Chinese tech giant, Huawei Technologies, is trusted in Germany. (Image via IT Pro)

German accepts Huawei for 5G development, ignores the U.S

Alfonsus Adi Putra
Business & Industry
Internet & IT
Oct 15, 2019
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Embracing 5G networks, on Monday, German announced that it would not close the door for the Chinese tech giant, Huawei Technologies, to help the European country in its development. The announcement was made by the spokesman for the German government, Steffen Seibert, during a press conference in Berlin.

Nearly a year, the U.S has been urging the world to stop partnering with Huawei. Currently, Huawei, as the leading tech company in the world, has 28% global market share. German operators mostly partner with Huawei. They said that by blocking Huawei, it would cost the country more cash to develop 5G networks from scratch.

The country decides to ignore the United States’ (U.S) campaign to boycott the Chinese tech company from emerging worldwide, by giving all tech vendors, including Huawei, the opportunity to create the level playing field.

Restricting Huawei since May, the U.S government accused Huawei of putting national security at risk by providing “back door” for the Chinese government to spy on. No matter how many times Huawei has denied the allegation, the U.S government still accuses Huawei of being a spy.

Australia and Japan showed their love to the U.S by restricting Huawei from their public procurement deal for 5G networks. Japan reportedly has partnered with Ericsson and Nokia for 5G development.

Germany is still playing safe, however. While allowing Huawei to do business in Germany, there is a set of rules regulated by the German government to sustain the cybersecurity. The rules came after the European Union (EU) warned possible cybersecurity threats by providers that have pledged their allegiance to their own government. EU did not mention China, however.

German network providers such as Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone, and Telefonica Deutschland are required to enhance their security. For Huawei, it is required to apply for the certification of critical equipment to Germany’s cybersecurity enforcer, the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI).

Source: https://reut.rs/31j9IB8

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