UK committee remains wary of Huawei telco equipment in annual report

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The United Kingdom’s Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre Oversight Board says it can only provided ‘limited assurance’ that risks relating to Huawei’s involvement in UK networks have been sufficiently mitigated

Published 3:04 PM, July 24, 2018

Updated 3:04 PM, July 24, 2018

Photo by Gelo Gonzales/Rappler

Photo by Gelo Gonzales/Rappler

MANILA, Philippines – Huawei, amid strengthening efforts from the US government to ban its equipment from their networks, is also currently facing criticism in the UK for alleged engineering shortcomings.

The annual report authored by Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre (HCSEC) Oversight Board claims that the technical issues identified in the Chinese telecommunication giant’s engineering process pose “new risks” to the UK telecommunications network.

“The Oversight Board can provide only limited assurance that any risks to UK national security from Huawei’s involvement in the UK’s critical networks have been sufficiently mitigated,” the report added.

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