Department of Commerce
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A routine hearing to evaluate Arielle Roth, Trump’s nominee for Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, turned into yet another debate over Elon Musk’s ties to the US government, with lawmakers pressing Roth to ensure BEAD funds wouldn't benefit the billionaire. -
Following Howard Lutnick’s confirmation as the new US Secretary of Commerce, the Telecommunication Industry Association (TIA) called on the appointee to support an effective BEAD programme and help maintain ICT supply chain flexibility.
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The US Commerce Department has finalised Infinera’s $93 million CHIPS Act funding in what could be one of the final grants before President-Elect Trump takes office.
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MACOM Technology Solutions, which produces semiconductor devices used in telco and defence applications, has been awarded $70 million from the US government to expand its manufacturing facilities.
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The Biden administration has awarded up to $53 million in direct funding to HP to expand and modernise its Corvallis, Oregon facility to create a new research lab.
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The Commerce Department has finalised Hemlock Semiconductor (HSC)’s $325 million direct funding award to build a new manufacturing facility in Hemlock, Michigan.
Forthcoming events
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The US is pushing Brazil to ban Huawei and instead insist its telecoms companies use Scandinavian suppliers Ericsson and Nokia for their 5G networks, with US financial help.
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US government action against Huawei threatens to undermine the entire telecoms industry worldwide, the company said this morning.
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The US has extended its ban on US telcos from using Huawei and ZTE equipment and software for another year.
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The US government has given a six-week extension to the licence that allows companies to trade with Huawei.
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Huawei is hoping to hear this week whether it can supply the UK’s four mobile companies with the equipment they need for their planned 5G networks.
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Members of the US House of Representatives will take the first steps tomorrow to subsidising rural operators to replace Huawei and ZTE equipment in their networks.
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Huawei’s CFO, Meng Wanzhou is due to begin what’s expected to be an eight-day extradition trial in Vancouver later today, nearly 10 months after she was arrested.
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Huawei has dropped a court action against the US after US authorities returned equipment that was seized two years ago.
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The US has given another 90 days’ partial relaxation of its embargo on Huawei’s dealings with US companies, deferring a ban that was due to come into force today.
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Huawei is staying on the US list of embargoed companies, but the government will give US companies limited approval to do business with the Chinese vendor.
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The US embargo on Huawei is making the Chinese company less reliant on American suppliers, the company’s founder and CEO has said.
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Huawei has stepped up its fight back against the embargo imposed by President Donald Trump by challenging the legal basis under the US constitution.
