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• Huawei sheds Australian jobs as 5G ban begins to bite

  Huawei says it has cut its Australian headcount by 100, with the Chinese telco equipment manufacturer blaming a government decision to bar it from participating in the roll out of 5G networks.

• 5G ban yet to hit Huawei Australia’s carrier business

  Although the Australian government has blocked the company from participating in the rollout of telcos’ 5G networks, Huawei says it has registered strong growth in its local carrier business.

• Huawei Australia appoints new CTO

  Huawei Australia has appointed 5G expert Dr David Soldani as its new chief technology officer.

• Huawei appoints new local boss

  The Australian subsidiary of Chinese networking giant Huawei has appointed James Zhao as its new CEO, replacing Guo Fulin who has been promoted to a regional role with the company.
  

• Huawei 'extremely disappointed' with NBN decision: Chairman John Lord

  Huawei Australia chairman John Lord has expressed disappointment at the Coalition government’s decision to uphold a ban which prevents the company from participating in the National Broadband Network (NBN).

• Telstra shoulder taps new CFO

  Telecommunications service provider, Telstra, has hired a new chief financial officer, Andrew Penn, to take over from the retiring John Stanhope on 1 March, 2012.
  

• Huawei Australia hires new CFO

  Former Lenovo Australia and New Zealand chief financial officer, Luke Austin, has stepped in to fill the shoes of Brain Hoppe, the chief financial officer for Huawei Australia.
  

• Huawei in Aussie telco talks for Android tablet

  Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei has announced its first Android-powered tablet, the MediaPad, at a conference in Singapore, but won’t say when it’s coming to Australia or which telcos will offer the device.

• Huawei opens Adelaide office

  Huawei has continued its assault on the local telecoms market, setting up shop in Adelaide.
  

• Telstra, Huawei score 150Mbps over LTE

  Telstra and Huawei have claimed some of the fastest downlink speeds to date using the long term evolution (LTE) fourth generation mobile standard, achieving nearly 150 megabits per second (Mbps) over the trial network.