US government 'urges' allies to ditch Huawei equipment

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
networking equipment in their mobile and fixed infrastructure.A report in The Wall Street Journal claims US government officials have made
contact with foreign counterparts and telecoms executives in several countries to discuss the security concerns it has about the Chinese
company.The site also suggests that Washington is considering an increase in financial aid for telecoms development in countries that avoid
Countries in which the US has a military base, such as Germany, Italy and Japan, are of particular interest.Huawei 5G equipmentHuawei has
effectively been frozen out of the US market, although it does provide equipment to a number of smaller players in the country, while
Australia has banned its operators from using Huawei equipment in their 5G rollouts on national security grounds.The main basis for these
backdoors that could be used for espionage.Huawei has repeatedly denied such accusations, pointing out that it works with security agencies
around the world and that it sells products to more than 500 operators in 170 countries without issue
Huawei firmly believes that our partners and customers will make the right choice based on their own judgment and experience of working with
Huawei
use of Huawei kit as this would reduce choice, hinder innovation and increase costs
Only this week, Huawei revealed it had shipped more than 10,000 5G base stations outside China and had signed 22 commercial 5G contracts
with foreign operators.