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Britain Poised to Ban China's Huawei
Monday, 6 July 2020 10:28 WIB | GLOBAL |Global

The British government is set to end the participation of Chinese telecom giant Huawei in the building of Britain™s 5G phone network ” a policy about-turn that will further deteriorate London™s strained relations with Beijing, but will please Washington, according to British media reports.

The major policy change follows a fresh reassessment by Britain™s National Cyber Security Center, or NCSC, on the eavesdropping risks posed by the Chinese company, according to Britain™s Sunday Telegraph newspaper.

British officials have confirmed to VOA the newspaper report is accurate.

Previously the NCSC, a department within Britain™s intelligence agency GCHQ, said the security risks posed by Huawei could be safely managed and mitigated, a view not shared by U.S. intelligence agencies. But the imposition last month of new U.S. restrictions on Huawei has altered the picture, the NCSC warns.

Britain™s cybersecurity chiefs now conclude the sanctions, which block Huawei from using components and semi-conductors based on any American intellectual property, will mean the telecom giant will have to use œuntrusted parts, increasing security risks.

British officials are drawing up a timetable for the removal of Huawei equipment already installed in the 5G network. British telecom firms BT and Vodafone have asked the government to give them until 2030 to strip Huawei components from the existing 5G infrastructure, but officials say Downing Street wants much speedier action, even if it means slowing down the roll-out of the new network.

Source : VOA

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