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Huawei Expects 9% Revenue Growth This Year

29Dec

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Huawei Expects 9% Revenue Growth This Year

Dec. 28, 2023 10:09 pm ETHuawei Technologies projected that its revenue grew about 9% in 2023, reflecting the company’s return to a more normal course after years of dealing with U.S. sanctions.The Chinese hardware giant said in a note Friday that it expects annual revenue of 700 billion yuan, or approximately $98 billion, up from CNY642 billion in 2022.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Apple Is Being Overtaken by Chinese Smartphone Rivals—in Cars

28Dec

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Apple Is Being Overtaken by Chinese Smartphone Rivals—in Cars

After a decade, Apple still hasn’t introduced an Apple car. Some of its biggest smartphone rivals in China are moving faster.Huawei and Xiaomi, whose phones battle the iPhone for supremacy in China, both released new cars this week with advanced digital features. The companies’ goal is to keep their phone customers engaged in high-tech vehicles and seize turf before Apple’s possible entry into the fray.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Nokia Cuts Operating Margin Guidance Amid Challenging Market

12Dec

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Nokia Cuts Operating Margin Guidance Amid Challenging Market

Nokia cut its operating margin guidance as market conditions in its mobile networks business remain challenging, with operator spending falling and a normalization in India after a period of rapid 5G deployment.The Finnish telecom equipment maker said Tuesday that it now targets a comparable operating margin target of at least 13% by 2026, from at least 14% previously.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Apple Had Better Watch Its Back in China

20Nov

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Apple Had Better Watch Its Back in China

Signals are finally getting stronger for the global smartphone market. Chinese handset makers like Huawei, which had been locked out of the race by U.S. sanctions, are dialing back in.That adds up to a tricky outlook for Apple in China, its second-largest revenue region after North America. Huawei’s Chinese rival Xiaomi, which reported third-quarter results Monday, is also making a renewed push in the premium segment—Apple’s bread and butter.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

‘Digital Discrimination’ in the Crosshairs of New FCC Rule

15Nov

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‘Digital Discrimination’ in the Crosshairs of New FCC Rule

WASHINGTON—Internet service providers will have their business practices scrutinized for “digital discrimination” based on income or race under a regulation set to be adopted Wednesday by the Federal Communications Commission, raising legal risks for some of America’s most powerful companies. The new rule lays the groundwork for the FCC to hold providers such as AT&T or Comcast liable if their actions “differentially impact consumers’ access to broadband”—intentionally or not. That will include decisions about network upgrades, pricing, marketing, maintenance and more. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Canada Orders Phone Companies to Offer Wholesale Access to Fiber-Optic Broadband

7Nov

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Canada Orders Phone Companies to Offer Wholesale Access to Fiber-Optic Broadband

OTTAWA—Canada’s telecommunications regulator on Monday ordered the country’s big phone companies to make available their fiber-optic internet services to small independent broadband providers, saying this would improve access to higher-speed internet for households and bolster competition in the sector.The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission said the decision was triggered by worries over a decline in competition in internet services.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Apple Sales Decline as China Market Weighs on Earnings Report

3Nov

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Apple Sales Decline as China Market Weighs on Earnings Report

Updated Nov. 2, 2023 6:06 pm ETApple said sales fell for the fourth consecutive quarter, including a decline in China that came as the company faces a broad economic slowdown in the country and new competition from rival Huawei Technologies.The September quarter marks the fourth straight period in which Apple reported year-over-year declines in total revenue, the longest such slump in years. Apple sales were $89.5 billion, down less than 1% from the previous year and largely in line with analyst estimates, even as net income of about $23 billion exceeded expectations.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Teens Want Parents to Track Their Phones and Monitor Their Every Move

21Oct

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Teens Want Parents to Track Their Phones and Monitor Their Every Move

Teenagers have long balked at telling parents where they are. Now, they’re asking their parents to track them.Every generation experiences its set of traumas, but social media and real-time news—with vivid images about the pandemic, war and other disasters—have heightened these anxieties among young people. And lots of them are closer to their parents than previous generations have been.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Track My Phone, Please: Teens Feel Safer When Parents Monitor Their Every Move

21Oct

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Track My Phone, Please: Teens Feel Safer When Parents Monitor Their Every Move

Teenagers have long balked at telling parents where they are. Now, they’re asking their parents to track them.Every generation experiences its set of traumas, but social media and real-time news—with vivid images about the pandemic, war and other disasters—have heightened these anxieties among young people. And lots of them are closer to their parents than previous generations have been.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

After More Than Four Years, Has 5G Lived Up to Expectations?

14Oct

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After More Than Four Years, Has 5G Lived Up to Expectations?

Hundreds of billions of dollars have been invested worldwide. Here’s what you need to know about how much the technology has, and hasn’t, changed things.