Huawei Faces 5G Ban in Australia over Security Backlash

Having already been blocked from any involvement in the rollout of (Retrieved from) http://telecoms.com/tag/procurement/ the country’s National Broadband Network, as well as getting the cold shoulder from tier one operators, Politicians in Australia have raised security concerns about Huawei, which could preclude the Chinese vendor from selling its goods in the 5G market.

(Retrieved from) http://telecoms.com/490092/huawei-faces-5g-ban-in-australia-over-security-concer With the anti-China sentiment overflowing from the US, other countries are now starting to catch the bug, though there should be little surprise Huawei is facing challenges in the Australian market, having done so six years ago.

(Retrieved from) https://www.lightreading.com/regulation/huawei-faces-security-backlash-in-australia/d/d-id/743565 Michael Danby, a member of the opposition Labor party, last week urged the Australian government to block Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. and smaller Chinese player ZTE Corp. from selling its goods in Australia’s 5G networks, according to mainstream press reports.

Both Huawei and ZTE had faced an uphill battled for years and have been locked out of business opportunities with Tier 1 US operators since last six years (Retrieved from) https://www.lightreading.com/regulation/huawei-faces-security-backlash-in-australia/d/d-id/743565 when a US government report described the Chinese companies as a threat to national security.

Conditions for them have worsened under the administration of President Donald Trump. Lawmakers have been seeking an official ban on their sale of equipment in the US market, while ZTE has been unable to buy US components after it was recently accused of violating sanctions against Iran and North Korea.

US President last month (Retrieved from) https://www.lightreading.com/regulation/huawei-faces-security-backlash-in-australia/d/d-id/743565  said he would lift the ban, which had threatened ZTE’s very survival if it agreed to pay a $1.3 billion fine and change its management.