ZTE

Federal bans aren't stopping US states from buying forbidden Chinese kit

Report claims thousands of orgs are still happily writing checks

Security28 Oct 2022 | 26

US claims Chinese supplier violated export rules by helping ZTE sell telco equipment to Iran

Far East Cable acted as a broker in between ZTE and Iranian companies, it's alleged

Systems09 Aug 2022 | 6

Bill for US telcos to bin Chinese kit blows out by $3 billion

Carriers likely to get cents on the dollar for ditched Huawei and ZTE kit unless more funds are found

Security18 Jul 2022 | 13

ZTE intros 'cloud laptop' that draws just five watts of power

The catch: It hooks up to desktop-as-a-service and runs Android – so while it looks like a laptop ...

PaaS + IaaS24 Jun 2022 | 30

India probes ZTE and Vivo over finances, sparking Chinese protests

Clever asymmetrical economic warfare makes Beijing very uncomfortable

Legal01 Jun 2022 | 5

Canada bans Huawei and ZTE from 5G networks, citing national security risks

Ban on shopping from September, rip and replace order with 2024 deadline

Security20 May 2022 | 21

Will Chinese giants defy US sanctions on Russia? We asked a ZTE whistleblower

Just look at Ericsson and ISIS, Ashley Yablon says

Security28 Mar 2022 | 48

US court allows ZTE to exit probation despite visa fraud

But judge encourages government to pursue criminal or civil charges against the company

Legal23 Mar 2022 | 5

ZTE summoned to US court for allegedly breaking trade sanctions probation

Case relates to alleged conspiracy to illegally bring over Chinese nationals

Legal07 Mar 2022 | 1

US carriers want to junk three times more Chinese comms kit than planned

FCC budget to rip and replace Huawei and ZTE kit was $1.9B. It received $5.6B of applications

Security07 Feb 2022 | 33

FCC officially opens its $1.9bn purse to reimburse those ripping out and replacing Huawei, ZTE kit

You've got just over a couple of months to get your compensation requests filed

Networks01 Nov 2021 | 10

Q2 2022 should see networking sales boom – when payouts to replace Huawei and ZTE kit start to flow

Netadmins need not assume they can't take a break, as supply chain hassles may persist

Security28 Sep 2021 |

ZTE Axon 30 Ultra: Strong effort from an entity-lister, but your tiny child hands may struggle

Review What a whopper

Personal Tech14 Jul 2021 | 27

FCC finalizes $1.9bn compo deal for telcos forced to rip'n'replace Huawei, ZTE gear

'An unrealistic attempt to fix what isn’t broken', Big H mutters

Networks14 Jul 2021 | 2

FCC pushes forward on rules to block the certification of new telecoms gear from ZTE and Huawei

Crackdown on loopholes that allow 'high-risk' vendors to have equipment approved for use in the US

Networks18 Jun 2021 | 9

$900bn coronavirus stimulus bill includes $600 for most Americans, $50 in monthly internet subsidies, $1.9bn to help rid the US of Huawei kit

Not sure how the last bit relates to COVID-19 but there ya go

Networks21 Dec 2020 | 47

That other controversial Chinese telco: The FCC rejects ZTE's petition against its 'national security threat' designation

Local US carriers to remain unable to buy its kit with federal funding

Networks25 Nov 2020 | 1

What price security? Well, for the US ban on Huawei/ZTE kit it's around $1.8bn, and you're going to pay most of it

Ripping and replacing Chinese-made gear won't be cheap

Security04 Sep 2020 | 37

Cisco warns miscreants are crippling IOS XR network gear over the internet with memory black-holes. No patch yet

In brief Plus: Time to dump that old backdoored ZTE mobile hotspot

Networks31 Aug 2020 | 5

Farewell to notches and hole-punches? ZTE expected to announce mobe with under-display camera next month

But will it be any good?

Personal Tech18 Aug 2020 | 31

Where there's a .mil, there's Huawei: Pentagon allowed to keep using Chinese tech deemed too dangerous for everyone else – report

DoD said to get extension to avoid crackdown on Chinese comms kit

Networks15 Aug 2020 | 36

Ericsson warns of £85.7m inventory hit for Q2 due to carrier handouts in China

One-off cost won't derail financial targets

Networks08 Jun 2020 |

Royole shows off sequel to world's first foldable phone – the panned Flexpai – with no Colombian coke lords in sight

We've already made that 'Royole with cheese' joke, right?

Personal Tech25 Mar 2020 | 8

Two can play that game: China orders ban on US computers and software

Who needs who more?

Legal09 Dec 2019 | 126

You'll never get Huawei with this, FCC tells US telcos: Buy Chinese kit and you won't see another dime from us

Regulator will cut providers from Universal Service Fund dollars

Networks22 Nov 2019 | 41

ZTE Nubia Z20: It's £499. It's a great phone. Buy it. Or don't. We don't care

It's got another display on the back and everything

Personal Tech08 Nov 2019 | 63

Huawei with you! FCC's American Pai proposes rip-and-replace of scary Chinese comms kit

ZTE also on hit list

Security29 Oct 2019 | 41

Brussels sprouts yet another 'transparency' centre: This time the honour is all ZTE's

Networks and phone builder joins compatriots Huawei in insisting it has nothing to hide

Networks10 Jul 2019 | 3

MIT USA VP: ZTE? OMG, WTF! GTFO

Top tech uni also dumps Huawei, refuses money from China, Russia, and Saudis

On-Prem04 Apr 2019 | 8

Oz spy boss defends 'high risk vendor' ban

Huawei, ZTE are threats to critical infrastructure. Super Micro servers? No problem

Networks29 Oct 2018 | 13

Chinese tech titans' share prices slump after THAT Super Micro story

Lenovo slides by a fifth, ZTE sinks too on back of server allegations

Security05 Oct 2018 | 27

Huawei pleads with FTC to overturn US ban, says it's 'anticompetitive'

While Japan mulls own action against Chinese comms giant

Networks30 Aug 2018 | 18

Netadmins: Grab a plate and wander down El Reg's network buffet

Broadband Forum standards, ZTE drags down optical market, and more

Networks24 Aug 2018 | 3

Australia blocks Huawei, ZTE from 5G rollout

Claims network protections are 'ineffective' in 5G. No, really

Networks23 Aug 2018 | 22

US trade ban hammers Chinese telco giant ZTE to the tune of $790m

First-quarter loss hardly a surprise, and there's more where that came from

Personal Tech31 Jul 2018 | 2

ZTE sends 400 million hostages, gets back in business stateside

US commerce dept. counts escrow cash, warns it's always watching, Congress still split

Legal15 Jul 2018 | 18

China wins one, loses one in US trade spats

US loosens ZTE stranglehold, but China Mobile blocked from operating as virtual carrier

Legal04 Jul 2018 | 4

ZTE remakes board as demanded by USA

Some new directors have ties to Chinese elite, government

On-Prem02 Jul 2018 | 6

Donald Trump trumped as US Senate votes to reinstate ZTE ban

Meanwhile USA ponders more tariffs on China in ‘wet noodle’ trade skirmish

Legal19 Jun 2018 | 32

Trump's ZTE deal challenged by Senate

Death penalty suggested or naughty, naughty Chinese telco-kit-maker

Legal13 Jun 2018 | 28

Trump kept ZTE alive as ‘personal favour’ to Chinese president Xi

Company goes from rogue security risk to bargaining chip

Legal12 Jun 2018 | 65

Chinese tech giant ZTE is back in business – plus or minus $1.4bn and its entire board

Mostly minus... as Republicans and Democrats seethe at deal

Personal Tech08 Jun 2018 | 26

ZTE can't buy chips from America – but can still get sued for patent infringement in the US

America('s lawsuits) First

Personal Tech31 May 2018 | 20

US-China trade war is back on: White House repeats threat to tax Middle Kingdom imports

在6月15日之前投资特朗普酒店，以避开名单

On-Prem29 May 2018 | 26

Trump’s new ZTE tweet trumps old ZTE tweets that trumped his first ZTE tweet

Everything's fine! A $1.3 billion fine! Winning!

Legal28 May 2018 | 137

Trump’s new ZTE tweets trump old ZTE tweets

No deal! No talks! Fake news! China bad! So much winning!

Legal17 May 2018 | 80

Did I say Chinese jobs? I meant American jobs says new Trump Tweet

Jobs, schmobs: ZTE's about national security, stupid, say Republicans

Legal15 May 2018 | 22

Prez Donald Trump to save manufacturing jobs … in China, at ZTE

Sanctions for Chinese networks-and-smartmobe outfit one week, diplomacy the next

Legal13 May 2018 | 38

Collateral carnage as ZTE sanctions see Australia’s top telco dump mobe-maker

Telstra bins own-brand phones, seeks alternative supplier

Legal10 May 2018 | 19

Zero Tech Emitted: ZTE halts assembly lines after US govt sanctions cripple mobile maker

China’s going to be super duper happy – not

Personal Tech09 May 2018 | 20

US military base stores pull Huawei, ZTE kit off the shelves

'Hang on, we're selling what? In our stores? To our people?

Legal03 May 2018 | 12

Hyperoptic's ZTE-made 1Gbps routers had hyper-hardcoded hyper-root hyper-password

Firmware updates pushed out to up to 400,000 subscribers

Security26 Apr 2018 | 20

Critical infrastructure needs more 21qs6Q#S$, less P@ssw0rd, UK.gov security committee told

Plus: No one will say whether Huawei, ZTE are the baddies

Security24 Apr 2018 | 12

ZTE to USA: Sure, ban us, but you cannot afford such victories

We’ve done everything you asked - even implemented SAP - pleads Chinese vendor

Legal20 Apr 2018 | 56

ZTE now stands for 'zero tech exports' – US govt slaps 7-year ban on biz

American suppliers barred from selling to Chinese tech giant

On-Prem16 Apr 2018 | 27

UK spy agency warns Brit telcos to flee from ZTE gear

GCHQ's cyber guys don't say why...

Security16 Apr 2018 | 46