On May 22, 2019, the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is expected to publish in the Federal Register a Final Rule creating a 90-day Temporary General License (TGL) for Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei) and the 68 affiliated Huawei entities (collectively, the “Huawei Listed Companies”) that were added to the … Continue Reading
On May 15, 2019, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) titled “Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain.” The long-awaited EO addresses the use in US communications networks of technologies from certain types of foreign companies.… Continue Reading
Status: Clearance Acquirer: ARRIS International plc (England and Wales) Acquired: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (US); Broadcom Ltd. (Singapore) Value: US$800 million Industry: Telecommunications; Network and Data Solutions; Semiconductors… Continue Reading
Status: Upcoming/New Filing Acquirer: Intelsat S.A. (Luxembourg); SoftBank Group Corp. (Japan) Acquired: WorldVu Satellites Limited (Bailiwick of Jersey, Channel Islands) Value: Approximately US$1.7 billion Industry: Telecommunications; Aerospace On February 28, 2017, Intelsat S.A., a Luxembourg corporation and provider of critical communications infrastructure to customers in the network services, media and government sectors, and … Continue Reading
Status: Clearance Acquirer: Mitel Networks Corporation (Canada) Acquired: Polycom, Inc. (U.S.) Value: Approximately US$1.96 billion Industry: Telecommunications On April 15, 2016, Mitel, a Canadian company, announced a definitive deal to acquire Polycom, a US business, to make a global leader in communications technologies. See Mitel press release (April 15, 2016). On June 28, 2016, 74 days … Continue Reading
