Huawei has the products prohibited for use in a new very important country, the Chinese company receiving a new very hard blow from an extremely important country, in which it has been active for over 15 years. More specifically, Australia decided to ban the use of Huawei and ZTE equipment for creation 5G networks from the territory of the country, the decision being an expected one, and this because there have been discussions there for several months regarding the danger brought by the two companies.
Huawei notified the whole world about the decision of the Australian government, the Chinese company being classified as a risk for national security, together with those from ZTE, as it happens in other countries. Huawei receives the second very important blow just two weeks after the USA banned the use of its telecommunications products in budgetary institutions, the reputation of the Chinese being destroyed in the USA following this decision.
Huawei: Products FORBIDDEN in a New Country
We have been informed by the Govt that Huawei & ZTE have been banned from providing 5G technology to Australia. This is an extremely disappointing result for consumers. Huawei is a world leader in 5G. Has safely & securely delivered wireless technology in Aust for close to 15 years
- Huawei Australia (@HuaweiOZ) August 22
Huawei is not even the first to ban 5G equipment, and this is because there are also discussions in Great Britain regarding the security of this type of network, but also of the products that are supplied by the Chinese. The British are at least as worried as the Australians about the fact that Huawei's products could contain vulnerabilities that will allow exploiting networks, intercepting data, or even disrupting their functionality, which affects national security.
"This new architecture provides a way to circumvent traditional security controls by exploiting equipment in the edge of the network - exploitation which may affect overall network integrity and availability, as well as the confidentiality of customer data. A long history of cyber incidents shows cyber actors targeting Australia and Australians. Government has found no combination of technical security controls that sufficiently mitigate the risks."
Huawei doesn't really have anything left to do in Australia, and that's because there were long discussions in Parliament regarding the application of such a decision or not, and in the end it seems that the Australians decided to impose it. Huawei has been much more vocal than those from ZTE in defending their own reputation, but unfortunately for them, it seems that matters less, and since several countries ban the products, there may be fears about them.
