and scientific expeditions.

The establishment of the joint lab will foster the development of the next-generation network technology and the technical testbed, one of the prioritized areas of CNIC during the 13th Five-Year Plan. The cooperation will lay a solid foundation for the convergence of 5G technology and other technologies such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things and visualization, and for the development of China Science and Technology Cloud.

 

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Huawei wins A$136m 4G telecoms rail contract in spite of security concerns from some Australian lawmakers
The contract award comes after the Chinese company refuted claims by some Australian lawmakers that it posed a security risk, calling the criticism “ill-informed”

PUBLISHED : Monday, 09 July, 2018, 11:50am
UPDATED : Monday, 09 July, 2018, 11:50am

Li Tao

Huawei Technologies, the world’s largest telecom equipment vendor, has scored an A$136 million (US$101 million) contract to build and maintain the digital radio systems that deliver voice and data services across Perth’s rail network, in spite of security concerns raise by some Australian lawmakers.

The Chinese company will make and install the fourth generation (4G) communications system for Perth’s rail network by 2021 as part of a joint venture with Australian engineering company UGL. The technology will control signalling on Perth’s expanded 180 kilometre electrified rail network, part of which will link the city with the airport.

Huawei’s Australia Chairman John Lord said the Public Transport Authority contract reinforces Huawei’s strong long-term investment focus on Australia, and pointed out that the company has been providing similar communications technology services to Sydney Trains and Ambulance New South Wales “safely and securely” for nearly a decade.

“Huawei is extending its trusted portfolio of solutions towards industry and strengthening its customer base in mission critical market segments,” Lord said in a July 6 statement posted on Huawei’s official website. Huawei won the contract over fellow Chinese company ZTE, Ericsson Australia, Optus and Japan’s Ansaldo.

The deal comes less than a month after the Shenzhen-based company refuted claims by some Australian lawmakers that it posed a security risk, calling the criticism “ill-informed” in an open letter in mid-June. It also occurs at a time when Huawei is lobbying the Australian government not to block it from supplying broadband equipment for Australia’s 5G mobile services roll-out amid concerns from US intelligence officials and local politicians that it poses a security threat. Authorities in the US remain concerned about Huawei’s alleged ties with the Chinese government.

Huawei says ‘unfounded’ lockout by US costing its own consumers US$20 billion

Huawei said on Monday it has no further comment on the matter.

Huawei has already been blocked from constructing an undersea cable from the Solomon Islands to Australia, with the Australian government saying in April it would take on the project itself.

“Recent public commentary around China has referenced Huawei and its role in Australia and prompted some observations around security concerns … Many of these comments are ill-informed and not based on facts,” Lord and two board directors of Huawei’s Australian operation wrote in the June 18 open letter.

In February, Huawei’s deputy chairman Ken Hu Houkun told reporters that accusations by the US that there are security concerns around using Huawei products were “groundless and unfair”, after reports that Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull had been briefed about the risks of Chinese involvement in 5G networks during a meeting with the heads of the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security in the US.

“It is not fair to us if our strong track record on security over the past 30 years has been disregarded while the accusations (about Huawei posing a security risk) are based on groundless suspicions,” said Hu, who added that the company would welcome a discussion on the issue based on facts.

Huawei founder bets Sino-US trade war won’t happen – but could he be wrong?

Both Huawei and ZTE Corp, however, are expected to languish on a US blacklist because of US security concerns, according to analysts. That outcome would primarily stem from a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposal to prohibit the purchase of equipment or services for a government-subsidised programme, the US$8.5-billion-a-year Universal Service Fund (USF), from any company that poses as a national security threat as a way to safeguard US networks.

Huawei said in a filing to the FCC last week that blacklisting the company because of “unfounded allegations and suspicions” about its alleged ties with the Chinese government would mean higher infrastructure costs and less innovation in the US market.

Meanwhile, a departing ZTE executive, recently thanked Huawei in a farewell letter, saying that it was because of competition with Huawei that ZTE had been able to grow and develop over the past two decades.

“I sincerely hope that Huawei will stiffen its spine and face the inevitable future challenges,” said the former executive vice-president of ZTE, who had his contract terminated by ZTE has part of the company’s settlement agreement with the US government to replace senior management.



Huawei wins A$136m 4G telecoms rail contract in spite of security concerns from some Australian lawmakers | South China Morning Post

 

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1st land-based China-Pakistan cross-border optical fiber inaugurated
Source: Xinhua 2018-07-14 00:15:30

ISLAMABAD, July 13 (Xinhua) -- The first ever land-based cross border optical fiber project between China and Pakistan was inaugurated Friday, a significant digital achievement under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.

The project, signed in April 2007 between Pakistan's Special Communication Organization and China Telecom, was approved in 2010.

The 820-km underground cable starts from Rawalpindi and ends at Khunjerab bordering China and connects with optical fiber in the Chinese side.

Pakistani interim Prime Minster Nasir-ul-Mulk said in the inauguration ceremony that the connection of both countries' communication facilities will improve Pakistan's telecommunication infrastructure, push forward the development of its communication technology and facilitate the communication connectivity between the two countries and the entire region.