The U.S. House Intelligence Committee reported in 2012 that Huawei and ZTE, a fellow Chinese telecom giant, can't be trusted to install phone and data networks because they could pose a threat to U.S. national security.
Huawei and ZTE are at that time already becoming global players in telecommunications equipment and mobile handsets, and the U.S isn't the only country uneasy over the security implications. Australia already barred Huawei from a $37.5 billion project to build a national broadband network.
but that was 2012.
2019 the global fear towards China become a phenomenon, from their 5G technologies, BIR foreign policies and to a man-made island in SEA.
February 2019 The head of Britain's foreign intelligence service has warned the country against relying on a monopoly provider of equipment in new HUAWEI 5G mobile networks which is China.
Huawei and ZTE are at that time already becoming global players in telecommunications equipment and mobile handsets, and the U.S isn't the only country uneasy over the security implications. Australia already barred Huawei from a $37.5 billion project to build a national broadband network.
but that was 2012.
2019 the global fear towards China become a phenomenon, from their 5G technologies, BIR foreign policies and to a man-made island in SEA.
February 2019 The head of Britain's foreign intelligence service has warned the country against relying on a monopoly provider of equipment in new HUAWEI 5G mobile networks which is China.
Huawei, the world's biggest producer of telecoms equipment, faces intense scrutiny in the West over its relationship with the Chinese government.
Several of Britain's Five Eyes intelligence-sharing allies - the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand - have already put restrictions on the company's access to their markets, citing concerns its equipment could be used by Beijing for spying.
In August 2018 , US President Donald Trump signed a bill barring government agencies from using certain telecommunications and surveillance products from Chinese suppliers, including Huawei.
Policymakers in Australia and New Zealand followed Washington's lead and later banned the technology giant from taking part in the rollout of 5G infrastructure in their respective countries.
Canada has not announced a bar on Huawei, but Ottawa is reportedly studying the security implications of allowing the Chinese company access to a new mobile infrastructure network.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in January 2019 that Germany needed guarantees that China's Huawei Technologies would not hand over data to the Chinese state before the telecoms equipment supplier can participate in building its 5G network.
An upgrade to existing 4G mobile technology, 5G is expected to deliver enhanced speed and security to internet users, enabling much faster data download and upload speeds, wider coverage and new types of machine-to-machine communication.
Most countries are unlikely to roll out the technology before 2020, according to a recent study by the US-based Eurasia Group consultancy firm, but China is pushing ahead with efforts to launch its 5G network this year.
But today, 18 February 2019, about 15 hours ago , the British Intelligent said that Huawei 5G is a manageable risk, in fact, they "had never found evidence of malicious Chinese state cyber activity through Huawei” and that any “assertions that any Chinese technology in any part of a 5G network represents an unacceptable risk are nonsense”.
It is a serious blow to US efforts to persuade allies to ban the Chinese supplier from high-speed telecommunications systems.
The UK conclusion stands in contrast to Australia and New Zealand — also Five Eyes members — which last year banned or blocked telecoms providers from using Huawei equipment in 5G networks.
Other European intelligence officials are also concerned about giving Huawei access to 5G networks. But while nations like France and Germany advise caution, they are unlikely to call for an outright ban.
Nevertheless, we , Malaysia never fears anybody to do spying on us.
Malaysia Government, against all odds, decided that telecommunications giant Huawei is still in contention to be the first to set up a 5G network in Malaysia, despite some Western nations accusing Huawei of espionage and banning equipment manufactured by the company. Until there’s proof of the allegations from the West regarding Huawei’s ‘shady’ practices, we in the Ministry are neutral on who can and cannot set up the 5G network in Malaysia.
It was supposed to be the pioneer in setting up a 5G network in Malaysia, with Putrajaya and Cyberjaya chosen by the ministry as the testing grounds.
The plan is still for Putrajaya and Cyberjaya to roll out the 5G network by this year, and as long as there is no concrete evidence to support what the United States is claiming, our stand is neutral. Said the Ministry rep.
Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad previously said Malaysia would not make decisions regarding Huawei’s involvement simply by following the lead of other countries.
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