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The US is threatening to block all technology exports to Huawei, potentially forcing the Chinese company to switch to semiconductors and intellectual property from non-US sources. -
Nokia has paused its activities with the industry’s leading open RAN organisation because of threats that Washington could impose the same penalties to those on Huawei.
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Huawei has lost two court appeals within a few days that together set back its desire to return to supplying European and US telcos with its equipment.
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The new US commerce secretary, Gina Raimondo, met leaders from the semiconductor industry yesterday to discuss the global shortage of chips and the effect on industry.
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The new US president is suspending actions started by the former Trump administration against Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat.
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Gina Raimondo, nominated by President Joe Biden as Secretary of Commerce, appears likely to keep the Trump administration’s ban on Huawei, ZTE and other Chinese companies.
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The US Commerce department has announced that it is issuing a ‘several’ licences for select companies to do business with Huawei.
