Huawei Technologies has lined up a $30 billion credit line from the China Development Bank (CDB) to help it win telecom contracts abroad. The two companies yesterday signed a “strategic partnership agreement”, expanding a $10 billion loan deal from 2004, the official Xinhua news agency reported. Earlier this year Huawei’s smaller rival ZTE secured $15 billion in credit from the C...

China-based telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies plans to set up an interoperability testing (IOT) center for WiMAX products in Taiwan in June, marking the beginning of cooperation between Taiwan and China telecom equipment makers in the WiMAX industry, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report. Through transfer of its core network technologies, Huawei will team up with... [

Taiwan-based smartphones makers are facing increasing competition from China-based ZTE and Huawei Technologies as the two leading China telecom equipment and handset makers have gradually strengthened their presence in the global smartphone market, according to market sources. ZTE recently unveiled 10 new smartphones based on Windows Mobile or Linux platforms, supporting GSM, CDMA, and TD-SCDMA,.....

SHENZEN, China--Why did the publisher of RCR Wireless News visit China earlier this month? In many respects, it was to see first hand the explosive growth of the Chinese wireless market. The primary reasons, however, were threefold.

ZTE is mirroring fellow Chinese manufacturer Huawei's surprising success in the face a crappy economy, posting an impressive 35 percent growth in revenue for the last quarter over the same period a year prior -- and profit wasn't far behind at 29 percent growth. Much of that success can be credited to major wins in the company's 3G infrastructure business, but that may not be the mo...

Thanks to the heavy competition coming from Chinese vendors the infrastructure business is a low-margin business. Indeed, Huawei and ZTE are striking fear in the likes of Ericsson, which partly ...

Alcatel-Lucent CEO Ben Verwaayen said that the rumors of a possible takeover of Alcatel-Lucent by a Chinese vendor (either Huawei or ZTE) have been overplayed. Verwaayen added that the infrastructure vendor is happy with its position in China. Verwaayen's comments come after reports that both Huawei and ZTE expressed interest in buying the firm. However, Huawei subsequently has said that it w...

While many of the high-tech goods found in US stores are "Made in China," most are designed and marketed by US companies. But a handful of large Chinese companies are trying to establish their own brands in the United States, including Huawei Technologies.

As reported by Light Reading, China’s Huawei is finding its way to becoming the top 4 largest telecom equipment vendor this year. The status was based in terms of revenue. Huawei confirmed that the company’s 2008 revenues reached US$18.33 billion and net income of US$1.15 billion. Meanwhile, its rival, ZTE is in seventh

Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks signed a patent license agreement with Huawei and its affiliates for standards essential patents.