Telecommunications equipment
Hardware used for telecommunication purposes
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| April 2 2025 | Qualcomm acquired the generative Artificial Intelligence unit, Movian AI, from Vietnamese AI research company VinAI, expanding its AI capabilities. |
| March 2025 | FCC opened an investigation into ZTE and other Chinese companies regarding operations in the U.S. in violation of restrictions. |
| March 2025 | The FCC opened an investigation into Hytera and other Chinese companies regarding potential violations of U.S. operational restrictions. |
| March 2025 | Huawei became the subject of a corruption investigation in Brussels, Belgium, with Belgian federal prosecutors examining potential bribery allegations targeting the European Parliament. The investigation draws parallels to the 2022 Qatargate scandal and focuses on potential 'active corruption' within the EU legislative body. |
| February 2025 | Acquired RapidDeploy, a cloud-native 911 solution provider for public safety based in Austin, Texas. |
| February 2025 | Arm withdrew its efforts to terminate Qualcomm's chip-licensing agreement following a partial U.S. federal jury ruling in Qualcomm's favor. |
| January 2025 | Hytera pleaded guilty to a single count of criminal conspiracy to steal trade secrets. |
| January 2025 | Entered a definitive agreement to acquire Theatro Labs Inc, a maker of AI and voice-controlled communication software for frontline workers, with the deal closing in March 2025. |
| January 2025 | Hytera pleaded guilty in Illinois federal court to stealing Motorola Solutions' trade secrets related to digital mobile radio technology, facing a potential $60 million fine and restitution payments. |
| January 2025 | Credentials and configuration files of over 15,000 FortiGate devices were leaked on a hacking forum, believed to be obtained from devices vulnerable to a 2022 exploit (CVE-2022-40684). |
| 2024 | Slight revenue decrease to €75.9 billion, but net income further increased to €9.0 billion, with employee count growing to 327,000 |
| 2024 | Further growth with revenue reaching $10.8 billion and net profit at $1.6 billion, maintaining workforce at 21,000 employees. |
| 2024 | Barracuda Networks acquired Fyde. |
| 2024 | Awarded Best Office Phone for CP-8861 model by PhonePrices.co.uk. |
| December 2024 | A U.S. federal jury ruled partially in Qualcomm's favor in a dispute with Arm Ltd., finding its chip designs were properly licensed, though a mistrial occurred on one specific issue. |
| October 2024 | Qualcomm announced the expiration of its exclusive protocol with Microsoft in December 2024, allowing Windows on ARM devices to use other ARM CPUs. |
| September 2024 | A data breach was reported by an individual using the nickname 'Fortibitch' who claimed to have stolen 440 gigabytes of data from Fortinet's Microsoft SharePoint server. Fortinet confirmed the breach and stated it involved limited data from a small number of customers. |
| August 2024 | Fortinet acquired Next DLP, a cloud-based DLP provider company, for an undisclosed amount. |
| August 2024 | The United States House Select Committee on Strategic Competition requested the Department of Commerce to investigate TP-Link for potential national security risks. The DOJ, Commerce, and Defense departments opened investigations into the company. |
| July 2024 | The German government announced an agreement with telecommunication companies to remove Chinese 5G equipment, including Huawei, by 2029. |
| June 2024 | Fortinet acquired Lacework, a data-driven cloud security company, for an undisclosed amount. |
| June 21 2024 | Huawei announced that HarmonyOS is installed on over 900 million devices and has become the second most popular mobile OS in China. |
| May 2024 | TP-Link announced the completion of corporate restructuring, establishing secondary headquarters in the United States and Singapore. |
| May 2024 | The government of India issued a warning stating that TP-Link routers present a security risk. |
| April 2024 | A court ordered Hytera to immediately stop selling products worldwide, though an appellate court subsequently granted the company a stay. |
| April 24 2024 | Chuck Robbins met with Pope Francis and signed the Rome Call for AI ethics at the Vatican, endorsing principles for responsible and ethical AI use. |
| March 2024 | The Federal Trade Commission announced the termination of Qualcomm's proposed acquisition of Autotalks. |
| March 2024 | Siemens announced the creation of a new £100m digital engineering facility in Wiltshire, UK, aimed at replacing its existing rail infrastructure factory in Chippenham with a new research and development centre, expected to open by 2026. |
| February 15 2024 | Cisco announced it would lay off more than 4,000 employees (5% of its global workforce) and lowered its annual revenue forecast due to economic challenges. |
| 2023 | Qualcomm lost the case in the Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea, enforcing the previously imposed $854 million fine. |
| 2023 | Qualcomm was ranked 3rd in the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)'s Annual PCT Review, with 3,410 patent applications published under the PCT System. |
| 2023 | Siemens invested €6.1 billion in research and development, with approximately 46,900 employees dedicated to R&D and holding around 43,600 patents worldwide. |
| 2023 | Siemens announced a partnership with Nvidia to leverage Nvidia's Omniverse platform with Siemens' 3D design capabilities. |
| 2023 | CEO Roland Busch announced the strategic aim to raise software businesses sales share to 20% in the long term. |
| 2023 | Reported a revenue of €77.7 billion, marking an 8% increase from the previous fiscal cycle. |
| 2023 | BBK Electronics restructured its major brands—Oppo, OnePlus, and Realme—into independent entities to mitigate potential regulatory challenges and enhance operational autonomy. |
| 2023 | ZTE's 5G NR gNodeB product obtains the NESAS CCS-GI certificate from the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI). |
| 2023 | Record performance with revenue increasing to $9.9 billion and net profit growing to $1.7 billion, employee count rising to 21,000. |
| 2023 | ZTE collaborated with China Mobile to establish a 5G network in the Sanjiangyuan National Park to support park rangers and researchers' monitoring work. |
| 2023 | The European Commission banned ZTE from providing telecommunication services. |
| 2023 | The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) ranked ZTE 11th globally for patent applications, with 1,738 patents published under the PCT System. |
| 2023 | A U.S. federal judge rejected TP-Link's argument that there was no link between its U.S. and China businesses in a patent dispute lawsuit. |
| 2023 | Cisco reported annual earnings of US$12.6 billion and total revenue of US$57 billion, representing a 10.6% increase from the previous fiscal year. |
| 2023 | Cisco announced plans to begin manufacturing equipment in India. |
| December 2023 | Siemens shares traded at over US$93 per share, with a market capitalization of US$147 billion. Identified by Ernst & Young as one of only two German companies in the top 100 most valuable companies worldwide. |
| October 2023 | Announced as the Official Primary Partner of the McLaren F1 Academy programme, with branding to be carried on Bianca Bustamante's car, race suit, and team kit in the 2024 F1 Academy season. |
| September 2023 | Qualcomm signed a contract to become the primary shirt sponsor for Manchester United football club, starting with the 2024–25 season. |
| September 21 2023 | Cisco announced the acquisition of cybersecurity firm Splunk in a $28 billion deal, its largest acquisition to date, set to be completed on March 18, 2024. |
| August 2023 | Costa Rica issued a decree barring firms from countries that have not signed the Budapest Convention on cybercrime, effectively blocking Huawei from 5G network development. |
| July 7 2023 | The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed the lower court's decision, ruling that the Falun Gong practitioners' lawsuit against Cisco may proceed to trial. |
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