Huawei offers to build cyber security centre in Poland
Sources say Poland is likely to exclude the Chinese company from future 5G networks
Warsaw — China’s Huawei has offered to build a cyber security centre in Poland where authorities arrested in January a Chinese employee of the telecommunications firm along with a former Polish security official on spying charges. “We are ready to establish a cyber security centre in Poland if authorities accept this as a trusted solution,” Tonny Bao, head of Huawei in Poland, told a news conference on Wednesday. Huawei has set up information security labs in Germany and Britain aimed at building confidence that its equipment does not contain “back doors” for Chinese intelligence services. Poland’s government is set to exclude Huawei equipment from its future 5G network over concerns first raised in the US that Huawei technology could be equipped with such back doors, sources told Reuters. Huawei regional public affairs director Austin Zhang said there is no reason for the Polish government to exclude the Chinese firm from its future 5G network development. “If it does happen we wil...
Would you like to comment on this article?
Sign up (it's quick and free) or sign in now.
Please read our Comment Policy before commenting.
Subscribe now to unlock this article.
Support BusinessLIVE’s award-winning journalism for R129 per month (digital access only).
There’s never been a more important time to support independent journalism in SA. Our subscription packages now offer an ad-free experience for readers.
Cancel anytime.
Questions? Email helpdesk@businesslive.co.za or call 0860 52 52 00. Got a subscription voucher? Redeem it now.