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UK Government avoids deciding on Huawei and 5G

A final decision on the role Huawei can play in building Britain’s 5G mobile networks has been left to the new prime minister. Culture secretary and digital minister Jeremy Wright said it would be wrong to make specific decisions on Huawei while the US position on the Chinese company remained unclear.

Huawei 5G UK

·6 years ago

France approves Digital Tax on large tech companies

France has approved a 3 percent Digital Services Tax (DST) on revenues that large tech companies, particularly those in the digital advertising and e-commerce industries, earn from providing digital services to French customers.

Financial

·6 years ago

Microsoft and ServiceNow announce strategic partnership

Microsoft and ServiceNow today announced a broader strategic partnership intended to significantly enhance the integration and optimisation of the companies’ products, platform and cloud capabilities.

Microsoft US

·6 years ago

US government asks federal court to throw out Huawei lawsuit

The US has hit back at Huawei, asking a federal judge in Texas to dismiss the firm’s lawsuit against the US ban on its products. Huawei filed the lawsuit in March, claiming that a law limiting its American business is unconstitutional.

US China Huawei

·6 years ago

Huawei files lawsuit against U.S. Commerce Department

Huawei has filed a civil lawsuit against the US Commerce Department over the mishandling of telecommunications equipment seized by American officials, demanding its release.

US Huawei

·6 years ago

Huawei UK Decision ‘More Difficult’ Says UK Minister

A UK decision about Huawei's role in 5G networks is "a more difficult judgement than it was before," said a senior British government minister at today's 5G World event in London.

Huawei 5G UK

·6 years ago

UK Carriers want clarification from Government on Huawei

UK Carriers are urging the Government to clarify the UK's position on Huawei, claiming that uncertainty could harm Britain's chances of being a world leader in 5G.

Huawei 5G UK

·6 years ago

BlackBerry Government Mobility Suite Achieves FedRAMP-Ready Status

Back in March of this year, BlackBerry set up a completely separate subsidiary in Washington, D.C., to strengthen the company's ties with critical U.S. federal agencies that require highly secure cloud-based services.

BlackBerry US

·6 years ago

White House wants the US to postpone Huawei restrictions

It has been hard to miss but back in May the US commerce department added trade restrictions on Huawei and discontinued its business with American firms, and now the Trump government’s acting chief is asking for a postpone in restrictions on Huawei’s products.

US Huawei

·6 years ago

G20 finance ministers agree cross-border corporate tax shake-up

Companies such as Apple, Facebook, Google and Twitter will soon have to pay taxes regardless of their physical presence or measured profits in a country after G20 finance ministers agreed to accelerate a radical shake-up of cross-border corporate tax.

Financial

·6 years ago

China warns Tech Giants about consequences of co-operating with US Ban

Chinese officials have warned US Tech giants, as well as major tech companies from other countries, about consequences for cooperating with Washington’s ban on trading with Chinese firms.

China Huawei

·6 years ago

Government of Canada recognises BlackBerry as Industry Standard for Trusted Technology

BlackBerry announced today its support of Canada's Digital Charter and that it has been recognised by the Government of Canada as a benchmark for trusted technology. The Charter, recently unveiled by Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains, has trust at its foundation to protect the privacy and data security of Canada's citizens.

Canada BlackBerry

·6 years ago

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