Britain allows Huawei to play limited role in its 5G networks

On Tuesday, in a statement the British government stated, it will allow China’s Huawei a limited role in building its 5G networks. The statement also mentions, high-risk vendors would be excluded from sensitive core parts of networks, and that there would a 35% cap on their involvement in the non-sensitive parts. The development is likely…

Vodafone found security vulnerabilities in Huawei equipment in 2011 & 2012

While software vulnerabilities are a common occurrence and Huawei was quick to patch them, what the Chinese telecom equipment maker keeps side stepping is the fact that it cannot avoid being a vehicle for Chinese intelligence since it has to comply to China’s 2017 cybersecurity law. On Tuesday, Europe’s biggest telecom group Vodafone stated, it…

Britain’s BT will remove Huawei equipment from its core 4G network

The move follows similar measures undertaken by the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand. On Wednesday, Britain’s BT Group Plc stated it will remove Huawei Technologies Co’s equipment from its core 4G network within two years. The development brings BT’s mobile phone business in line with an internal policy to keep the equipment of Huawei Technologies…