Category: Hytera

Public Safety Minister Won’t Say If Canada Will Ban a Chinese Company With Beijing Ties After RCMP Suspends Contract

After the RCMP suspended its contract with Sinclair Technologies Inc., a company with ties to Beijing and which is facing espionage-related charges in the United States, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino wouldn’t say whether the federal government will ban future contracts with the firm. The parent company of Sinclair Technologies, Norsat International Inc., was acquired in 2017…


RCMP Sinclair Contracts: Minister Doesn’t Commit to Stop Hiring China-Linked Company

After the RCMP suspended its contract with Sinclair Technologies Inc., a China-linked company whose parent firm is facing espionage-related charges in the United States, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino wouldn’t say on Jan. 30 whether the federal government will stop hiring the company in the future. The parent company of Sinclair Technologies, Norsat International Inc., was acquired…


With Revelation CBSA Uses Chinese Radios, Mendicino Says Department-Wide Review Ongoing

As well as the RCMP, Canada’s border security agency has now been found to be using radio equipment from a Chinese company and Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says he has ordered his department to review all such contracts. “I have instructed my department to do a portfolio-wide scan and review of any other potential…


Mendicino to Testify Before Commons Committee on RCMP Contract With China-Linked Company

The House of Commons industry committee voted unanimously on Nov. 12 to hear from Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino about the contract for radio equipment between the RCMP and Sinclair Technologies, a subsidiary of a Chinese company. The committee met at the request of four members to discuss undertaking a study on the matter, and…


RCMP Contract With China-Linked Company for Communications Equipment Is Suspended

A day after it was reported that the RCMP has a contract for communications equipment with a China-linked company, the federal government says the contract has now been suspended. “I can confirm the contract between RCMP and Sinclair Technologies has been suspended,” said Audrey Champoux, press secretary to Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino. CBC News first…


RCMP Uses Communications Equipment From China-Linked Company

Canada’s federal police service, the RCMP, is using communications technology produced by a Canadian subsidiary of a Chinese multinational blacklisted in the U.S., contracts data from Public Services and Procurement Canada reveal. This information was first reported by CBC News on Dec. 7 and verified by The Epoch Times. In October 2021, a contract worth…


Chinese Telecom Company Charged With Stealing Motorola’s Trade Secrets

A Chinese company and several former employees of Motorola have been charged with conspiracy to steal trade secrets from Motorola, according to a statement by the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Feb. 7. The charges allege that Hytera, a telecommunications company headquartered in Shenzhen, China, led a concentrated effort to recruit Motorola employees, promising higher salaries and…


Five Chinese Companies Pose Threat to US National Security: FCC

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Friday designated five Chinese companies as posing a threat to national security under a 2019 law aimed at protecting U.S. communications networks. The FCC said the companies included Huawei Technologies Co, ZTE Corp, Hytera Communications Corp, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co and Dahua Technology Co. A 2019 law requires…