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it’s less of a factor than the reality that Huawei has emerged as an inarguably strong competitor at every tier of the market

Arguments are short on technical understanding of cyber security and complexities of 5G architecture. NCSC has never found evidence of malicious Chinese state cyber activity through Huawei.

Eir confirmed that it will continue to use Huawei radio access equipment in the roll-out of its 4G and 5G networks.

UK telecoms group BT says it has seen no evidence that Huawei technology poses a security risk.

The German government wants to avoid excluding Huawei products from the build-out of the next generation 5G network in Germany, reports business daily Handelsblatt.

Italy has denied a report it will ban Huawei from playing a role in building its fifth-generation mobile phone network.

Huawei is ready to establish a cyber security center in Poland if authorities accept it as a trusted solution, said Tonny Bao, head of Huawei in Poland.

In justification of their vote against the amendment, several senators stressed that the government did not offer them sufficient time to properly discuss the matter.