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samcooldude1430
2010-04-30, 04:14 AM
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Indian Govt bans import of Chinese telecom equipment

Big blow for ZTE and Huawei; power gear too under scanner.



New Delhi, April 28:confused:

The Government has officially told mobile operators not to import any equipment manufactured by Chinese vendors, including Huawei and ZTE.

Though the Department of Telecom had been informally telling the operators to keep away from Chinese telecom equipment, this is the first time that it has sent an order banning Chinese gear.

The order was sent out by the DoT on Tuesday to some of the operators that were planning to buy equipment from Chinese manufacturers. The ban order follows concerns raised by the Home Ministry that telecom equipment from some countries could have spyware or malware that gives intelligence agencies across the border access to telecom networks in India.

The Government had earlier banned import of Chinese handsets without IMEI number. The DoT move is a huge blow to ZTE and Huawei that are betting big on the Indian market. ZTE had a record-breaking performance in the last fiscal in India by registering a 50 per cent increase in sales compared with the previous year. The ban also puts the new mobile operators in a quandary as most were banking on attractive financing schemes by Chinese vendors to purchase network equipment.

The biggest gainers from the move could be European and American vendors that have been losing market share to aggressive Chinese equipment-makers.

Quality worries

The deployment of Chinese equipment in the power sector too has been mired in controversy. Concerns have been raised on the quality of the generation equipment supplied by Chinese manufacturers, including their ability to handle indigenous high-ash coal.

With well over 35,000 MW of new power generation capacity, mostly in the private sector, coming up using Chinese equipment, the Prime Minister's Office recently directed the Power Ministry to come up with an action plan for plant servicing and spares for these projects.

Dongfang Electric, Harbin Power Equipment Company and Sepco are among the Chinese players that have bagged big-ticket orders here.

West Bengal Power Development Corporation's 300-MW Sagardighi project and Sterlite Industries-run Balco's 540-MW captive plant are among projects that have faced operational hurdles after using Chinese equipment.

santhu_mail
2010-04-30, 12:24 PM
Now what happens to the employee of the chines equipment vendor. I was suppose to attend an interview in ZTE.

What happens to the existing Equipment in the field.

Can you share any strategy planning at ZTE and Huawei to tackle this issue.

Please advice should i attend the interview in ZTE in present sitivation.

samcooldude1430
2010-04-30, 05:06 PM
Dear Bro,

I also work for the Chinese MNC, and this is also my prime concern. What I would suggest you, that if you are unemployed go with the interview, secure a job, but keep searching for job in other company too. If you are employed no need to change the job, continue with the current one.
Meanwhile operators are pressurizing DoT to lift the ban. Lets hope for the best.

BR//
samcooldude1430

MINTO
2010-05-01, 01:49 PM
well everything will be clear within month of MAY..because 3G & BWA Auction will be over in this month..so if chienese vendors doesnt get more then 20% order..then there is no business for them for at least 3 years

rayhan
2010-05-01, 03:13 PM
Nothing is going to happen ..... Chinese companies will be there, yes there is a possibility that they may have to setup production units with in INDIA and apart from this yes there could be ban on imports of handsets from China. All togather not much impact on ZTE and Huwaei...so chill :)

samcooldude1430
2010-05-01, 04:53 PM
Heard that there is some top level bad politics beyond such situation. The major key players Vodafone and Airtel are out of business because of new emerging operators, key element being Huawei and ZTE. Apart from that there is a major role of European Vendors as they are out of business here in India.Well lets wait and watch....

satheesmicro
2010-05-04, 01:03 PM
No blanket ban on import of China-made telecom equipment

Decision will be taken on a case-by-case basis

The Central Government on Friday said there was no blanket ban on import of Chinese telecom equipment and any such decision was taken in each and individual cases.

“I don't think there is any blanket ban on import of any Chinese telecom equipment,” Union Home Secretary G. K. Pillai said when asked whether any restriction has been imposed on the import of China-made telecom equipment.

He said any such decision was taken case-by-case taking into account activities of individual company. “It depends on each and individual company. We look at the security implications...,” Mr. Pillai said. The Department of Telecom also made it clear that no blanket ban has been imposed on any company.

The DoT said the telecom network service providers, when they enter into licence agreements with the government, have to provide details of equipment to be procured in a prescribed proforma.

“The DoT, thereafter, refers the matter to the Ministry of Home Affairs for security clearance. Whichever company gets security clearance is allowed to procure the equipment,” a Telecom Ministry spokesperson said.

Special Correspondent from New Delhi writes:

Huawei's concern

Huawei, following media reports regarding ban on import of Chinese telecom equipment due to security concerns, on Friday urged the government to frame a “fair and non-discriminatory policy” to address the issue.

Denying that the company has not received any official communication on the matter, it expressed its concerns over the development. “Huawei is willing to cooperate with all the relevant Indian government agencies to help solve their concerns on the security issue in the interest and growth of the overall Indian telecom Industry, as internationally, Huawei's products and solutions adhere and comply with global telecom standards and regulations and are being used in telecom operators worldwide including 45 of the top 50 global telecom operators in over 120 countries,” it said.

Source : http://beta.thehindu.com/business/Industry/article418802.ece

arnb
2010-05-14, 02:01 PM
NEW DELHI:

Two major Chinese telecom companies Huawei and ZTE, which are reportedly facing security hurdles, sought to assert bringing an Indian character to their operations in the country even as the government said it is not paranoid about China.

Telecom equipment maker Huwaei Technologies said that it was in the process of forming a board of directors comprising Indian executives and was also planning to set up a plant here.

Another Chinese player ZTE Telecom also said it was mulling a manufacturing plant in India.

Meanwhile in New Delhi, Defence Minister A K Antony dismissed the suggestion that India was paranoid about China.

He was replying to reporters queries whether India was paranoid about China in the wake of a controversy after Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh's remarks in Beijing.

"In this context, we are trying to improve our relations with all our neighbouring countries and this includes China also. All are reciprocating well," Antony said.

Ramesh had said in Beijing last week that the Home Ministry was "overly defensive" and "alarmist" in its approach towards entry of Chinese companies in India.

He was critical of the Home Ministry's decision about restrictions on allowing the import and installation of equipment from Chinese firms on the grounds that it could pose a security challenge, in the highly-sensitive telecom sector.

One of the Chinese firms ZTE said that Indian operators have told the company that it had failed to meet the government's security tests necessary for getting clearance to supply equipment in the Indian market.

"We have no formal communication from the government but what we have learnt from operators is that certain companies, including ZTE, have not met security tests," ZTE India Chairman D K Ghosh said.

The Chinese firms are under lens as their facilities are reportedly under the direct surveillance of China.

Huawei rubbished reports that some of its R&D facilities were out-of-bounds for Indian employees and only its Chinese staff had access to some areas.

"The company is open to any kind of visit by government or agencies," Huawei Vice-President (Engineering and CRD Business Line) Virendra Gupta told reporters, who were taken around the facility.