The Huawei controversy: Everything you need to know

guest · Feb 19, 2019

The Huawei controversy: Everything you need to know
Here's a timeline that breaks down the saga
February 19, 2019
https://www.cnet.com/news/the-huawei-controversy-everything-you-need-to-know/

Huawei is one of the biggest mysteries in the wireless industry right now.

It's the world's No. 1 telecom supplier and No. 2 smartphone maker. Yet it's a pariah in several countries, including the US, to the point that the FBI reportedly set up a sting at CES 2019.

Huawei, for its part, has long denied any wrongdoing and continues to maintain its innocence through the recent charges.
It can be tough to keep pace with the sheer number of headlines, so let's put what's happened over the past year in a handy timeline. [...]
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hawki · Mar 4, 2019

"Huawei Said to Be Preparing to Sue the U.S. Government

The Chinese electronics giant Huawei is preparing to sue the United States government for banning federal agencies from using the company’s products...

The lawsuit is due to be filed in the Eastern District of Texas, where Huawei has its American headquarters,...

The move could be aimed at forcing the United States government to more publicly make its case against the Chinese equipment maker. It is part of a broad push by Huawei to defend itself against a campaign led by the United States to undermine the company, which Washington sees as a security threat...

The lawsuit that Huawei is preparing to file in the United States is expected to challenge a section of a defense spending authorization law that was approved last year. The provision blocks executive agencies from using telecom equipment made by Huawei and another Chinese company, ZTE..."

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/04/technology/huawei-lawsuit-us-government.html

sukarof · Mar 4, 2019

I have no doubt that a company that is active in China is controlled by the government, but it would be nice to see some proof of what Huawei has done or are going to do spy-wise.

Fad · Mar 4, 2019

Huawei were a subject of 'interest' some years ago due to the UK ISP provider TalkTalk getting into bed with them...

https://wiki.openrightsgroup.org/wiki/TalkTalk_HomeSafe

presumably the situation is all still as it was, they could be doing anything with that data and may have been doing so for a long time.
I wouldn`t be surprised whatsoever.

longshots · Mar 4, 2019

Fad said: ↑

they could be doing anything with that data and may have been doing so for a long time
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you mean like Google, Facebook and [add your selection here]

guest · Mar 4, 2019

All that Huawei drama is just US gov conspiracy to win the 5G huge market.
Because:

1- let say telecom companies are in bed with their gov and "spy" on us.
US rather get their own or allies' telecom companies win the 5G war so they can collect/share datas for themselves which they can't if Huawei/China wins.

2- let say telecom companies aren't in bed with their gov. , so all this is just commercial war, we all know US gov is quite adept as backing up by any means their major companies, not a secret.

Look at Australia, major US ally, banning Huawei for 5G very early for "security reasons" , but at same time letting Huawei installing 4G boxes all over the country... Do you see the contradiction? Funny isn't it?

All this is political and commercial war, nothing more, nothing less.
Governments don't want people having real privacy, they want eradicate it.

guest · Mar 6, 2019

Huawei launches European cybersecurity centre
New "transparency centre" is latest part of Huawei openness pledge
March 5, 2019
https://www.itproportal.com/news/huawei-launches-european-cybersecurity-centre/

Huawei has opened a new European cybersecurity showcase facility in Brussels as it continues to try and be more open about its practices.

Huawei says the opening shows its "cyber security commitment to governments, customers, and other partners in Europe" and will provide better support to facilitate collaboration across the continent.
[...] We welcome all regulators, standards organisations, and customers to fully use this platform to collaborate more closely on security standards, verification mechanisms, and security technology innovation."

"Together, we can improve security across the entire value chain and help build trust through verification."
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guest · Mar 6, 2019

Government rebuffed Huawei's cyber security offer
March 5, 2019
https://www.afr.com/business/teleco...-huaweis-cyber-security-offer-20190305-h1bztd

The Australian federal government rejected a proposal by Huawei to build a cyber security evaluation centre, an offer the Chinese telco claimed would have let authorities vet its equipment to make sure it was secure.
But the offer did not persuade the government, which last August banned Chinese manufacturers from involvement in Australia's 5G mobile network, citing cyber security concerns.

However, Nigel Phair, director of UNSW Canberra Cyber, backed the government's decision [...] The concern is when you look at the game changer that 5G is considered to be, you have to be really careful who has access to the network. It's one massive piece of risk," he said.
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guest · Mar 6, 2019

Long read
Huawei: The story of a controversial company
March 6, 2019
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/Huawei

Soon 5G mobile internet will be everywhere.

Huawei is a pioneer but is accused of being a gateway for China to spy on Western nations.
Is the firm guilty? Or the victim of unfair rumours? [...]
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hawki · Mar 6, 2019

"Huawei sues U.S. as legal war intensifies

Chinese telecom giant Huawei sued the U.S. government Wednesday night, asserting that Congress violated the Constitution last year when it barred federal agencies from using the company's technology...

The lawsuit — filed in federal court in the Eastern District of Texas, home to Huawei’s U.S. headquarters in Plano — is the latest twist in an escalating legal and public relations battle taking place against the backdrop of the U.S.-China trade talks...

'The U.S. Congress has repeatedly failed to produce any evidence to support its restrictions on Huawei products,' Guo Ping, the company’s rotating chairman, said at a news conference in Shenzhen, China. 'After exhausting all other means to allay the doubts of some U.S. lawmakers, we are left with no choice but to challenge the law in court.'

In a 54-page complaint, Huawei contends that Congress overstepped its constitutional authority in penalizing the company and has impeded its ability to do business with private-sector firms in the U.S..."

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/06/huawei-sues-us-government-1209093

Krusty · Mar 6, 2019

Why Australia is prepared to ban Huawei from its 5G network while the UK and Germany aren't

While Australia was quick to exclude Huawei equipment from its 5G network, several major allies including the UK are not convinced that a ban is warranted.
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Germany and the UK have their eyes wide open to the alleged risks Huawei poses to their national security, but they also believe those risks can be managed.

Even Chuck Robbins, the chief executive of Cisco — one of Huawei's main competitors — reportedly suggested on Sunday that fears of Huawei's 5G dominance may be overblown.

And while Australia and the US have currently closed the door on Huawei, experts are divided on whether the remaining three members of the Five Eyes alliance — drawing together the intelligence services of the UK, US, Canada, New Zealand and Australia — are likely to follow suit.

They do however agree that the allies are under pressure, as their decisions could have an impact on the Five Eyes intelligence relationship.

Let's take a look at where different countries are at with their decisions, and why Australia may have been so quick to make up its mind.
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guest · Mar 7, 2019

Basically it is Huawei (accused of spying) vs 5-Eyes (known to spy).

Information is power, Huawei and its advanced 5G technology is felt as a treat by the 5-Eyes who wants hegemony.

Australia is such a puppet of USA, it is laughable.

Krusty · Mar 7, 2019

guest said: ↑

Australia is such a puppet of USA, it is laughable.
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Very sad but true.

ronjor · Mar 7, 2019

Germany toughens security criteria for all telecoms equipment vendors

Douglas Busvine March 7, 2019
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany set tougher criteria on Thursday for vendors supplying telecoms network equipment, stopping short of singling out China’s Huawei Technologies for special treatment and instead saying the same rules should apply to all vendors.
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hawki · Mar 8, 2019

[FYI: A reminder -- Story dated March, 2014]:

"N.S.A. Breached [Huawei] Chinese Servers Seen as Security Threat...

But even as the United States made a public case about the dangers of buying from Huawei, classified documents show that the National Security Agency was creating its own back doors — directly into Huawei’s networks.

The agency pried its way into the servers in Huawei’s sealed headquarters in Shenzhen, China’s industrial heart, according to N.S.A. documents provided by the former contractor Edward J. Snowden. It obtained information about the workings of the giant routers and complex digital switches that Huawei boasts connect a third of the world’s population, and monitored communications of the company’s top executives...

One of the goals of the operation, code-named “Shotgiant,” was to find any links between Huawei and the People’s Liberation Army,..

...But the plans went further: to exploit Huawei’s technology so that when the company sold equipment to other countries — including both allies and nations that avoid buying American products — the N.S.A. could roam through their computer and telephone networks to conduct surveillance and, if ordered by the president, offensive cyberoperations..."

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/23/...servers-seen-as-spy-peril.html?ref=technology

Stefan Froberg · Mar 8, 2019

Spy vs. Spy situation.
World biggest spy network (5-eyes) vs. world second largest phone manufacturer controlled by Chinas communist party (founder is a party member and every company in China has to have party member inside company organization by law).

Hell...South Korean and Taiwanese stuff looks better and better every passing day....

guest · Mar 8, 2019

Vodafone says complete UK ban on Huawei would cost it millions of pounds
US pushing for Huawei ban
March 8, 2019
https://www.computerworld.com.au/ar...-uk-ban-huawei-would-cost-it-millions-pounds/

The United States has asked allies not to use Huawei's technology because it could be a vehicle for Chinese spy operations, an accusation denied by the company.

"If we were forced to remove Huawei from the network, we would need to go to the 32 percent of base stations that are currently using Huawei for radio and replace all of those with somebody else's technology [...]"
"The cost of doing that runs into the hundreds of millions and would dramatically affect our 5G business case; we would have to slow down the deployment of 5G very significantly."

He said operators should be able to use Huawei's radio technology on its masts even if they could not use the company's kit in the more critical transport network and core network.
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guest · Mar 8, 2019

US and allies gov shady tactics will fail because they don't have any solid evidences at all , nor they can offer better and cheaper replacement to Huawei tech.

guest · Mar 11, 2019

US threatens to reduce intelligence sharing if Germany doesn’t ban Huawei
March 11, 2019
https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/11/germany-intelligence-sharing/

The U.S. government is threatening to reduce the amount of intelligence it shares with Germany if Huawei wins a contract to build the country’s next-generation 5G network.

That’s the takeaway from a letter sent by the U.S. ambassador to Germany, Richard Grenell, to Germany’s economics minister Peter Altmaier, as reported by The Wall Street Journal.
It comes just days after Germany’s federal cybersecurity agency announced its 5G security requirements, but did not outright ban Huawei from the contract-bidding process.

But Germany has — like the British — seen little conclusive evidence to show that Beijing is behind the scenes pulling the strings — only that the company could be compelled to spy in the future once use of the technology has been firmly established.
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guest · Mar 12, 2019

mood said: ↑

US threatens to reduce intelligence sharing if Germany doesn’t ban Huawei
March 11, 2019
https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/11/germany-intelligence-sharing/
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Germany to Consult US Over Huawei Security Fears
March 12, 2019
https://www.securityweek.com/germany-consult-us-over-huawei-security-fears-merkel

"We will define our standards for ourselves," Merkel told reporters at a Berlin press conference with Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel.
However, "we will of course discuss these questions with our partners in Europe as well as the relevant authorities in the United States," she added.

The US and several other Western nations, fearful of the security risks posed by the company closely tied to the Chinese government, have shut Huawei out of tenders for the development of the newest 5G infrastructure.
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guest · Mar 15, 2019

China Does Not Ask Firms to Spy on Others: Premier
March 15, 2019
https://www.securityweek.com/china-does-not-ask-firms-spy-others-premier

The United States has launched a global campaign to convince Western allies to shut Huawei out of next-generation 5G technology over fears the company could be used by Beijing for espionage.

But Premier Li Keqiang said the government would not ask any company to spy on its behalf.
"There is none of that now, and there never will be (any of it) in the future," Li told journalists at a press briefing marking the end of China's yearly parliamentary meeting.
"This is not in accordance with Chinese law, and is not how China does things."

China's government voiced support last week for a lawsuit Huawei filed against the United States over legislation preventing American federal agencies from buying its equipment and services.
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guest · Mar 16, 2019

Huawei says it has its own OS in case it gets banned
March 15, 2019
https://www.itproportal.com/news/huawei-says-it-has-its-own-os-in-case-it-ges-banned/

Huawei has revealed a plan B in case the trade war between China and the Westmeans it is no longer allowed to use the Android operaing system.

Huawei’s mobile chief Richard Yu Chengdong told German media outlet Die Welt it has been working on its own operating system that can run on both mobile devices and personal computers.
“We have prepared our own operating system, if it turns out we can no longer use these systems [Android], we will be ready and have our plan B,” Yu said in the interview.

These hints should not be taken lightly. Research suggests that in the fourth quarter of last year, Huawei has held a significant portion of the global smartphone market share – 15 per cent.
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Huawei confirms it has built its own operating system just in case US tensions disrupt use of Google’s Android

guest · Mar 18, 2019

Is Huawei a security threat? Seven experts weigh in
The Verge convened authorities to hear their opinions
March 17, 2019
https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/17/18264283/huawei-security-threat-experts-china-spying-5g

The United States government is cracking down hard on Huawei. Lawmakers and intelligence officials have claimed the telecommunications giant could be exploited by the Chinese government for espionage, presenting a potentially grave national security risk, especially as the US builds out its next-generation 5G network.

Most importantly, the company’s leaders have said the US has not produced evidence that it works inappropriately with the Chinese government or that it would in the future.

Regardless of how the suit shakes out, it will hardly be the last volley in the ongoing battle. Is the US right to target Chinese equipment makers like Huawei, or has the company, as it maintains, been unfairly maligned? The Verge convened experts, from prominent China-watchers to Sen. Marco Rubio, to give their views. [...]
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guest · Mar 28, 2019

‘Long term security risks’ from Huawei
March 27, 2019
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-47732139

The report, issued by the National Cyber Security Centre, which is part of GCHQ, says it can provide "only limited assurance that the long-term security risks can be managed in the Huawei equipment currently deployed in the UK".
The report reflects what are said to be deep frustrations at the failure of the company to address previously identified problems.
Poor practices
There is no allegation in the latest report that the company is deliberately introducing backdoors or working to carry out any kind of espionage on behalf of the Chinese state.
Rather, the accusation is that poor practices by the company create vulnerabilities that in turn pose security risks.
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hawki · Apr 1, 2019

"Denmark’s TDC shuns China's Huawei for 5G rollout

Danish telecom group TDC has chosen Swedish firm Ericsson over existing provider Huawei to roll out its ultra-fast 5G mobile network across the country, as a debate rages over security concerns surrounding the Chinese giant..."

https://www.thelocal.dk/20190319/denmarks-tdc-shuns-chinas-huawei-for-5g-rollout

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