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5G revenue figures have now become a political statistic ANALYSIS That 5G revenue figures are more of a political statistic these days than an economic one can be gauged from the Wall Street Journal highlighting the fact that Ericsson and Nokia were ahead of Huawei in cellular equipment sales in 2020 outside China, while downplaying the fact that the Chinese firm kept, and increased its lead, globally when all markets, including China, were taken into account.  

9th March 2021

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US trade curbs force Huawei to end $136m rail contract with WA The Australian arm of Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies has been forced to abandon a $136 million deal with the Western Australian Government due to trade restrictions imposed on the firm by the US Government.

31st March 2020

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*** Due to a problem with TelSoc emails, this was not sent 2nd & 3rd May; sending now *** Stores at US bases told to remove Huawei, ZTE phones Officials at the US Department of Defence have moved to stop the sales of phones made by Chinese telecommunications equipment companies Huawei and ZTE in retail outlets on US military bases, claiming the devices may be a security risk.

3rd May 2018

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Unrest at Vocus sees shares take a big hit; Major markets see Android growth, iOS to grow in China; VR to invade Aussie lounge rooms; NBN Co signs last MTM construction agreements; DigitalX secures remittances deal with AT&T Mexico; Spark NZ Note7 customers get $100 gift card; OVH to set up shop in Australia; 

14th October 2016

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Cisco introduces first DNA building bricks; Local universities tap device location for student services; Alcatel Australia grows 70% in vital Q4 holiday period - #3 in Australia; Kantar: iOS grows in China, but slowly; Huawei gains ground; Dropmysite rebrands to Dropsuite - targets rapid global expansion; NZ?s Southern Cross Hospitals select Palo Alto to secure the network; Samsung S7 is sublime ? first looks.

10th March 2016

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iOS continues to rise in Australia, Huawei Europe?s 2nd largest Android brand; Cyber Security: Needs a global perspective; Consumers accessing cloud computing services: 4.6 billion by 2020; Nokia Networks, China Mobile join forces to develop 5G; Fujitsu releases 'game changing' IoT Edgeware; MyNetFone changes corporate name; Telkomtelstra appoints new President Director; Alcatel-Lucent wins 3-year New Caledonia deal.

5th November 2015

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China?s Appetite for Broadband Fuels Growth in CPE Market, Reports IHS; COMMENT: iOS security breach far greater than thought; Telstra toughens up tradie phone to the Max; Cel-Fi Pro legally boosts 3/4G signals; Vodafone offers two Galaxy-sized tablets with 4G; Ruckus looks to APAC for further growth; xMatters bolsters regional management team.

24th September 2015

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Optus switches on 3X the 4G Cat 9 LTE-A power; NBN will boost GDP by 1.8%: new study; Mobility management software market set for growth explosion; Telstra, Equinix collaborate on data centre colocation; ?Binge viewing? with massive consumer shift to on-demand services; iOS eating Android?s Aussie lunch as smartphone prices explode.

4th September 2015

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Optus seals Exetel NBN aggregation deal; NBN wireless is just fine says nbn; Retailers IoT spending splurge; Dubber goes live in Europe, UK with ?revolutionary? solution for telcos; Ericsson unlocks LTE-U and better wireless indoor performance; Android losing marketshare to Apple iOS in Europe; Nokia Networks unveils its programmable 5G multi-service architecture.

3rd September 2015

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590Mbps speeds on Telstra LTE-A, VoLTE on, ViLTE coming; Squeeze on Telstra mobile customer revenue; Amaysim amazingly adds more 4G data at no extra cost; 'No iOS Zone': How a DoS attack can be made on iPads and iPhones; Mobile malware problem massively overhyped.

24th April 2015