> The problem is that Huawei kit does not have GCHQ/NSA backdoor capabilities. Hence it has to be banished. GCHQ/NSA don't need to add their own backdoor capab

> The problem is that Huawei kit does not have GCHQ/NSA backdoor capabilities. Hence it has to be banished. GCHQ/NSA don't need to add their own backdoor capabilities. Huawei gear ships with support for what is refered to as Lawful Interception.[0] I agree with the rest of your comment and I said something similar myself a few days ago[1]. But the idea of Huawei being barred by a British carrier because of GCHQ not being able to snoop on it is absurd. Full disclosure: I am a Huawei employee. 0: http://support.huawei.com/enterprise/en/doc/EDOC0100412586?section=j00b http://support.huawei.com/enterprise/en/doc/EDOC0100412586?s... 1: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18514607 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18514607