Cisco announced its intent to acquire privately-held Voicea, headquartered in Mountain View, CA. Voicea is the creator of a market-leading real-time solution that provides meeting transcription, voice search, and meeting highlights/action items, with robust data privacy. It helps teams have more productive and actionable meetings by turning talk into action.

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Huawei heralds Trump’s “U-turn”
President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping agreed to a truce in their trade war, and Washington pledged to hold off on new tariffs while they negotiate As the United States and China pursue trade talks, there is a “good chance” that more US firms will be granted licenses to sell products to controversial Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow said.
Huawei tests new Hongmeng OS-based smartphone
Huawei plans to release its first smartphone which will run on its very own home-grown operating system, Hongmeng, and is currently carrying out compatibility tests of Android apps on the new OS.
Saudi Arabia rolls out 5G using Nokia’s end-to-end portfolio
Zain Saudi Arabia (Zain KSA) is bringing unprecedented change to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with the roll out of its 5G network using Nokia's end-to-end portfolio. Under a three-year deal, thousands of 5G sites are being deployed bringing faster speeds and higher quality across its networks to support a renaissance in services for both the industrial sector and consumers.
Huawei announces 23.2% YoY growth in H1 despite US sanctions
Huawei announced its business results for the first half of 2019: USD $58.34 billion in revenue, a 23.2% increase over the same period last year. The company's net profit margin for H1 2019 was 8.7%
Huawei to launch its first 5G Smartphone in UAE
In view recent roll-out of 5G network technology by UAE telecom operators, Huawei will launch its highly anticipated 5G smartphone - HUAWEI Mate 20 X (5G) in the UAE this July. Supporting a wide range of patented 5G technologies, the device is expected to represent high-speed connectivity and powerful performance. HUAWEI Mate 20 X (5G) - Huawei’s first commercial 5G-enabled smartphone will usher UAE users in a new era of smart mobile technologies in July.
Huawei earns NSS Labs' highly coveted "Recommended" rating in NCFW
Huawei announced today that it has earned NSS Labs' highly coveted "Recommended" rating in the latest Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) group test. In this year’s test, 12 products from industry-leading vendors were tested.
Global brand index levels up Huawei’s position and brand value
Huawei has strengthened its position in a leading global brand index while also increasing its brand value. BrandZ’s annual Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands study, published by WPP’s research arm Kantar, ranks Huawei 47th (up one place from last year) with an eight percent increase in brand value. It’s the fourth consecutive year that Huawei has been featured in the top 50.
Asiacell and Huawei initiate Network Modernization Partnership
Asiacell has selected Huawei, a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, to initiate network modernization across Iraq as a continuation of their 17-year partnership.
Ericsson appoints new Senior Vice President and Head of Marketing & Corporate Relations
Effective June 10, 2019, Stella Medlicott is appointed Senior Vice President and Head of Group Function Marketing & Corporate Relations at Ericsson and a member of Ericsson’s Executive Team. Stella Medlicott held the position of Vice President, Marketing & Communications and Government & Industry Relations within Ericsson’s Market Area Europe and Latin America.