What we need is another standard
What we need is another standard – O-RAN is very interesting but is burdened by all the complexities of the telecom ecosystem, with the added baggage of US politics.
Tag Archives: Huawei
RF Semis Update
RF Semis Update – On the competitive front Qualcomm’s growing heft in RF semis does not affect Broadcom much, but is a growing problem for Skyworks and Qorvo.
A Rose Phone by any other name
A Rose Phone by any other name – Huawei spin-out Honor offers some clues on the future of the handset industry.
More Fun with Wireless Standards
More Fun with Wireless Standards – The 3GPP has released a new timeline for updates to the 5G standard. And while it is delayed by 7-8 months, there are many signs that we are returning, or at least headed towards, some form of normalcy.
Duct Tape and Data Centers
Duct Tape and 5G – Could Huawei use old, unencumbered technology to build its own data centers? It is possible, but highly impractical.
How Huawei Will Survive
How Huawei Will Survive? – Huawei probably has a path to save its network infrastructure business, if not its handsets.
Who benefits from Huawei’s predicament?
Who benefits from Huawei’s predicament? – Foreign and domestics competitors win, foreign suppliers see little change, customers lose a supplier, but the biggest losers are China’s aspiring component vendors.
What will happen to Huawei?
What will happen to Huawei? Huawei now has very few options, and no good ones, for obtaining most of its key components.
Trouble at Intel
Trouble at Intel – Intel’s delay of 7nm chips is a near-term financial problem, a boon to its data center competitor, a geopolitical problem and not least a major identity crisis for the company.
China RF Semis
China has about a dozen RF chip companies, competing at the low end of the market. Ultimately, they will consolidate, but the question is how many will survive and become global players. This pattern likely applies to all of China’s 1,300 chip companies.
