https://www.scmp.com/rss/324080/feed Li Tao is a former senior technology reporter for the Post, based in Shenzhen. He focuses on big enterprises including Alibaba, Huawei and ZTE, hardware makers, and smartphone brands such as Oppo, Vivo and Oneplus. He joined the Post in 2017 after working for more than seven years with China Daily in Hong Kong. He has masters degrees in both laws and journalism. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Chang Cheng, who announced his departure as head of the smartphone unit of Lenovo China on the last day of 2019, has landed back in the industry as vice-president of bigger rival Xiaomi. Chang joined Xiaomi on January 1 as company vice-president, responsible for mobile phone product planning, Xiaomi’s founder and chief executive Lei Jun said on his official Sina Weibo on Thursday morning. “[Chang] has a deep understanding of the industry and rich operating experience in the field of consumer... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3044284/lenovo-chinas-smartphone-head-chang-cheng-joins-rival-xiaomi-race-5g?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3044284/lenovo-chinas-smartphone-head-chang-cheng-joins-rival-xiaomi-race-5g?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Jan 2020 05:26:06 +0000 Huawei Technologies said on Thursday that its relationship with the Chinese government was “no different” from any other private company operating in China, after a report estimated it had received US$75 billion of state support that helped it grow into the leading 5G network gear supplier it is today. “Like other tech companies that operate in China, including those from abroad, Huawei receives some policy support from the Chinese government,” Karl Song, vice-president of the company’s... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3043558/huawei-says-relationship-chinese-government-no-different-any-other?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3043558/huawei-says-relationship-chinese-government-no-different-any-other?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Dec 2019 09:02:36 +0000 When Huawei Technologies’ latest flagship smartphone was unveiled in September at an event in Munich without details of its release, that situation all but confirmed how the world’s largest telecommunications equipment maker was struggling under a US trade ban. Sale of the Mate 30 smartphone series in Europe, Huawei’s biggest market outside China, was delayed because the handsets have no access to Google apps and services after the Trump administration added the Shenzhen-based company to a trade... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3042233/unintended-consequence-us-campaign-against-huawei-could-be-global?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3042233/unintended-consequence-us-campaign-against-huawei-could-be-global?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Dec 2019 22:30:05 +0000 It might only have a 12 per cent market share in global smartphone shipments, but US technology giant Apple captured 66 per cent of industry profits and 32 per cent of the overall revenue in the third quarter of 2019, according to a new report from Counterpoint Research. Samsung and Huawei, the world’s two largest smartphone brands with global market shares of 21 per cent and 18 per cent in the quarter respectively, were the only two brands that increased their revenue on an annual basis, said... https://www.scmp.com/tech/enterprises/article/3042934/apple-takes-two-thirds-pie-global-smartphone-profits-only-12-cent?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/enterprises/article/3042934/apple-takes-two-thirds-pie-global-smartphone-profits-only-12-cent?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Dec 2019 05:03:39 +0000 Although the US remains a world leader in hi-tech research and development, its failure to quickly commercialise high-end tech like next-generation 5G networks has seen the country lag behind China in the tech race, according to former US Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson. Although cutting-edge technologies like AI algorithms and machine learning techniques can make everything faster and more efficient, their practical use needs the support of 5G, which is considered the transmission and... https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3042409/former-us-treasury-secretary-hank-paulson-urges-us-catch-china-5g?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3042409/former-us-treasury-secretary-hank-paulson-urges-us-catch-china-5g?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Dec 2019 05:29:04 +0000 Chinese smartphone brand Oppo is significantly boosting its research and development (R&D) expenditure over the next three years, after the commercial launch of the 5G network in China last month. The Shenzhen-based company will invest 50 billion yuan (US$7.1 billion) in R&D between 2020 and 2022, its founder and chief executive Tony Chen Yongming said in a speech at Oppo’s Inno Day event, its annual global technology convention, on Tuesday. “The arrival of the 5G era is bound to set off a new... https://www.scmp.com/tech/start-ups/article/3041469/chinas-oppo-doubling-down-rd-investment-tap-5g-opportunities-beyond?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/start-ups/article/3041469/chinas-oppo-doubling-down-rd-investment-tap-5g-opportunities-beyond?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 10 Dec 2019 09:55:25 +0000 Huawei Technologies has mounted a challenge against the US Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) decision on November 22 to ban carriers in rural America from tapping the Universal Service Fund (USF) to buy the Chinese telecom giant’s network equipment, adding to its legal battles with US authorities. The Shenzhen-based company, which is mired in the middle of a widening tech war between the US and China as it seeks to take a lead in 5G networks globally, filed the lawsuit in the US Court of... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3040689/huawei-files-lawsuit-against-fcc-over-its-decision-ban-rural-carriers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3040689/huawei-files-lawsuit-against-fcc-over-its-decision-ban-rural-carriers?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Dec 2019 02:30:33 +0000 When Meng Wanzhou stepped off a Cathay Pacific plane in chilly Vancouver on December 1 last year, little did she know that she was about to become a new pawn in a widening US-China trade war. Having originally boarded in Hong Kong, Meng – chief financial officer of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies and company founder Ren Zhengfei’s daughter – was switching flights on her way to sunnier climes in Mexico and thought her stop in the coastal Canadian city would only be a short... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3040044/year-arrest-huaweis-meng-wanzhou-us-china-relations-remain-frayed-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3040044/year-arrest-huaweis-meng-wanzhou-us-china-relations-remain-frayed-and?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 30 Nov 2019 22:30:04 +0000 Although global smartphone growth is likely to remain subdued in coming years, consumers are expected to embrace the next-generation 5G network in its early stages, driving up the 5G share of the total market, according to a forecast by research firm International Data Corporation (IDC). The researcher has raised its short-term 5G forecast due to recent developments in the China market and in anticipation of aggressive activity from the smartphone supply chain and outsourcing providers, said... https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/3039706/china-drive-5g-smartphone-adoption-rate-expected-be-10-times-4g-era-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/3039706/china-drive-5g-smartphone-adoption-rate-expected-be-10-times-4g-era-says?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 Nov 2019 04:03:03 +0000 When the Chinese government named a new batch of national champions in artificial intelligence (AI) in August, one name was relatively unknown to most of the population. MiningLamp, a Beijing based big data company, joined home-grown tech giants Huawei Technologies, JD.com and Xiaomi Corp as companies tasked with spearheading innovation efforts in the field. Although not as well known as US equivalent Palantir Technologies, which reportedly contributed to America’s success in hunting down Osama... https://www.scmp.com/tech/start-ups/article/3039252/chinese-data-mining-firm-now-national-ai-champion-started-out?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/start-ups/article/3039252/chinese-data-mining-firm-now-national-ai-champion-started-out?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 Nov 2019 22:15:11 +0000 Huawei Technologies is turning to Japan to bolster its supply chain and deepen research links as China’s telecoms giant attempts to shift its dependence away from the US, its biggest supplier, where it has been blacklisted. Parts procured from Japanese companies are set to total 1.1 trillion yen (US$10 billion) in 2019, on par with the amount spent in the US last year, according to comments by chairman Liang Hua on Thursday. Speaking to a gathering of executives and scholars from Japan’s top... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3038878/huawei-chairman-seeks-closer-ties-japan-supply-chain-and-research?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3038878/huawei-chairman-seeks-closer-ties-japan-supply-chain-and-research?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Nov 2019 04:39:43 +0000 Samsung Electronics’ closure of its last mobile phone factory in China this year marked the South Korean company’s precipitous fall in the world’s biggest smartphone market. But that move also signalled the parallel rise of a Chinese hi-tech company that is little known outside the tight circle of original design manufacturers (ODMs) based in the country. Wingtech Technology, founded in 2006 by former engineer Zhang Xuezheng, has grown from its beginnings in Jiaxing, a city in eastern Zhejiang... https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/3038499/samsungs-manufacturing-retreat-china-leaves-room-outsourcing-provider?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/3038499/samsungs-manufacturing-retreat-china-leaves-room-outsourcing-provider?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 20 Nov 2019 01:58:16 +0000 Download speeds for China’s 5G networks far outstrip those of 4G networks, a speed test by Shenzhen-based ZTE Corp showed on Thursday, two weeks after the latest generation of cellular network technology was commercially launched in the world's largest smartphone market. ZTE conducted the 15-minute trial of the 5G network in a car driving along a 6km-long route in Pazhou, a subdistrict of Haizhu in China’s Guangzhou city. The field test in Guangzhou – one of the pilot cities in the roll-out of... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3037946/just-how-fast-are-chinas-5g-networks-zte-conducts-tests-guangzhou-find-out?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3037946/just-how-fast-are-chinas-5g-networks-zte-conducts-tests-guangzhou-find-out?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Nov 2019 22:30:04 +0000 Huawei Technologies is China’s most competitive intellectual property owner in artificial intelligence (AI), according to a report by media company Hurun Report and intellectual property platform WTOIP.com. The AI Intellectual Property in China 2019 report ranked some 500 mainstream Chinese AI firms based on each company’s overall AI capabilities, innovation and the maturity of their technologies, Hurun and WTOIP.com said in a press release on Wednesday. Shenzhen-based Huawei, which is also the... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3037722/huawei-tops-list-ai-intellectual-property-owners-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3037722/huawei-tops-list-ai-intellectual-property-owners-china?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Nov 2019 23:00:07 +0000 Huawei Technologies, the Chinese telecoms giant that has been barred from buying US technology, has allocated a special cash award worth 2 billion yuan (US$285.4 million) to distribute among employees who have contributed to its contingency plan to help minimise the impact of the ban, according to people familiar with the matter. While those who will benefit have not been identified, it is believed people in research and development roles, especially at Huawei’s chip arm HiSilicon that have come... https://www.scmp.com/tech/apps-social/article/3037302/huawei-reward-employees-2-billion-yuan-bonus-helping-it-weather?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/apps-social/article/3037302/huawei-reward-employees-2-billion-yuan-bonus-helping-it-weather?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 Nov 2019 03:35:05 +0000 Defying an overall sales decline in the world’s largest smartphone market, Chinese handset vendors have taken advantage of the frenzy surrounding the world’s biggest online sales festival to boost sales as local consumers unlock their spending to take advantage of the low prices. All major Chinese smartphone brands reported stellar sales figures in the first hours of this year’s November 11 Singles’ Day shopping spree. Huawei Technologies, China’s largest smartphone brand, said sales on its... https://www.scmp.com/tech/apps-social/article/3037162/smartphone-brands-break-records-first-hours-singles-day-shopping?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/apps-social/article/3037162/smartphone-brands-break-records-first-hours-singles-day-shopping?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Nov 2019 04:25:14 +0000 Europe’s leading semiconductor equipment manufacturer ASML has denied media reports that delays in the shipment of hi-tech machinery to China meant that it was bowing to US pressure, saying the decision was made because it is waiting for an export licence to be approved. “ASML just follows the law,” said a spokeswoman for ASML on Friday. “The law says that you need an export licence to ship Extreme Ultraviolet lithography machines (EUVs) [to China]. We have applied for a licence,” said the... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3036872/dutch-chip-maker-asml-denies-reports-delayed-china-order-due-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3036872/dutch-chip-maker-asml-denies-reports-delayed-china-order-due-us?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Nov 2019 05:26:15 +0000 When the US government added Huawei Technologies to its trade blacklist on May 16, the Trump administration expected to hobble the Chinese telecommunications gear maker’s business by restricting its access to American hi-tech components. Fast-forward to the present and Huawei has not only recalibrated its operations under the stringent conditions of Washington’s Entity List, but the company has continued to push its global agenda for 5G – the next-generation mobile technology that will help... https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/3036800/huawei-defies-odds-lead-global-telecoms-market-after-180-days-us-trade?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/3036800/huawei-defies-odds-lead-global-telecoms-market-after-180-days-us-trade?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Nov 2019 22:00:09 +0000 Ren Zhengfei, founder and chief executive of Huawei Technologies, is looking to hi-tech suppliers in Europe and Japan for support, as the Chinese telecommunications equipment maker nears its sixth month on the US government’s trade blacklist. “It remains a question mark for Chinese companies [to create alternatives to core technologies from the US] because of their relatively low-end skills,” Ren said on Wednesday at a panel discussion hosted by Huawei at its headquarters in Shenzhen. That was... https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/3036615/huawei-founder-calls-europe-japan-step-development-alternative-tech-amid?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/3036615/huawei-founder-calls-europe-japan-step-development-alternative-tech-amid?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 Nov 2019 13:00:12 +0000 Ren Zhengfei, founder and chief executive of Huawei Technologies, has responded to employee complaints about the telecom giant’s working conditions aired online saying that he supports discussion of contentious issues but that this debate should be kept within the company’s internal community. Ren’s statement comes after an internal post by an HR staff member, listing complaints such as the long working hours at Huawei among other matters, was leaked and ended up going viral on social media... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-leaders-and-founders/article/3036573/huawei-founder-ren-zhengfei-responds-hr-issues-after?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-leaders-and-founders/article/3036573/huawei-founder-ren-zhengfei-responds-hr-issues-after?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 Nov 2019 10:00:12 +0000 Wang Xiang, head of Xiaomi Corp’s international operations, said the smartphone maker is aiming to enter the Japanese market next year, offering multiple models and linked wearable devices online as well as through the company’s own sales channel. “We should be able to [enter the Japan market] in 2020. The sooner the better,” said Wang in an interview with the Nikkei, the contents of which were confirmed by a company spokesman. It may also seek to work with Japan carriers eventually. Hong... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3036351/xiaomi-eyes-2020-japan-smartphone-market-entry-it-seeks-grow-overseas?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3036351/xiaomi-eyes-2020-japan-smartphone-market-entry-it-seeks-grow-overseas?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Nov 2019 05:34:30 +0000 Luo Yonghao, founder of Smartisan Technology, was once hailed for his savvy marketing skills, which helped build a niche Chinese smartphone brand with a cult following. Examples of his knack for promotion included publicly bashing Apple for “losing its soul”, turning his company’s annual product launches into variety shows and getting consumers to pay to hear his sales pitch. But the 49-year-old entrepreneur’s financial troubles have landed him a place among the current 15 million “deadbeats” –... https://www.scmp.com/tech/start-ups/article/3036277/apple-bashing-chinese-ceos-mountain-debt-lands-him-official-deadbeat?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/start-ups/article/3036277/apple-bashing-chinese-ceos-mountain-debt-lands-him-official-deadbeat?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 04 Nov 2019 22:30:07 +0000 Huawei Technologies, the Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor currently on a US blacklist, will soon be able to resume purchasing American technology, according to US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. Speaking in an interview with Bloomberg aired on Sunday, Ross said he expects licenses to allow US companies to sell to Huawei will come “very soon” and that the US government had received 206 requests – more than it had initially expected, according to Ross. In mid-May Huawei and 68... https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3036182/us-suppliers-will-get-green-light-resume-sales-huawei-very-soon-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3036182/us-suppliers-will-get-green-light-resume-sales-huawei-very-soon-says?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 04 Nov 2019 04:08:14 +0000 China’s three major telecommunications carriers have introduced their monthly 5G data plans, as the world’s largest smartphone and internet market barrels ahead with its shift from 4G to the next-generation mobile technology amid trade tensions with the United States. China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom are launching commercial 5G services on November 1 with largely similar monthly tariff plans. These start at a minimum of 128 yuan (US$18.13) a month for 30 gigabytes of data usage and... https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/3035807/chinas-telecoms-operators-launch-5g-tariff-plans-network-roll-outs-push?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/3035807/chinas-telecoms-operators-launch-5g-tariff-plans-network-roll-outs-push?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 31 Oct 2019 22:30:14 +0000 Apple chief executive Tim Cook said the iPhone maker has “turned things around” in China, following the company’s decision earlier this year to cut product prices there and the recent easing of trade tensions. “I think the trade tension is less and that clearly looks positive right now with the comments that we’ve been reading in the press,” said Cook in a conference call with analysts after Apple posted its financial results for the quarter ended September 28. Cupertino, California-based Apple... https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/3035803/tim-cook-says-easing-trade-tensions-price-cuts-helped-apple-stabilise?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/3035803/tim-cook-says-easing-trade-tensions-price-cuts-helped-apple-stabilise?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 31 Oct 2019 13:00:20 +0000 China’s leading smartphone maker Huawei Technologies has further extended its dominance in the domestic market, eroding the market share of all other competitors amid an ongoing US technology ban which has seen Chinese consumers rally behind the brand. In the third quarter, Huawei’s phone shipments grew 66 per cent year on year to 41.5 million units, according to an emailed research note issued by Canalys on Wednesday. Huawei has now amassed a record market share of 42.4 per cent in China... https://www.scmp.com/tech/apps-social/article/3035516/huawei-outsells-its-three-local-rivals-combined-and-surges-apples?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/apps-social/article/3035516/huawei-outsells-its-three-local-rivals-combined-and-surges-apples?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Oct 2019 12:30:12 +0000 Chinese factories are said to be rushing to knock off the latest versions of Apple’s Airpod Pro earbuds that go on sale in the US on Wednesday for $249. “We will have earphones identical to Apple’s AirPods Pro available for sale very soon, possibly within the next two or three days,” a gadget wholesaler in the southern tech hub of Shenzhen, surnamed Fu, said on Tuesday morning. AirPods have become Apple’s second-best-selling product of all time. With a new noise cancellation feature, the new... https://www.scmp.com/tech/apple-airpods-pro-knock-offs-available-day-after-release/article/3035527?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/apple-airpods-pro-knock-offs-available-day-after-release/article/3035527?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Oct 2019 11:12:11 +0000 Apple’s iPhone brand might have taken a hit in China because of increased trade tensions but its AirPods – the company’s second best-selling product of all time – are still a big hit, so much so that local factories are rushing to knock-off the latest versions that go on sale Wednesday in the US for US$249. “We will have earphones identical to Apple’s AirPods Pro available for sale very soon, possibly within the next two or three days,” a salesman surnamed Fu, who sells electronics in Shenzhen’s... https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/3035376/chinese-factories-rushing-get-knock-offs-apples-airpods-pro-local-buyers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/3035376/chinese-factories-rushing-get-knock-offs-apples-airpods-pro-local-buyers?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Oct 2019 21:30:06 +0000 ZTE Corp, the world’s fourth largest telecommunications equipment supplier, is accelerating deployment of its 5G gear overseas amid a potential decrease in capital spending by mobile network operators in China. Shenzhen-based ZTE said on Tuesday that it has already secured 35 commercial 5G network supply contracts across major markets around the world, as the company pushed to turn around its business this year from a record 7 billion yuan (US$991 million) loss in 2018 when it ceased major... https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/3035254/zte-steps-5g-network-gear-deployment-overseas-capital-spending-china-set?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/3035254/zte-steps-5g-network-gear-deployment-overseas-capital-spending-china-set?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Oct 2019 23:15:08 +0000 Huawei Technologies launched its long-awaited foldable 5G smartphone in China on Wednesday with a price tag of 16,999 yuan (US$2,400), making it the most expensive handset to be offered in the world’s largest smartphone market. The foldable offering from Huawei, first unveiled during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February, will be sold through Huawei’s self-run e-commerce platform from November 15 amid limited initial supplies, according to an announcement on the company’s official... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3034249/huawei-prices-its-mate-x-5g-foldable-phone-us2400-china-and-limited?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3034249/huawei-prices-its-mate-x-5g-foldable-phone-us2400-china-and-limited?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Oct 2019 10:20:24 +0000 Chinese smartphone brand Oppo will soon start official handset sales in Hong Kong through several selected local partners, pushing ahead with expansion plans at a time when local anti-government protests have resulted in several mainland-affiliated businesses being attacked. The Dongguan-based company, the world’s fifth largest smartphone vendor, will officially enter the Hong Kong market by launching one of its latest smartphone models – the Reno 2 – in the city, according to people familiar... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3034001/oppo-said-push-ahead-smartphone-sales-hong-kong-face-ongoing-anti?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3034001/oppo-said-push-ahead-smartphone-sales-hong-kong-face-ongoing-anti?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Oct 2019 00:53:34 +0000 Oppo, the world’s fifth largest smartphone vendor, is accelerating the expansion of its retail network in Southeast Asia, where the Chinese company is poised to overtake regional market leader Samsung Electronics. Dongguan-based Oppo on Friday launched its first flagship store in the region in Bangkok, capital of Thailand, according to Jimmy Yi, president of Oppo Asia-Pacific. More flagship stores are expected to open in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines next... https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/3033616/oppo-steps-retail-expansion-southeast-asia-close-sales-gap-rival-samsung?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/3033616/oppo-steps-retail-expansion-southeast-asia-close-sales-gap-rival-samsung?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Oct 2019 20:30:11 +0000 Huawei Technologies, the world’s largest telecoms equipment vendor and China’s top smartphone brand, said its third quarter revenue grew 26.7 per cent year on year to 209.5 billion yuan (US$29.6 billion) despite a ban imposed in May that prevented it from purchasing US components and software. The company generated revenue of 610.8 billion yuan in the first nine months of 2019, an increase of 24.4 per cent year on year, Huawei said in an emailed press release on Wednesday. Net profit margin... https://www.scmp.com/tech/enterprises/article/3033183/huawei-says-third-quarter-revenue-267-cent-despite-us-trade-ban?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/enterprises/article/3033183/huawei-says-third-quarter-revenue-267-cent-despite-us-trade-ban?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 16 Oct 2019 08:02:52 +0000 HiSilicon, the in-house semiconductor and IC design company operated by Huawei Technologies, said it has begun selling its 4G chip, the Balong 711, on the open market as demand for internet-backed solutions continues to surge. The chip, which has seen shipments of 100 million units for Huawei products and its clients since it was launched in 2014, provides high-speed, reliable network connectivity for internet of things (IoT) applications, according to a statement posted on Huawei’s official... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3033156/huawei-sell-house-4g-chip-open-market-tap-growing-internet-things?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3033156/huawei-sell-house-4g-chip-open-market-tap-growing-internet-things?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 16 Oct 2019 06:00:30 +0000 When a group of leading Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) firms flew all the way to Silicon Valley in March 2018 to attend Nvidia’s annual GPU Technology Conference, they were told by the organiser to play down their relations with the US technology giant as growing trade tensions between the United States and China had just erupted into a public war. Santa Clara, California-based Nvidia is one of the world’s leading makers of graphics chips, known as GPUs, typically used for PC gaming. In... https://www.scmp.com/tech/science-research/article/3033038/more-us-doors-closing-china-what-are-supply-chain-options-its?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/science-research/article/3033038/more-us-doors-closing-china-what-are-supply-chain-options-its?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 Oct 2019 14:30:11 +0000 Chinese mobile users are showing keen demand for next-generation 5G network technology with pre-registrations for the service in the country nearing 10 million despite the small pool of handsets currently available. As of 10am on Tuesday, about 10 days after the three major Chinese carriers began taking registrations for 5G services, China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile phone operator, said more than 5.72 million users had registered for its 5G package, while smaller players China Telecom... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3031987/5g-pre-registrations-close-10-million-china-country-aims-be-leader?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3031987/5g-pre-registrations-close-10-million-china-country-aims-be-leader?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Oct 2019 07:33:43 +0000 When Xiaomi CEO and founder Lei Jun first took to the stage in jeans and a black top to introduce new phone models he was called a Steve Jobs copycat. Since then, Chinese smartphone brands like Xiaomi and its bigger rival Huawei have beaten back Apple and Samsung in the domestic market and taken significant market share in certain global markets. While Lei still regularly takes to the stage to launch Xiaomi products, typically talking for 90 minutes or more, he has carved out his own persona and... https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/3030668/how-popular-chinese-smartphone-brands-oppo-and-vivo-succeed-without?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/3030668/how-popular-chinese-smartphone-brands-oppo-and-vivo-succeed-without?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Sep 2019 21:00:09 +0000 Huawei Technologies said sales of its flagship Mate 30 series smartphones topped 500 million yuan (US$70.1 million) in one minute on the company’s own Vmall.com retail platform on Thursday, as its latest handsets made their debut in China with lower prices than in overseas markets. The company’s new flagship line – comprising 4G and 5G versions of the Mate 30 and the Mate 30 Pro – is being released first in China, the world’s largest smartphone market, ahead of other countries because these... https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/3030693/huawei-sees-brisk-sales-china-new-mate-30-smartphones-back-lower-prices?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/3030693/huawei-sees-brisk-sales-china-new-mate-30-smartphones-back-lower-prices?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Sep 2019 11:00:12 +0000 Ren Zhengfei, the founder and chief executive of Chinese telecommunications equipment giant Huawei Technologies, said he wants to license his company’s 5G technology to an American company to create a powerful new competitor that could develop its own large scale market. In a meeting with media at Huawei’s headquarters in Shenzhen on Thursday, Ren revealed that the purpose of sharing its technology in this way was to get Huawei and the US company to the same starting line to compete in 5G... https://www.scmp.com/tech/enterprises/article/3030503/huaweis-founder-offers-5g-tech-us-company-create-strong-competitor?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/enterprises/article/3030503/huaweis-founder-offers-5g-tech-us-company-create-strong-competitor?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Sep 2019 11:15:14 +0000 Although budget Chinese phone maker Xiaomi Corp announced the lowest priced 5G phone on the market on Tuesday, chief executive Lei Jun was still not happy. The Beijing-based company introduced the Xiaomi 9 Pro 5G, starting at 3,699 yuan (US$520) for the basic handset, with the top end model selling for 4,299 yuan, higher than Lei Jun wanted even with substantial subsidies. “We initially planned to price the Xiaomi 9 Pro 5G at 3,999 yuan, but we wanted to subsidise consumers to let more people... https://www.scmp.com/tech/enterprises/article/3030114/budget-phone-brand-xiaomi-releases-cheapest-5g-phone-us520?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/enterprises/article/3030114/budget-phone-brand-xiaomi-releases-cheapest-5g-phone-us520?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Sep 2019 08:18:03 +0000 Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies has denied a local media report that it plans to acquire Brazilian carrier Oi SA in partnership with China Mobile. “Huawei has no plans or interest to acquire Oi or any other Brazilian carrier. With more than 20 years in Brazil, the company works with all the major Brazilian operators,” Huawei said in a statement on Monday. On Saturday the O Globo news website reported that Huawei would join forces with China Mobile to buy Oi to boost its footprint in... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3029905/chinas-huawei-denies-report-it-plans-buy-brazilian-carrier-oi?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3029905/chinas-huawei-denies-report-it-plans-buy-brazilian-carrier-oi?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Sep 2019 03:22:55 +0000 Huawei Technologies will delay sales of its newly launched Mate 30 smartphone series in Europe, the company’s biggest market outside China, because the handsets have no access to Google apps and services under a US trade ban. The new flagship line – comprising 4G and 5G versions of the Mate 30 and the Mate 30 Pro – will start pre-orders in mainland China next week and will be available in Southeast Asia sometime next month, according to a Huawei spokesman late on Thursday after the product’s... https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/3028169/huawei-delays-sale-mate-30-smartphones-europe-trade-ban-bars-access?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/3028169/huawei-delays-sale-mate-30-smartphones-europe-trade-ban-bars-access?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Sep 2019 15:00:17 +0000 Having mastered the communications side of the technology world with 5G and smartphones, Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies is committing US$1.5 billion as a first step to master the other side: computing. “We are more and more aware that the world is composed of two fundamental technologies – connections and computing,” Huawei’s deputy chairman Ken Hu Houkun said in Shenzhen on Wednesday. “The future of computing is a massive market worth more than two trillion US dollars,” he added,... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3027831/chinas-huawei-puts-us15-billion-attract-developers-computing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3027831/chinas-huawei-puts-us15-billion-attract-developers-computing?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Sep 2019 05:55:06 +0000 Vivo introduced a new premium handset on Monday that targets China’s nascent 5G smartphone market, less than a week after rivals Apple and Oppo launched their latest 4G-only devices. The Nex 3 from Vivo, however, is designed to appeal to more consumers in the world’s largest smartphone market because it is available in 5G and 4G versions, according to the Dongguan-based company. “We’re trying to provide more choices for consumers,” said Ding Guanli, a Vivo product manager, at a media briefing... https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/3027518/vivo-offers-new-smartphone-5g-4g-versions-china-demand-advanced-service?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/3027518/vivo-offers-new-smartphone-5g-4g-versions-china-demand-advanced-service?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Sep 2019 12:36:03 +0000 On a chilly day in February 1974, seven men gathered over breakfast at a soy milk stall in Taipei to map out Taiwan’s foray into semiconductor manufacturing. In an anecdote that is now legendary, Pan Wen-yuan, who was then a US-based research director at Radio Corporation of America (RCA), advised Sun Yun-suan, the minister for economic affairs, to develop integrated circuits. It would cost $10 million and four years for the technology to take root in Taiwan, Pan said. The plan was approved, and... https://www.scmp.com/tech/how-taiwan-became-global-force-chip-production/article/3026888?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/how-taiwan-became-global-force-chip-production/article/3026888?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Sep 2019 10:58:48 +0000 It was the first day after Lunar New Year in February 1974 when seven men gathered over breakfast at the Little Xin Xin Soy Milk stall in central Taipei and mapped out Taiwan’s foray into semiconductor manufacturing. In an anecdote that is now legendary, Pan Wen-yuan, a Chinese expatriate who was then a US-based research director at Radio Corporation of America (RCA), advised Sun Yun-suan, the minister for economic affairs, to develop integrated circuits. It would cost US$10 million and four... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-leaders-and-founders/article/3026766/taiwan-became-top-chip-manufacturer-us-help-can-it?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-leaders-and-founders/article/3026766/taiwan-became-top-chip-manufacturer-us-help-can-it?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Sep 2019 14:30:13 +0000 Self-proclaimed iPhone loyalist Sam Zhang must soon decide on whether to continue using Apple’s flagship product or switch to a Chinese-brand smartphone. The X factor: 5G. “I typically use an iPhone model for two to three years,” said 25-year-old Zhang, who has an iPhone 7 Plus and works for a foreign company in the southern coastal city of Shenzhen. “So if I buy the new iPhone 11, I won’t be able to use a 5G data plan for the next two to three years, which would be pretty dumb if everyone else... https://www.scmp.com/tech/new-apple-iphones-lack-5g-support-could-be-deal-breaker-some-chinese/article/3026704?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/new-apple-iphones-lack-5g-support-could-be-deal-breaker-some-chinese/article/3026704?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Sep 2019 10:28:46 +0000 Oppo, one of the top three smartphone vendors in China, unveiled its latest flagship smartphone for the domestic market on Tuesday, slightly ahead of Apple’s latest iPhone launch in California and as it bids to take a greater share of the market for well-equipped but more affordable handsets. The Oppo Reno 2, priced at 2,999 yuan (US$420) in the domestic Chinese market, has a host of hi-tech features but does not feature 5G support, even though the Chinese company launched a 5G handset for... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3026653/oppo-unveils-new-reno-phone-china-it-seeks-better-compete-apple-there?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3026653/oppo-unveils-new-reno-phone-china-it-seeks-better-compete-apple-there?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Sep 2019 03:47:09 +0000 Self-proclaimed iPhone loyalist Sam Zhang must soon decide on whether to continue using Apple’s flagship product or switch to a Chinese-brand smartphone. The X factor: 5G. “I typically use an iPhone model for two to three years,” said 25-year-old Zhang, who has an iPhone 7 Plus and works for a foreign company in the southern coastal city of Shenzhen. “So if I buy the new iPhone 11, I won’t be able to use a 5G data plan for the next two to three years, which would be pretty dumb if everyone else... https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/3026618/without-5g-support-new-iphones-may-struggle-chinas-cutthroat-smartphone?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/3026618/without-5g-support-new-iphones-may-struggle-chinas-cutthroat-smartphone?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 10 Sep 2019 21:04:44 +0000 Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corp have expanded their market share in the global telecommunications equipment market in the first half of this year, despite increased scrutiny about the security of their products and rising tensions in the US-China trade war. Shenzhen-based Huawei, the world’s largest telecoms gear supplier, saw its global share reach 28.1 per cent at the end of June, up from about 27 per cent at the end of December, according to a report on Thursday by California-based Dell’Oro... https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/3025158/huawei-zte-expand-share-global-telecoms-gear-all-eyes-are-second-amid?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/3025158/huawei-zte-expand-share-global-telecoms-gear-all-eyes-are-second-amid?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 30 Aug 2019 13:27:57 +0000