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Bluetooth, SD and Wi-Fi aliances quietly reinstate Huawei in defiance of US ban — RT Business News
Published time: 30 May, 2019 00:06

The Bluetooth, SD and Wi-Fi alliances, which stripped Huawei of membership after US President Donald Trump declared its products a national security risk, have reinstated the Chinese tech giant without any official announcements.

The three major industry nonprofits had dropped Huawei from its membership rosters, after the Trump administration banned US companies from working with the Chinese telecom giant. It was a major blow to Huawei, as the loss of access to these widespread features could have rendered its future phones and other devices unusable.

ALSO ON RT.COM Huawei files motion to declare US ban ‘unconstitutional’

It turns out that the Chinese company was restored on the member lists of all three alliances, however. The reasons for the move are unclear, with the tech associations not commenting on it in any way. Huawei representatives have only said that their existing products won’t be affected by the US ban and would still support Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and secure digital (SD) cards.

This does not mean that the troubles are over for Huawei. Google’s recent revocation of the Android OS license still means its devices will be left without operating system updates and crucial apps – and will force the company to expedite the development of an alternative operating system.

ALSO ON RT.COM Patriot games: Chinese dump iPhones & switch to domestic Huawei devices amid US crackdown

Meanwhile, Huawei is continuing its legal battle against the ban, by filing another lawsuit in Texas on Wednesday. A motion by the company’s lawyers argued that President Trump used the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to target Huawei in violation of due process, as the harsh legislation left it “without opportunity for rebuttal or escape.”

Huawei insist that it has not engaged in spying or intellectual property theft, and that attacks on it are simply the US President taking advantage of his executive powers to give US companies an unfair competitive advantage over their Chinese counterparts.

 

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20:44, 29-May-2019
Science without borders? IEEE bans Huawei staff from peer-review journals
By Guo Meiping, Pan Zhaoyi

Science without borders? This time, maybe not.

An internal email circulating on Chinese social media platform Weibo shows the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) saying that they cannot use colleagues from Huawei as reviewers or editors for the peer-review process of their journals.

According to the attached FAQ document, Huawei colleagues can still be on their Editorial Boards, but cannot handle any papers until the company is removed from the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) list.

IEEE's email to members. /Photo via Weibo

As the world's largest technical professional organization, IEEE has more than 423,000 members in over 160 countries and has a reputation for highly cited publications, conferences, technology standards, and professional and educational activities

But this time, their move has sparked huge outcry among academia.

Zhang Haixia's open letter to IEEE's President-Elect. /Screenshot via AliceWonderLab

Professor Zhang Haixia, from the Institute of Microelectronics at Peking University, who's also an editorial board member of IEEE, decided to quit the editorial boards of the two IEEE journals she was involved with.

Zhang wrote in an open letter to the IEEE President-Elect that she's shocked to hear that IEEE is involved in the U.S.' "Huawei ban" and claimed that IEEE's move is "far beyond the basic line of Science and Technology."

Screenshot via Liu Yiqun's WeChat Moments

Liu Yiqun, associate professor of Department of Computer Science and Technology of Tsinghua University also claimed to withdraw his academic position at IEEE.

"If IEEE chooses not to be free of politics, I choose to be free from of IEEE." he posted on his WeChat Moments.

"IEEE's ban of Huawei is harm to the international academic community," Zhou Zhihua, professor of Computer Science at Nanjing University posted via Weibo. "Everybody can enjoy the flowers in the garden… Huawei is now banned from watering and fertilizing the flowers voluntarily."

Huawei did not reply to a request for comment at the time of publication.

(Top image via VCG)

 

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Huawei builds AI innovation center in Hefei

2019-05-30 14:17:08 Xinhua Editor : Gu Liping

Huawei has set up a research center in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, aiming for innovation in the areas of 5G, artificial intelligence (AI) and construction of digital government, local authorities said.

The city government said the center would have more cooperation with local universities and scientific research institutes, including the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC).

Huawei's cooperation with USTC began in 1997, when they jointly established an institute of information technology. The two sides have since carried out more than 150 scientific research projects.

Huawei has become the largest employer of USTC graduates over the past years, with over 1,000 alumni now working for the tech giant.

As one of the top universities in China, USTC will have in-depth cooperation with Huawei in various areas including AI, wireless communication, coding technology, speech processing, service robot.

http://www.ecns.cn/news/2019-05-30/detail-ifziupva1113304.shtml

华为消费者BG：华为液晶电视机将于今年9月或10月上市

我是你们最爱的朋友，瓜老师~21分钟前

财联社5月30日讯，记者从华为消费者BG获悉，刚刚于5月29日获得3C认证的华为液晶电视机将于今年9月或10月上市。

估计是华为秋季发布会的时候发布了。感觉今年秋天华为的阵仗很大啊，Mate30系列，操作系统现在又加了一个电视。

Huawei 5G TV is more than a TV.

 

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Huawei expands 5G footprint in Europe despite US crackdown

By Chen Qingqing Source:Global Times Published: 2019/5/31

An EE advertisement appears on a newspaper on the day the mobile network operator has officially launched the 5G service in London, Britain, May 30, 2019. Mobile network operator EE said on last Wednesday that it would launch Britain's first 5G service in six major cities on May 30th. (Xinhua/Han Yan)


Huawei has not played down its 5G ambitions as it continues pushing forward its deployment of 5G technologies not only in the Chinese market but overseas as well, as it launched the first 5G service in the UK while eyeing closer collaboration with other European countries.

A BBC morning show was aired on Thursday over a 5G network supported by Huawei equipment, the first of its kind in the UK.

After South Korea and the US, the UK has become the third country in the world to achieve 5G commercial use, as its major carrier EE launched 5G mobile services in, among other places, London, Cardiff, Edinburg and Belfast.

In collaboration with Huawei, EE provides a network speed from 100 to 150 megabits per second (Mbps), according to a document seen by the Global Times on Friday. About 450,000 users registered to upgrade their network services to 5G, and many of them lined up Thursday morning in front of the carrier's shop in London to have a test of the next generation of wireless technologies.

Huawei has been a key partner of UK networks as they bring their 5G services to the market, from an infrastructure and devices perspective, Ben Wood, UK-based mobile and wireless industry analyst at CCS Insight, told the Global Times on Friday.

"Not being able to sell Huawei smartphone is frustrating, but any ban on using Huawei infrastructure would be a major blow to the speed with which 5G can be rolled out in the UK," he said.

The US clampdown on Huawei has been weighing on its smartphone business, as Google restricted part of its Android license to the Chinese firm. However, Huawei has not been intimidated by the cut-off from US companies, which also disrupted the global supply chain.

While Washington has been repeatedly lobbying European countries, urging them to reject Huawei equipment for so-called national security reasons, many countries have ignored the US while continuing to allow Huawei to bid and roll out core parts of network infrastructure.

Some European countries consider China more reliable than the US in terms of doing business, seeking closer cooperation with the second-largest economy in the world. For instance, China was ranked third behind Germany and France, according to a survey which focused on political and economic conditions affecting international trade by Frankfurt-based Commerzbank, media reported.

And China has outperformed the US as a trustworthy trade partner. Among 115 German companies thinking of relocating their production facilities overseas, 31 percent were reportedly thinking about China and nine percent to the US, the survey said.

US President Donald Trump is expected to talk about the Huawei issue when he visits the UK next week, threatening to limit intelligence sharing with the British government if it allows Huawei to build 5G networks, Financial Times reported on Friday.

"This attempt will eventually end up failing, as carriers and customers know which company could provide better products to achieve their 5G goals," an industry insider surnamed Jiang told the Global Times on Friday.

The success of the first 5G service backed by Huawei will be the strongest argument for the UK to continue working with the Chinese company, he said.

The Shenzhen-based company will also continue expanding cooperation with European countries, including Russia, as the company has signed agreements with local carriers, a Huawei spokesperson told the Global Times on Friday.

Revenues from Europe, Africa and Middle East accounted for 28.4 percent of Huawei's total in 2018, the second-largest contributor after Chinese market.

http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1152622.shtml

 

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Honor launched “Super Bluetooth” technology, connection range is more than 200 meters

By Lu Han

Posted on May 31, 2019

At Honor 20 Series launch event in China, Zhao Ming president of Honor, announced that this flagship series is packed with ARK Compiler, EROFS file System, LinkTurbo but there’s also one new technology that it introduced as “Super Bluetooth”.

According to Honor, Super Bluetooth is independently developed by the company and uses Hi1103 chip that powers AI (Artificial Intelligence) algorithms and help the phone to intelligently identify the environmental factors and Bluetooth signal strength to adjust it automatically as required.

For Example, if the signal strength of the Bluetooth is weak, it will increase the mobile phone’s transmit power that results as more Bluetooth signal.

The Super Bluetooth AKA X-BT that can reach the limit distance of more than 200 meters（264m to be exact）in an open space and the connection reliability is strong compared to other smartphones.

The technology is introduced inside the Honor 20 Series but it’s expected that Huawei will also use this tech in its future phones.

https://www.huaweicentral.com/honor...ogy-connection-range-is-more-than-200-meters/

 

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Honor launched “Super Bluetooth” technology, connection range is more than 200 meters

By Lu Han

Posted on May 31, 2019

At Honor 20 Series launch event in China, Zhao Ming president of Honor, announced that this flagship series is packed with ARK Compiler, EROFS file System, LinkTurbo but there’s also one new technology that it introduced as “Super Bluetooth”.

According to Honor, Super Bluetooth is independently developed by the company and uses Hi1103 chip that powers AI (Artificial Intelligence) algorithms and help the phone to intelligently identify the environmental factors and Bluetooth signal strength to adjust it automatically as required.

For Example, if the signal strength of the Bluetooth is weak, it will increase the mobile phone’s transmit power that results as more Bluetooth signal.

The Super Bluetooth AKA X-BT that can reach the limit distance of more than 200 meters（264m to be exact）in an open space and the connection reliability is strong compared to other smartphones.

The technology is introduced inside the Honor 20 Series but it’s expected that Huawei will also use this tech in its future phones.

https://www.huaweicentral.com/honor...ogy-connection-range-is-more-than-200-meters/

Bluetooth alliances is joke

 

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Bluetooth alliances is joke

SD is a joke too. US comes up with these tech like SD WiFi BT Android and think they're the be all end all stuff, just like their F-22, all inferior to what China can produce...

 

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Bluetooth alliances is joke

Honor 20’s “Super NFC” is pretty cool too.

This phone is packed with techs unique to Huawei.

 

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Huawei makes its second attempt at Brazilian market

Paulo Cabral - 31-May-2019

In 2014, Huawei first tried to get into the Brazilian market with a new smartphone but its strategy did not work, and the company left after a few months. Now, Huawei is back.

On May 17, it launched its P30 Pro and P30 Lite models with high-resolution cameras and hopes Brazil will help propel the firm to become the worldwide market leader of smartphones.

In the first quarter of 2019, Huawei was the second biggest smartphone seller worldwide with 59 million units sold, overtaking Apple with 36.4 million units, but still behind Samsung with 72 million units, according to date from IDC consultants.

Huawei Brazil sales director Jose Luiz do Nascimento says the country is a key element in the company strategy to become the biggest player in the smartphone market.

"We are very close to the number one vendor of cell phones in the world, and these figures don't yet include Brazil," said Nascimento. "Brazil is the fourth largest smartphone market in the world with a potential market of 40 million units a year so it's clear that it can contribute a lot to our global numbers."

In 2014, in its first attempt to tap into the Brazilian market, Huawei unsuccessfully focused on the cheaper handset for entry-level consumers. This time the company is bringing its high-end models.

"We are coming to Brazil with solid investments in order to reach the premium market and establish our brand, and then we will spread to other tiers in different segments," said Nascimento.

VCG Photo

The investment in Brazil comes at a time when Huawei face global challenges to its business because of the U.S. decision to punish the company limiting its access to international technology suppliers.

But Nascimento says this has not affected the launch of their operations in Brazil.

"We are discussing this issue internally, we are working hard, so I believe in the next days and weeks we will have new statements about this," he said.

"But what I really wanna say is that for the phones and models we have right now, there is no impact at all. Our phones continue running without any issue."

The Huawei handsets available in Brazil may well be equal to competitors when it comes to their technology. But the Chinese company are also faced with the challenge of getting their brand recognized and trusted by Brazilian consumers.

"The brand awareness of Huawei and other Chinese manufacturers coming to Brazil remains something yet to be developed. Nowadays, they represent less than one percent of the market," said consumer and commercial device analyst of IDC, Renato Meireles.

"They have to deal with consumers that don't yet have such a positive view of Chinese makers in this industry."

Huawei faces a global challenge as it tries to cope with the U.S. decision to punish the company on national security concerns – but still hoping this will not hinder its growth in new markets in Brazil.

 

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China's Huawei, AU sign MoU to strengthen technical partnership on ICT

Xinhua, June 2, 2019

China's technology giant, Huawei, and the African Union (AU) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to consolidate their information and communication technology (ICT) cooperation.


The MoU primarily aims at strengthening partnership between the two sides on broadband, internet of things (IoT), cloud computing, 5G and artificial intelligence, according to a statement issued by Huawei late Friday.

The MoU covers ICT project management and delivery in support of African continental ICT development, including cybersecurity, e-health, e-education and other related applications.

Signed for a three-year period by Thomas Kwesi Quartey, the deputy chairperson of the AU Commission, and Philippe Wang, Huawei's vice-president for northern Africa, the latest agreement builds on an MoU signed in February 2015, the statement said.


It aims to establish closer collaboration and information exchange between Huawei and the AU.


Both parties are also working together to source local talent to train them for future digital challenges in the tech ecosystem, the statement said.


It also aims to increase employment opportunities for young people by providing them with ICT knowledge and skills.


The collaboration between the AU and Huawei shows the AU's continuous trust in Huawei, Wang said.


"And by this action should we put a total end to the rumours of data leakage from AU by Huawei equipment, as AU has totally audited their IT system for the whole organization, and nothing corroborates what was said in media reports one year ago," he said.


"Huawei, strategic partner for the digitalization of Africa, is committed to providing the African Union with a unique experience that meets their expectations and needs, especially in terms of technology transfer and connectivity," Wang said.


Quartey, for his part, said the latest agreement will consolidate the partnership between the AU and Huawei.


The two sides will work closely to address challenges facing Africa in the digital transformation, he said.


"Under this agreement, we are pleased to consolidate our existing partnership with Huawei, a leading group in the fields of innovation and technological research," Quartey said. "It is essential that we work closely with our partners to meet the digital transformation challenges of Africa."


Digital transformation offers huge opportunities and will allow connections to be distributed with a high density on the entire African continent, the statement said.


The deployment of new technologies in Africa will also improve the performance of key sectors that have a significant impact on the daily lives of Africans, such as health, transport, media and energy, the statement added.

http://www.china.org.cn/business/2019-06/02/content_74846795.htm

 

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JUNE 3, 2019 / 9:29 AM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
U.S.-based engineers' body lifts curbs on Huawei employees - Reuters

SHANGHAI, June 3 (Reuters) - The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) on Monday said employees of Huawei Technologies and its subsidiaries would be allowed to participate in a peer review process for its research papers, lifting previous curbs.

The U.S. based engineers’ association last week said it would bar Huawei staff from doing so, after the United States accused the company of being tied to China’s government and effectively banned U.S. companies from doing business with it for national security reasons.

IEEE China said in a statement on its website that it had decided to lift the restrictions after receiving further clarification from the U.S. Department of Commerce. (Reporting by Brenda Goh; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)

 

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Breaking: Huawei is testing Hongmeng OS and its compatibility with Android Apps

By Lu Han

Posted on June 2, 2019

Huawei’s recent activity in Europe and China has cleared our doubts that the company has fastened its pace to make bring Hongmeng OS in the commercial market ASAP, and an internal source has now given us more sneak peek on Huawei’s upcoming OS.

Hongmeng/ARK OS: Here’s everything you need to know about Huawei’s Operating System

In a smartphone supply chain report, Rosenblatt Securities mentioned that Huawei will release its operating system Hongmeng/Hong Meng in the fourth quarter as a replacement of Android.

Also, the company has allegedly shipped 1 million smartphones with the software onboard for testing, and with the compatibility to run all Android applications, reported AppleInsider.

This report confirms that our report on Hongmeng OS was 100% correct and reveals that Huawei wants to make sure that everything works well when it comes out.

Moreover, the report did not reveal further information, however, it signals far from its very obvious that Huawei Hongmeng has entered in the trial stage and once the test is completed, the OS will make its way to the general consumers.

https://www.huaweicentral.com/break...g-os-and-its-compatibility-with-android-apps/

Hongmeng OS will come with increased security functions


By Lu Han

Posted on June 2, 2019

Earlier today we saw that Huawei is testing Hongmeng OS in its smartphones along with application compatibility, and it’s being also said that the company is also making it secure in terms of data privacy.

Rosenblatt Securities revealed in a smartphone supply chain reportthat Huawei has allegedly shipped 1 million smartphones with the software onboard for testing, with the software also said to be compatible with all Android applications and has “increased security functions to protect personal data.”

This information suggests that the company is trying to check every benchmark to make sure the operating system becomes better than its competitors.

Back in March, Huawei Consumer Business CEO, Yu Chengdong, told the company has developed its operating system in case it’s prohibited from using Android or Windows by the US.

Later on, Huawei was banned in the US, followed by this even, the CEO confirmed to CNBC that its operating system could be ready for the domestic market in the fourth quarter of this year and a version for the global market in the first or the second quarter of 2020.

https://www.huaweicentral.com/hongmeng-os-will-come-with-increased-security-functions/

 

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Huawei's Honor to Launch Its First 5G Smartphone This Year, President Says

LIAO SHUMIN
DATE : JUN 03 2019/SOURCE : YICAI

Huawei's Honor to Launch Its First 5G Smartphone This Year, President Says

(Yicai Global) June 3 -- Honor, a brand name under Chinese smartphone giant Huawei Technologies that targets younger consumers, plans to launch its 20 Series 5G handsets to market in the fourth quarter this year, according to the label's president.

The phone is still under development, Shanghai Observer reported today, citing Zhao Ming as saying at a press event in Shanghai.

Honor devices typically focus more on features suited to young shoppers -- such as cameras, music, gaming and sports -- than Huawei branded handsets, which are more geared toward functional designs for commercial use. This typically makes Honor phones more affordable for consumers who may otherwise struggle to experience 5G technologies until they mature and devices fall in price.

Honor is also looking to bolster its international sales, Zhao said in a post-event interview with media. He wants revenue from overseas to make up half of the company's income within three years.

He is not deterred by the current international business climate and believes that 50 percent to 60 percent of sales coming from overseas is achievable. The figure was around 25 percent to 30 percent last year -- the first year it looked to ramp up sales abroad -- up from earlier numbers of around 15 percent, Zhao added.

https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/hu...-first-5g-smartphone-this-year-president-says

 

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Huawei to launch its own OS in September.

 

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Huawei drives ahead with smart car unit

2019-06-05 08:11:33 China Daily Editor : Li Yan

A Porsche Panamera car is steered by the Huawei Mate 10 Pro smartphone outside the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, during the Mobile World Congress in 2018. (Photo provided to China Daily)

Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies Co has recently established a smart car solutions business unit, as part of its larger goal of driving a connected and smart future.

"The automotive market is undergoing a profound information and communications technology-driven transformation," Huawei said in an internal document.

"Huawei will not make cars. Focusing on developing ICT technologies, Huawei will enable car manufacturers to build better smart vehicles. Having accumulated 30 years of experience in offering ICT technologies, Huawei will be an ICT component supplier for smart cars."

The newly formed business unit will offer end-to-end smart vehicle solutions including ICT components and solutions for car manufacturers, according to the document.

"As a leading provider of ICT products and solutions, Huawei needs to gear up its expansion into various industries, including the smart vehicle sector," said Raymond Wang, partner of global consultancy Roland Berger.

"Carmakers are accelerating the push for making a major foray into connected and intelligent cars. With advantages in areas like 5G technologies, in-vehicle computing platforms and cloud services, Huawei will be an enabler that helps carmakers to offer next-generation smart products."

The new move came as Huawei faces stiff headwinds from the U.S. government's decision to put it on a blacklist.

The U.S. administration accuses Huawei of posing risks to its national security. Huawei has repeatedly denied the accusations, claiming the charges were not supported by any factual evidence.

Against this backdrop, Huawei plans to sell its majority share in an undersea cable unit. The company will sell its 51 percent of Huawei Marine Networks, a global submarine network provider and a joint venture between Huawei and United Kingdom-based undersea cable company Global Marine Systems.

James Yan, research director at Counterpoint Technology Market Research, said considering the political headwinds, Huawei may need to shrink some businesses and focus its investment on key products and services offerings, such as the operating system, supply chain products, 5G and the smart vehicle business.

"The ban may hamper Huawei's short-term development, especially its overseas business. In the long run, Huawei may experience a low point in the near future. With a key focus in developing its operating system, Huawei will gain strong momentum in the domestic market. And it will also gear up its expansion in emerging markets globally," Yan said.

Yan noted that Huawei's new move in setting up the smart car business unit is an important aspect of Huawei's overall growth strategy.

"The smart vehicle will be a key portal that brings consumers intelligent experiences, in a move to better tap into the consumer internet of things sector. As China will soon issue licenses for the commercialization of 5G, the newly formed business unit will help Huawei to integrate its resources and become a key supplier of smart automobile electronics," Yan added.

Huawei's Business Group announced in March an all-scenario ecosystem strategy to bring consumers intelligent experiences, with the mobile phone as the main device, while other support portals include offerings such as connected vehicles, AI speakers, tablets, PCs and wearables.

http://www.ecns.cn/news/2019-06-05/detail-ifziupva1116749.shtml