Spain wants EU states to retain say in barring foreign telco providers
The comments come as the European Commission plans a revision of the Cybersecurity Act to phase out components and equipment from high-risk suppliers in critical sectors.
The comments come as the European Commission plans a revision of the Cybersecurity Act to phase out components and equipment from high-risk suppliers in critical sectors.
He Tingbo, president of Huawei's semiconductor business and director of its Scientist Committee, introduced the new concept in a keynote speech titled "New Semiconductor Path in Practice" at the 2026 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS) in Shanghai on Monday, the company said.
There would be additional costs for companies beyond telecoms operators, the report said, including the need to replace already purchased equipment.
The new cybersecurity rules being approved would grant the EU the possibility to ban the use of gears from high-risk suppliers in the EU market, the spokesperson told reporters during a briefing in Brussels.
In a separate 3-0 vote, the commission advanced a proposal to bar China Mobile China Telecom and China Unicom from operating data centers in the U.S. and could ban telecom carriers from interconnecting with companies on its national security "Covered List."
While the 950PR significantly outperforms Nvidia's H20 chip - the most powerful chip Nvidia was permitted to sell in China until Beijing blocked its import last year - it still trails the American firm's H200, a more advanced processor that has been caught up in regulatory limbo.
Under the agreement, Huawei will support SHB in designing technology architectures and building data platforms, SHB said in a statement.
The FCC could also prohibit telecommunications carriers from interconnecting with companies that have installed equipment from companies on the list including Huawei and ZTE.
The FCC in 2021 added telecommunications and video surveillance equipment produced by Huawei, ZTE, Hytera, Hikvision and Dahua to its so-called "Covered List".
Huawei's smartphone business had suffered a dramatic decline after U.S. sanctions restricted access to advanced chips and Google's Android operating system, driving its total revenue down 29% in 2021. Last year was the fourth consecutive year of growth since that trough.
European telecom firms Ericsson and Nokia are developing Vietnam's core 5G network, but in recent months Vietnamese state-owned operators have awarded 5G contracts to Chinese rivals Huawei and ZTE.