The federal government Thursday announced that it would be banning equipment from "high risk vendors", including Chinese telecom companies Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. and ZTE Corp. from the country's 5G telecommunications systems.
In addition, the government will also...
OTTAWA – Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne says the government will announce a decision on the use of Huawei Technologies Ltd. equipment...
The U.K. government has ordered all Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. equipment be removed from the country’s 5G networks by 2027, after initially allowing the Chinese technology giant a limited role in...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has again refused to put a timeframe on when...
Both Telus Corp. and BCE Inc. still won’t rule out partnering with Huawei...
Telus Corp. will be using Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. equipment in its...
As the Liberals head back to Parliament following the Oct. 21 federal election, they’ll be returning to a number of key files that were left unaddressed before the writ dropped — including deciding what security approach the government will take with Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. equipment and Canada’s 5G networks.
Of course, some things have changed since the House of Commons rose for the summer — not only will the Liberals need the support of another party to pass legislation now that they no longer have a...
With the Liberal Party’s victory in the federal election Monday, its...
The Green Party election platform includes promises to ensure only...
Even before the federal election campaign officially kicked off, telecom...
Telus Corp. told the federal government that prohibiting Huawei...
OTTAWA — With the federal government’s decision on whether to ban...
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer said last week he was in favour of a ban...
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is suing the U.S. federal government in a bid to overturn a federal ban...
OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says compensation to...
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.
A powerpoint slide with a stated...
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has updated its lobby files to include discussions on 5G deployment...
The head of Telus Corp. says the company would be able to “adeptly”...
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...
The head of BCE Inc. says he doesn’t expect that a ban on Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.’s equipment...
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...
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...
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...
The federal government’s sweeping security review that’s examining whether to ban Chinese telecom...
The Official Opposition may be gearing up to force a debate and vote in the House of Commons on a motion...
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. Eighteen...
The Opposition Conservatives are re-upping calls for a ban on Huawei...
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....
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...
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. Communications Security Establishment (CSE) officials insisted Thursday afternoon that taking a "holistic" approach to ensuring security across “heterogeneous networks” is more important than the particular devices vendors are selling, comments that come amid an emerging political...
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...
The issue of whether a Chinese telecom equipment maker poses a security threat by operating in Canada is...
The United States Senate Intelligence Committee heard from six high-ranking...
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. announced Friday the creation of the NSERC-Huawei Industrial Research Chair in Future Wireless Technologies at Polytechnique Montréal....
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. Calling it “one of the key building blocks for 5G,” the companies said in a Wednesday press release they have deployed, out of their 5G Living Lab in Vancouver, a “Heterogeneous Network” (HetNet), which allows for the enhancement of “both coverage and capacity in crowded areas and inside buildings where outdoor signals do not reach.” The network...
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...
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. The Chinese maker of network technology...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. is removing the “for sale” sign from its Allstream division following the Conservative government's decision to block its sale...
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...
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. The latest negative for the company is related to major American telco Verizon Communications Inc.'s consideration of...