Sprint rejected Huawei, ZTE for security concerns

[qwerrty]

Sprint rejected Huawei, ZTE for security concerns
By Stephen Lawson
November 5, 2010 07:45 PM ET
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IDG News Service - Sprint Nextel turned down bids from ZTE and Huawei Technologies because of U.S. government concerns over possible dangers to national security from the Chinese vendors building critical infrastructure in the U.S., the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

Sprint, the nation's third-largest mobile operator, rejected ZTE and Huawei's bids to modernize its network even though they were lower than those of three rival companies, the Journal reported. The other bidders were Ericsson of Sweden, Samsung Electronics of South Korea and Alcatel-Lucent, which is based in Paris and incorporates the former U.S. telecom vendor Lucent.

Some U.S. lawmakers have expressed concern over letting Huawei or ZTE participate in major infrastructure projects in the U.S. because of concerns over possible links between those companies and the Chinese government and military. They have worried that the Chinese military could use equipment from the companies to disrupt U.S. communications. The Journal reported that U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke had called Sprint CEO Dan Hesse this week to voice concerns about possible deals between Sprint and the two companies, though not to ask him to reject the companies' bids.

Sprint, Huawei and ZTE could not immediately be reached for

*ttp://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9195278/Report_Sprint_rejected_Huawei_ZTE_for_security_concerns

 

[qwerrty]

Huawei: HuaweiaEUR(TM)s SingleRAN@Broad Wins InfoVision Award

Paris, France,, Oct 28, 2010 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Huawei, a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, today announced that its industry-leading SingleRAN@Broad solution has won the InfoVision Award in the category of "Broadband Access Network Technologies and Services" at Broadband World Forum 2010 in Paris.

The award, which recognizes outstanding technologies developed for broadband services, was given to Huawei's SingleRAN@Broad solution for its ability to enable operators to meet various combinations of global challenges, and to resolve three key challenges for mobile broadband operators - enhancing Average Revenue Per User (ARPU), increasing network capacity, and reducing costs in the construction, operation and maintenance of networks...

*ttp://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-huawei-huaweiaeurtms-singleranbroad-wins-infovision-award-/2010/10/28/5098519.htm

Huawei Wins Corporate Use of Innovation Award 2010
Posted Saturday, October 23, 2010 By ITVARNews Network

Following in the footsteps of previous innovative corporate leaders Reckitt Benckiser, Nokia and Procter and Gamble, The Economist announced the 2010 winner of its prestigious Corporate Use of Innovation Award: Huawei, Chinas largest maker of telecoms equipment.

The award will be presented at a ceremony to be held at the Science Museum in London on 21st October 2010. Now in their ninth year, the Awards have celebrated the corporate use of innovation since 2007 with an award that recognises large companies able to create particularly innovative environments and quickly respond to market trends.

Commenting on the award decision, Tom Standage, Digital Editor at The Economist said, Huawei has been a pioneer in areas such as remote radio head technology, which reduces the size and energy consumption of mobile base-stations; reconfigurable base-stations, the features of which are defined by software rather than hardware; and LTE, the emerging standard for fourth-generation (4G) wireless networks. More than any other, Huawei is the firm that is overturning the widely held preconception that Chinese companies are merely imitators rather than innovators.

*ttp://www.itvarnews.net/news/11661/Huawei-Wins-Corporate-Use-of-Innovation-Award-2010.html

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[qwerrty]

Huawei Ideos X6: An Android Monster
Coming in January.

Huawei has just unveiled a gigantic new Android smartphone. The Ideos X6 is top-of-the-line, with a 1 GHz processor and a 4.1" capacitive touchscreen. It has 512 MB of RAM and 2 GB of ROM, plus a 5 MP camera with auto-focus and an LED flash. It has a 1400 mAH battery and supports HSDPA speeds of up to 14 Mb/s.

Add in 2D/3D graphics acceleration, 720p decoding and HDMI-out for a seriously exciting package. It runs on Android 2.2 with a total thickness of 10 mm. January is the estimated launch date. This thing is likely bound for Asian markets, but Huawei devices have recently started to hit US markets with more regularity.

*ttp://www.i4u.com/41595/huawei-ideos-x6-android-monster
*ttp://www.slashgear.com/huawei-ideos-x6-smartphone-4-1-hdmi-and-hspa-25110080/

 

[ThatDamnGood]

'Trade war', retaliate...

 

[ajay26]

Reminds me of the poisened baby milk from China and the poor quality pet food with chemicals scandal

 

[StingRoy]

US simply does not want to increase the trade imbalance more than what it is currently... This could also be one of the reasons behind the cancellation of the bid. There were also some security concerns with Huawei operations within India some time back.... Looks like everyone is getting scared of China ...

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

Reminds me of the poisened baby milk from China and the poor quality pet food with chemicals scandal

India would also be the victim of the Western Propaganda Machine if she is in the position of today's China.

 

[misterme2]

Not necessarily. China's actions speak louder than mere words. Its build up and the help it gives to Pakistan is a tad bit too much for India to digest. You're arming them to the teeth when the atmosphere is no where near war, at least not in India's mind till recently. This only reinforces ay negative perceptions that the world has of China. The Western world doesn't think too fondly of the Middle East post 9/11 but our presence is needed to secure Pakistan Nukes. As for the telecom tech, it just makes sense to keep sensitive communication secure regardless of price. Hackers are originating from China at an abnormal rate, so it makes sense for the world to keep any eye out. If you ask me China made a great error. It highly miscalculated the world's reaction. It showed the world what China has transformed to but it also allowed the world to start planning to counter it. This is the error. If China laid low for a few more years, it would have been in a position to usurp the title No.1 without any difficulty or tight competition. Now you created an environment where the world will have to choose future, secure, safe investments in terms of long term geopolitical strategy. Thats why India's rise is inevitable a sling the babus keep their eye on the ball. China see's the error as announced by the recent decision to go to India in December. It will be great to see some actual movement in this area rather mere words or some BS trade deals. Something more along the lines of actual dialogue that actually solves issues rather than prolong them would actually place India in a situation where it would have to choose! But that will only happen if and only if China does something out of the box.

 

[ThatDamnGood]

You should think before you talk here, because you sound damn dumb.

If China dun step up to look after its interest, imagine what would happen with Copenhagen.

The "Made in US" talk that China should remain in shadows stems from the need to maintain the appearance of US being able to exercise world leadership as it goes downhill. Right now, we all have ample evidence otherwise all over the globe.

IT IS THE US WHO HAS ISOLATED ITSELF AND IS BEING COUNTERED BY THE WORLD ALL OVER. Why the f**k you think every is saying F U to the US and planning on capital controls besides telling Geithner to go take a hike with his trade surplus limits idea.

Spin: What is happening to the US is not happening but it is happening to China. Maybe it is not spin, just inability to cope with the new realities and the new normal for the US.

Not necessarily. China's actions speak louder than mere words. Its build up and the help it gives to Pakistan is a tad bit too much for India to digest. You're arming them to the teeth when the atmosphere is no where near war, at least not in India's mind till recently. This only reinforces ay negative perceptions that the world has of China. The Western world doesn't think too fondly of the Middle East post 9/11 but our presence is needed to secure Pakistan Nukes. As for the telecom tech, it just makes sense to keep sensitive communication secure regardless of price. Hackers are originating from China at an abnormal rate, so it makes sense for the world to keep any eye out. If you ask me China made a great error. It highly miscalculated the world's reaction. It showed the world what China has transformed to but it also allowed the world to start planning to counter it. This is the error. If China laid low for a few more years, it would have been in a position to usurp the title No.1 without any difficulty or tight competition. Now you created an environment where the world will have to choose future, secure, safe investments in terms of long term geopolitical strategy. Thats why India's rise is inevitable a sling the babus keep their eye on the ball. China see's the error as announced by the recent decision to go to India in December. It will be great to see some actual movement in this area rather mere words or some BS trade deals. Something more along the lines of actual dialogue that actually solves issues rather than prolong them would actually place India in a situation where it would have to choose! But that will only happen if and only if China does something out of the box.

 

[somebozo]

a softer way of trade war..obama learned something on his Indian visit!

 

[muse]

I thought I heard Obama say that US and India have come closer to meet "challenge of our times" -- China must not respond publicly to any more provocations - actions speak louder anyways

 

[ThatDamnGood]

I prefer a trade war between China and US. Why?
Those in China who favour appeasement with the US lose cred.
Trying to support the zombie elements (companies still dependent of the US market) in China industry will be seen as untenable and dealing with the fallout from the death because more palatable. Supporting the China zombies is like with Japan, at the expense of the whole country.
Next, then China will have the necessary pretext in the world's eyes to go the next step.
This slow escalation/confrontation ..., lets cut the pretense.
The real question is why is the US hesitating?

Let see India agree to Copenhagen proposals and reducing WTO protections granted to developing economies. Let see India try to resist these on its own. The Indian PM was invoking the name of God (aka China) in negotiations with the Yanks on such matters. Like it or not, India is in the same boat as China (along with others) and has to row in the same direction. India wants to play the US, no problem with me. And it should.

So come on, lets do this people, lets go for war.

 

[peaceful]

we should also reject the same amount of bids from American companies for the same reason.

 

[misterme2]

You should think before you talk here, because you sound damn dumb.

If China dun step up to look after its interest, imagine what would happen with Copenhagen.

The "Made in US" talk that China should remain in shadows stems from the need to maintain the appearance of US being able to exercise world leadership as it goes downhill. Right now, we all have ample evidence otherwise all over the globe.

IT IS THE US WHO HAS ISOLATED ITSELF AND IS BEING COUNTERED BY THE WORLD ALL OVER. Why the f**k you think every is saying F U to the US and planning on capital controls besides telling Geithner to go take a hike with his trade surplus limits idea.

Spin: What is happening to the US is not happening but it is happening to China. Maybe it is not spin, just inability to cope with the new realities and the new normal for the US.

You say I sound dumb? The topic of this discussion is Telecom....so that is what I addressed....what the F--- are you ranting about?

 

[ThatDamnGood]

You say I sound dumb? The topic of this discussion is Telecom....so that is what I addressed....what the F--- are you ranting about?

If you can't read or follow the course of a thread, what can I do?