The European Union has published a joint risk-assessment warning that 5G networks could be at risk from suppliers with strong links to national governments. However, the report, which was clearly aimed at highlighting the risks posed by using hardware and services supplied by Chinese telecoms companies, stopped short from naming Huawei and ZTE.
The report – prepared by an EU security group – highlighted the increased security risks posed by well-resourced state-backed entities and called for a new approach to securing telecoms infrastructure in the EU. The report stressed that non-EU companies bidding for 5G network contracts could be “subject to interference” when they have strong ties to their government, or work in a system that lacks “democratic checks and balances”.
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