Telecom Vendors

Huawei held its 17th annual Global Analyst Summit in Shenzhen, both onsite and online.

Nokia Corporation published its interim report for Q1 2020 published which showed “broad year-on-year profitability improvements as our transformation and product cost reduction efforts started to take hold”, according to CEO and president Rajeev Suri.

ERNW, an independent IT security service provider in Germany, recently conducted a technical review of the source code for Huawei's unified distributed gateway (UDG) on 5G core networks. ERNW senior auditors reviewed the source code by using leading tools and methods as well as the industry's best practices, and released a review report. The report showed that the source code quality is a good indicator that Huawei has established a mature and appropriate software engineering process for UDG. This is a convincing proof that Huawei 5G core networks are secure and reliable.

Driven by its commitment to help governments and industries with their digital transformation journeys across the Middle East, Huawei has announced the appointment of David Shi to the position of Regional Enterprise Business Group (EBG) President.

The US has threatened to impose new sanctions on Huawei, following a series of accusations against the tech giant with no hard evidence.

On day two of the Huawei Middle East Digital Transformation Webinar 2020, Huawei introduced a new flagship solution, HiDC, and three new start products to the region: OceanStor Dorado All-Flash Storage, Huawei Hybrid Cloud Stack and SmartLi UPS system.

Huawei’s AppGallery, the tech giant’s official app platform and the world’s third largest app marketplace, has captured the attention of users across the UAE despite it being a relatively new player to the market.

Ericsson has reported quarterly core earnings. The Covid-19 pandemic had limited impact on operating income and cash flow in the quarter. As the coronavirus slams the brakes on industries globally, telecom is one of the few industries that remain relatively resilient.

Ericsson, in collaboration with MIT Technology Review Insights, released a report titled “The 5G Operator” to examine how telecom operators are preparing for 5G opportunities and challenges.

Huawei has announced its business results for the first quarter of 2020.