Ever since its own unilateral prohibition of Huawei back home, the US has been trying on the role of an influencer, attempting to talk its allies in Europe and beyond out of doing business with the Chinese telecom titan.
The UK has voiced frustration over the US failure to suggest a back-up plan that would allow Britain to avoid using Huawei technology in would-be 5G phone networks.
Earlier this week, UK PM Boris Johnson openly welcomed Washington to come up with an alternative to the Chinese telecom giant, the leading and cheapest equipment to date, adding, though, that he would prefer not to cast doubt on Britain’s ties with US intelligence:
He hailed the potential – and well-deserved – access for Britons to “the best possible technology”, expressing determination to introduce gigabit broadband for everybody in the country.
On Monday, US officials came to Britain to demand that the country backtrack on its initial plan to allow Huawei to supply a number of non-core 5G elements to their tech market, with the US side citing fresh information about the security hazards that the use of Huawei equipment allegedly entails.
However, shortly afterwards, Britain weighed in on the debate, saying that technical warnings to this end are nothing new.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is currently also deeply engaged in talks back home over whether Germany will allow Huawei’s 5G equipment into the country’s domestic market.
Although the chancellor earlier argued that no entity should be automatically excluded from competition with regard to Germany’s nascent 5G network, she has of late faced resistance from members of her own party.
In the meantime, a number of countries, like Australia and Japan, have already implemented a ban on Huawei, giving in to Washington’s warnings.
Huawei retains the status of being the world’s top provider of the cutting-edge equipment, especially in terms of value for money, otherwise rivalled by Nokia of Finland, Ericsson of Sweden, and the US’ Apple.
However, President Trump has long urged the US’ European and other allies to cut ties with the company, and even blacklisted entities that deal with Huawei back home, on grounds that the company is allegedly a blatant threat to national security acting at Beijing’s behest – the claims both the Chinese government and the Huawei board have repeatedly denied, contending the technology that the company uses is absolutely transparent.
Sourse: sputniknews.com
