Sierra Leone and Malawi announce digital development deals with Chinese vendors

The US government has announced it will replace Huawei telecoms equipment installed at 13 sites across Panama, in a move it says is aimed at countering China’s influence in the Americas.

Foxconn’s Singaporean unit reportedly gained a licence from Vietnamese authorities to invest US$551 million into two projects to produce smart entertainment products and smart system equipment.

Ericsson announced it will book a non-cash impairment of SEK11.4 billion (US$1.1 billion) in its Q2 results, blaming cloud unit Vonage which had previously hit the Swedish vendor in the wallet.