In recent months, an unusually high number of mobile manufacturers have proposed to combat the gray market for mobile equipment in Mexico, through the blocking of cell phones not approved by the regulator of that country, and that were acquired from suppliers—and importers— unofficial. Among the companies that joined this initiative are ZTE , Motorola , OPPO , Samsung and—more recently— Xiaomi... 

The US, which has been warning allies against dealing with Huawei, has blacklisted the Chinese tech giant, thereby restricting its activity in the country. The US accuses Huawei of being sponsored by the Chinese state and spying on its behalf through its devices, a claim the company strongly denies. The US administration has been exerting pressure on Israel to side with Washington in its raging trade... 

Tokyo has announced plans to halt government purchases of Huawei and ZTE network equipment, citing security issues. The claims come amid a brewing diplomatic row over the Huawei CEO detained by Canada at Washington’s request. Japanese central government ministries and the Self-Defense Forces have reportedly received procurement guidelines that effectively ban the offices from buying telecommunications... 

After the US banned Huawei from supplying equipment in the country and then prohibited the use of Huawei and ZTE devices by government officials, Uncle Sam is now trying to persuade its allies not to use the Chinese firm’s handsets and equipment as well. The information comes from people familiar with the matter and the USA has already contacted Germany, Italy, Japan and others. And this is... 

The Australian Department of Defense has announced that they will no longer be using any phones from a pair of Chinese phone manufacturers that have both been accused of allowing the Chinese government to conduct espionage through their products. The companies in question are Huawei, the third-largest phone manufacturer in the world after Samsung and Apple, and ZTE. Australia’s DoD announced... 

US intelligence leaders have publicly warned US citizens not use smartphones made by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE, as those companies are ”beholden to foreign governments,” and they fear those companies’ products could be used for espionage, information theft or foreign influence. During much-touted testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee (SIC) on Tuesday, the leaders of the US... 

According to a FOX Business Network report Chinese manufacturers loaded over 700 million Android devices with spyware. A software from a Chinese company was found pre-installed in an estimated 700 million Android devices. Pre-installed, meaning it was already on the phone when you bought it. The spyware was loaded on phones, TV, cars, etc. The spyware allowed Chinese officials to listen to your phone... 

Mozilla’s ‘Boot to Gecko’ project will be launched as a fully-fledged smartphone operating system next year to offer users an open alternative to proprietary and partially closed rivals, the non-profit organisation has announced. The announcement is not a huge surprise as B2G has rumbled along for a year since inception, but Mozilla has offered an unexpected level of commercial... 

US firms should stay away from doing business with two Chinese telecom giants due to a national security threat they pose, states a draft congressional report. It recommends barring the companies from the US market, yet fails to detail evidence. The House Intelligence Committee in its report to be released Monday urges US regulators to ban all merges and acquisitions in US by Huawei Technologies Co...