Theresa May says sacking Gavin Williamson over Huawei leak allowed security chiefs to ‘speak freely’

Theresa May defended firing Gavin Williamson as defence secretary over a leak from a security meeting about Huawei today, saying his departure allowed security officials to ‘speak freely’ again. The former prime minister said that the 2019 incident in which material from a National Security Council meeting about the Chinese tech giant was leaked to the … Read more

Court to rule on Huawei heiress Meng Wanzhou

Judge expected to rule within days on court battle between HSBC and Chinese telecoms heiress Meng Wanzhou over secret documents By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 14 February 2021 | Updated: 21:54 GMT, 14 February 2021 A judge is expected to rule within days on a court battle between HSBC and … Read more

Ex-MI6 chief Sir Richard Dearlove ‘shocked’ at not being asked about Britain using Huawei technology

A former MI6 chief has revealed his shock at not being consulted about the decision to introduce Huawei technology in Britain.  Sir Richard Dearlove, head of MI6 from 1999 to 2004, said he and other members of the security services were ‘intensely shocked’ when they heard that the original Huawei deal went through.   BT notified … Read more

Chinese engineers banned from working on Britain’s next nuclear plant after storm over Huawei

Chinese engineers are banned from working on Britain’s next nuclear plant after the storm over Huawei working on the UK’s 5G China General Nuclear confined to providing finance in the Sizewell project   Follows concern over security risk of giving China role in Britain’s infrastructure  EDF is leading two £20billion projects at Sizewell and sister plant … Read more

Telecoms giants to remove Huawei kit from their networks?

Telecoms giants braced for ‘Huawei Bill’ ordering them to strip technology from Chinese tech firm out of their network By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 14 November 2020 | Updated: 23:25 GMT, 14 November 2020 Telecoms giants are braced for a ‘Huawei Bill’ that will order them to strip technology from … Read more

Samsung overtakes Huawei as world’s most popular smartphone brand

Samsung is once more the world’s top seller of smartphones, edging out Chinese firm Huawei, according to a report from Counterpoint Research.  The Korean tech company took the top spot in the global smartphone market in August, accounting for 22 per cent of the total market share.  Second-placed Huawei, meanwhile, took a global market share … Read more

Samsung overtakes Huawei as the world’s most popular smartphone brand

Samsung is once more the world’s top seller of smartphones, edging out Chinese firm Huawei, according to a report from Counterpoint Research.  The Korean tech company took the top spot in the global smartphone market in August, accounting for 22 per cent of the total market share.  Second-placed Huawei, meanwhile, took a global market share … Read more

How the two professors leading Oxford University’s coronavirus trial and Huawei could profit

Two scientists behind Oxford University’s coronavirus vaccine could pocket a hefty sum of money if the jab proves successful, it emerged today. Several private investors, including the controversial Chinese firm Huawei, are also poised to profit if the vaccine — called AZD1222 — goes to market.  Oxford professors Sarah Gilbert and Adrian Hill co-founded Vaccitech … Read more

Huawei becomes top mobile firm with 56m sales

Chinese firm Huawei becomes top mobile firm with 56m sales Huawei shipped 55.8m phones in the second quarter of this year  Samsung’s 53.7m smartphone shipments were a 30% fall on last year By Jamie Nimmo For The Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 1 August 2020 | Updated: 23:07 BST, 1 August 2020 Huawei … Read more

Lord Browne reveals reason for quitting Huawei

Outgoing chairman of Huawei’s UK arm says he chose to leave Chinese firm when US sanctions hobbled business By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:52 BST, 19 July 2020 | Updated: 22:35 BST, 19 July 2020 The outgoing chairman of Huawei’s UK arm has said he chose to leave the Chinese firm when … Read more