As the United States continues its campaign to urge allies not to use Huawei equipment for 5G networks, not everyone is convinced.
Germany’s top authority overseeing computer and communications security is pushing back on claims that the Chinese firm poses a security risk.
“For such serious decisions as a ban you need evidence,” said Arne Schönbohm, the president of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), according to an article on Friday in Der Spiegel.
Schönbohm noted that Huawei has gone above and beyond what other firms have done, opening a “security lab” in Bonn, the city where BSI is based. The facility allows customers to inspect Huawei products, including the source code of software.
When asked as early as in March of this year whether German authorities shared the concerns of US security agencies, Schönbohm said there are “currently no reliable findings” to support the claims.
Nonetheless, the momentum of the US campaign to keep Huawei equipment out of 5G networks of its allies has picked up steam in recent months, and private German firms may not be immune to the pressure.
Deutsche Telekom said on Thursday that it is “re-evaluating” its procurement strategy, citing concerns about Chinese-made gear.
“Nevertheless we are currently re-evaluating our procurement strategy,” the company was quoted as saying in an email to Bloomberg. “Deutsche Telekom takes the global discussion about the security of network elements from Chinese manufacturers very seriously.”
Australia and New Zealand announced policies over the summer which would effectively ban the use of Huawei for the next generation wireless operations. Japan unveiled last week policy changes that could prevent government procurement of equipment from Huawei and fellow Chinese telecoms giant ZTE.
The UK’s top wireless provider BT Group announced two weeks ago that they would strip Huawei equipment from existing networks and would not use the firm for 5G networks.
Well it’s not like Merket had personally experienced having her phone tapped by Huawei… oh wait my bad that was the NSA.
Well it’s not like Merkel had personally experienced having her phone tapped by Huawei… oh wait my bad that was the NSA.
Well it’s not like Merkel had personally experienced having her phone tapped by Huawei… oh wait my bad that was the NSA.
The situation in Europe is pretty pathetic frankly. You obviously have a case of the Americans doing everything they can screw with European countries from I can see.
From supporting the far right opposition groups, to spying on its leaders and companies, to spreading anti-Russian propaganda so Europe will buy the twice as expensive American gas instead the cheaper Russian ones, to telling Europe that they’ll have to pay more NATO tribute for the "privilege" of stationing more US bases there…. Hell even the refugee crisis was caused by the US funding those ISIS Islamo-fascists to overthrow Syria.
Yet while Europe have getting raw end of the deal from America’s America first policy for a while, I’ve not heard a single pip from their leaders about it. It’s absolutely mind boggling.
Have European leaders grown so weak politically that they can’t even speak out against America? Has the EU been reduced to a client state status like Japan?
Good one!
Good one!
That is what the west preach, evidence.
That is what the west preach, evidence.
Its NOT about Huawei …its more about Anglo-Saxon countries trying
to fight and control ther Status-Quo around the World …!!!
Its NOT about Huawei …its more about Anglo-Saxon countries trying
to fight and control ther Status-Quo around the World …!!!
Security is a genuine concerns for all sides – suppliers and purchasers and, all means like technical, legal, commercial and diplomatic can be used to achieve desired outcome. You boycott me on this and I will also boycott you on that sounds very childish. It will end up as Lose-Lose especially for businesses and consumers who have to fork up more for less.
Security is a genuine concerns for all sides – suppliers and purchasers and, all means like technical, legal, commercial and diplomatic can be used to achieve desired outcome. You boycott me on this and I will also boycott you on that sounds very childish. It will end up as Lose-Lose especially for businesses and consumers who have to fork up more for less.
Networks and nations that use Huawei equipment will have a competitive advantage. The markets will decide.
Networks and nations that use Huawei equipment will have a competitive advantage. The markets will decide.
Thanks to Westerner 2G, 3G and 4G suppliers with inplanted CIA back doors, trumpeter is listening into daily Merkel cabinet’s phones to find out what Merket will be doing to a raft of German policy like EU minions, Russia, Gas pipelines, Brexit, Yellow Vests, Kosovo, migration policy etc. in addition what color panty, Merkel will wearing today. Germans have been unable to remove these back doors for a long time. But if they do not cave in to pressure, they can have the most secure Wifi with latest 5G with no back door, quantum encryptions impossible for foreign intelligence to hack.
Thanks to Westerner 2G, 3G and 4G suppliers with inplanted CIA back doors, trumpeter is listening into daily Merkel cabinet’s phones to find out what Merket will be doing to a raft of German policy like EU minions, Russia, Gas pipelines, Brexit, Yellow Vests, Kosovo, migration policy etc. in addition what color panty, Merkel will wearing today. Germans have been unable to remove these back doors for a long time. But if they do not cave in to pressure, they can have the most secure Wifi with latest 5G with no back door, quantum encryptions impossible for foreign intelligence to hack.
That’s Sino phobia by the US, just like what they did when they overthrew Sukarno of Indonesia and installed they’re puppet Suharto
That’s Sino phobia by the US, just like what they did when they overthrew Sukarno of Indonesia and installed they’re puppet Suharto