Scheer promises Huawei 5G ban, but no info on what that means

Conservative leader Andrew Scheer said last week he was in favour of a ban on equipment from Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. in 5G networks, but his office has since refused to offer any information about what would be involved in such a move. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in …

Huawei sues U.S. government over equipment ban

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is suing the U.S. federal government in a bid to overturn a federal ban preventing government institutions from using its telecommunications gear. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need. Take …

Goodale hasn’t heard talk about telco compensation in event of Huawei ban

OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says compensation to Canadian telcos in the event of a Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. equipment ban from Canada’s 5G networks hasn’t come up in government discussions about network security — or at least in none of the conversations he’s been part of so far. This content is available to wirereport.ca …

Samsung readying 5G PR blitz in Canada: internal comms

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is embarking this year on a massive information and marketing campaign to promote its leadership on, and rollout of, 5G in Canada, according to a high level presentation seen by The Wire Report on Wednesday.   This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot …

Samsung to lobby on 5G ahead of Huawei decision

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has updated its lobby files to include discussions on 5G deployment following a reported push to grow its network equipment business this year, a move that comes ahead of a government decision on a potential ban of Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. equipment from the country’s next generation networks. This content is …

Telus says it can manage a Huawei 5G ban after warning of costs, delay

The head of Telus Corp. says the company would be able to “adeptly” financially manage a change in supplier dynamics if the federal government moves to ban Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. from Canada’s 5G networks. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian …

Financial hit of a Huawei 5G ban likely ‘non-material’ to Bell, Telus: Desjardins

If the Canadian government eventually decides to ban Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. from Canada’s 5G networks, the financial consequences suffered by Canada’s big telecom companies would likely be negligible, according to a Desjardins analyst. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, …

Huawei ban wouldn’t delay BCE’s 5G rollout: Cope

The head of BCE Inc. says he doesn’t expect that a ban on Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.’s equipment from Canada’s 5G networks would hamper or delay Bell’s 5G rollout. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news …

Maxime Bernier supports Huawei 5G ban ‘as soon as possible’

OTTAWA — Maxime Bernier, the leader of the People’s Party of Canada and former industry minister in the Harper government, says Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government should listen to Canada’s allies and ban Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. from Canada’s next generation networks. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN …

Majority of Canadians for banning Chinese investment in telecom amid Huawei row

A strong majority of Canadians say the country should ban Chinese investment in “sensitive industries” like telecommunications, according to a new poll by the Angus Reid Institute that focuses on the diplomatic spat stirred up between Canada and China over the arrest of Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd CFO Meng Wanzhou and detention of Canadians in China. …

Devices ‘no less important’ in Huawei debate: computing professor

OTTAWA — Debate about whether or not to ban Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. from Canada’s future 5G networks has focused largely on backbone infrastructure, but a professor of computer science said consumer devices are also part of the risk equation. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in …

Huawei 5G decision ‘beyond weeks’ away: Goodale

The federal government’s sweeping security review that’s examining whether to ban Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.’s equipment from the country’s next generation telecom networks will take much longer than a matter of weeks before it’s finished and a decision is reached, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said Tuesday. This content is available to …

House of Commons could face Huawei debate next week

The Official Opposition may be gearing up to force a debate and vote in the House of Commons on a motion that says the government should ban Chinese-based telecom equipment manufacturer Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. from Canada’s 5G networks. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? …

Most Canadians would support a Huawei 5G ban: poll

Roughly half of Canadians support banning Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd from Canada’s 5G networks but more than a quarter have yet to make up their minds on the issue, according to a Globe and Mail/Nanos Research poll. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all …

Huawei CFO’s arrest renews political criticisms about 5G access

The Opposition Conservatives are re-upping calls for a ban on Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.‘s participation in the buildout of Canada’s 5G networks, following news that Canada arrested the company’s CFO Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver Saturday as the U.S. seeks her extradition. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot …

China protests arrest of Huawei CFO in Canada

The Chinese embassy in Canada is demanding the release of telecom Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.’s chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou (Sabrina Meng), who was arrested in Canada last weekend and faces extradition to the U.S. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian …

U.S. senators warn Trudeau against Huawei involvement in 5G

Members of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee are prodding the Canadian government to block Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd from Canada’s next generation network infrastructure, warning it might jeopardize ‘Five Eyes’ intelligence cooperation and the relationship between U.S. and Canadian operators. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot …

CSE defends network security as Tories press on Huawei concerns

OTTAWA — Officials from Canada’s cyber-spy agency defended the security of Canada’s telecommunications systems and allowing Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd equipment to operate on them, as MPs pressed whether Canada should follow other Five Eyes allies and restrict the Chinese company’s technology. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here …

Bell standing by Huawei amidst security concerns

BCE Inc. head George Cope said Wednesday that his company is aware of concerns involving Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., though he didn’t indicate Bell has any plans to alter its use of technology from the Chinese telecom equipment maker. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? …

Huawei concerns raised in Parliament

The issue of whether a Chinese telecom equipment maker poses a security threat by operating in Canada is being raised following related questions in the House of Commons on Monday. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media …

U.S. IC chiefs issue warning against Huawei, ZTE devices

The United States Senate Intelligence Committee heard from six high-ranking intelligence community officials who spoke out against the use of telecommunications hardware produced by Chinese companies on Tuesday. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you …

Huawei invests $2.45M in research at Polytechnique Montréal

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. announced Friday the creation of the NSERC-Huawei Industrial Research Chair in Future Wireless Technologies at Polytechnique Montréal.

Huawei will contribute $2.45 million, and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) will contribute the same amount, while Huawei “will also add a significant amount of in-kind contributions,” according to a press release.

Telus, Huawei closer to 5G with network deployment

Telus Corp. and Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., who have been collaborating to help develop 5G technology, said they have achieved another step toward its deployment. 

Asian makers carry Q2 phone sales: Gartner

Asian mobile phone manufacturers helped drive global smartphone sales to a 4.3 per cent year-over-year increase in the second quarter of 2016, despite slowing overall sales, according to data released by Gartner Inc. Thursday.

Huawei announces $210M in new Ontario investments

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. announced new plans over the weekend for a $210 million investment in Ontario over the next five years, much of it earmarked for research and development.

T-Mobile sues Huawei for spying

T-Mobile US Inc. is suing Chinese hardware manufacturer Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. in U.S. Federal Court for alleged industrial espionage, reports the Seattle Times.

The wireless carrier says Huawei stole phone-testing software and the specifications for some of its testing components, including a robot nicknamed “Tappy,” the newspaper reported Friday.

Government’s long-awaited digital strategy ‘nothing new’: analyst

A document released by Industry Minister James Moore Friday that outlines the government’s long-promised digital strategy includes “nothing new and nothing bold,” according to telecom analyst Jean-Francois Mezei of Vaxination Informatique.

The government has already put in place many of the measures included in the strategy, Mezei said, making the document “more of a report card than a vision for the future.”

M2M compared to Industrial Revolution, science fiction

TORONTO — The world’s most interconnected retail store isn’t in London, Paris or New York, Canadian Tire Corp. chief technology officer Eugene Roman said Wednesday, but in West Edmonton, where his company has implemented everything it knows about machine-to-machine communication.

Despite challenges, 5G wireless could arrive by 2020

Though all the possibilities that 4G wireless technology presents still haven’t been fully explored, industry experts gathered in Ottawa on Wednesday to look ahead at the next generation of wireless networks and discuss what 5G mobility will be like.

The commercial availability of 5G networks is expected around 2020, Wen Tong, an Ottawa-based fellow with Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., said at the 5G@Canada Roundtable, organized by the global Chinese telecom company.

Allstream no longer for sale as Accelero deal the first blocked for national security

Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. is removing the “for sale” sign from its Allstream division following the Conservative government's decision to block its sale to Accelero Capital Holdings, said Chris Peirce, the company’s chief corporate officer.

“We think Allstream is in the right place in terms of our market niche,” Peirce said in a telephone interview Wednesday. “We’re going to focus on building the Allstream business.”

Huawei opens Regina office

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. opened an office in Regina to help support business with SaskTel, the company said in a release Tuesday.

The global Chinese telecom company said the new office, whose official opening was Tuesday, will “serve as the sales and support hub for Huawei in the province of Saskatchewan, and will play a key role in supporting Huawei's relationship with SaskTel.”

Huawei, besieged in U.S., now under the Verizon microscope in Canada

In politics, it's a losing battle to be on the wrong end of the argument over national security, and it's an argument Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. can't seem to win.

Troubles persist for the Canadian operations of Chinese telco Huawei, the world’s largest manufacturer of telecommunications equipment, with revenues of more than $35 billion last year.