Honor secured access to critical device components from US manufacturers including Qualcomm, Intel and Micron. The access has been disrupted by trade sanctions imposed on the vendor’s former parent Huawei.
Zhao Ming, Honor CEO, said that nearly all of its suppliers had resumed shipments and there were now almost no restrictions. Huawei sold the brand and associated assets to a domestic consortium in November 2020, reportedly to boost sales of its own-brand devices.
At the time, the vendor said the CNY100 billion ($15.4 billion) sale to Shenzhen Zhixin New Information Technology Co followed tremendous pressure relating to a persistent unavailablity of technical elements needed for our mobile phone business. It tipped the move to help Honor’s channel sellers and suppliers make it through this difficult time.
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has initiated a formal investigation into Apple, Samsung, and Google regarding allegations that the companies have utilized patented audio technology without authorization.
SES has outlined strategic plans to establish direct-to-device (D2D) satellite manufacturing capabilities and a specialized supply chain within Europe in partnership with Elveo Mobile.
Automated systems and bots now generate more than half of internet traffic, forcing hosting companies to manage performance, security, and infrastructure costs at the same time. Ivan Čačija argues that business users are no longer buying only storage and computing resources, but the availability and performance of their own operations. AI will reshape both data-centre management and infrastructure requirements, while regional providers can compete through local presence, predictable costs and hybrid models. Fastserver sees its partnership with Blackwall as part of a broader shift towards an integrated platform combining infrastructure, security, traffic protection and automation.
