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In China, A Telecom Giant Rises
2008-01-06 03:09:29 (139 weeks ago)
Posted By: Intellpuke
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Huawei Technology's controversial tactics have not curbed its growth; now it seeks a U.S. foothold.

From a fortress-like corporate campus in the southern China city of Shenzhen, retired army officer Ren Zhengfei is building one of China's most successful experiments in capitalism. A mammoth operation with 70,000 employees and strong backing from the state, Huawei Technologies brags that its goal is to dominate telecommunications equipment markets all over the world.

Its current focus: America.

Three months ago, Huawei teamed up with Bain Capital Partners in a $2.2 billion takeover bid for U.S. networking pioneer 3Com Corp., a Marlborough, Massachusetts, company that makes systems to protect against computer hackers.

Huawei would take an initial stake of 16.5 percent and be allowed to purchase up to 21.5 percent. Bain Capital, a Boston-based private-equity firm, said in a statement that Huawei wouldn't have any operational control over 3Com, which "will be firmly controlled by an American firm."

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