Tag Archives: telecommunications

CFIUS Clearance: Renesas Electronics Corporation and Sequans Communications S.A.

Status:         Clearance Acquirer:              Renesas Electronics Corporation (Japan) Acquired:             Sequans Communications S.A. (France) Value:                   $249 million Industry Tags:    Semiconductors; Integrated Circuits; Telecommunications; Internet of Things… Continue Reading

Section 889(a)(1)(B) of the 2019 NDAA: Interim Final Rule Prohibiting Contracting with Entities Using Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

The Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has published an interim final rule implementing section 889(a)(1)(B) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232, the 2019 NDAA).¹ ²  This interim final rule is effective August 13, 2020 and interested … Continue Reading

Huawei Motions for Summary Judgement in Complaint Against US Government

On May 28, 2019, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., a Chinese telecommunications company, and its US-based affiliate, Huawei Technologies USA, Inc. (collectively “Huawei”), filed a Motion for Summary Judgment. (See Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment, Huawei Technologies USA, Inc. et al v. United States of America, et al, No. 4-19-cv-159-ALM (E.D. Tex. filed May 28, 2019) … Continue Reading

US Commerce Department Offers Huawei and Affiliated Suppliers Interim Reprieve by Granting Temporary General License Until August 2019

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

CFIUS Clearance: MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates and DigitalGlobe

Status:   Clearance   Acquirer:  MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (Canada) Acquired:  DigitalGlobe, Inc. (US) Value:  US$3.6 billion (C$4.7 billion) Industry: Telecommunications; Aerospace   UPDATE:  On September 28, 2017, MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., the Canadian global communications and information company, and DigitalGlobe, Inc., a US based satellite imagery company, “announced that the Committee on Foreign Investment … Continue Reading

ZTE Corporation Enters Into US$1.19 Billion Settlement

On 7 March, the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and Treasury jointly announced a US$1.19 billion settlement with China-based telecommunications company ZTE Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates (together ZTE) for allegedly violating US sanctions and export controls laws. ZTE agreed pay a US$100.9 million civil penalty to the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC); a … Continue Reading
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