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This is not a hypothetical question at all. Denmark is certainly asking this question, with the understanding that currently the US can tap anything they want i
by okintheory 7y ago
This is not a hypothetical question at all. Denmark is certainly asking this question, with the understanding that currently the US can tap anything they want in our communications infrastructure, and buying 5G from Huawei would instead give that power to the Chinese.
I think it is fortunate that Danish political consensus is converging toward avoiding Huawei infrastructure. American politicians might be as bad as Chinese leaders, but the former are sometimes held accountable, however meekly.
- dogma1138 7y agoWhat American company provides 5G carrier capabilities currently? I can’t think of any the only two that come in mind that aren’t Chinese are Alcatel-Nokia-Siemens-Lucent or w/e they are called now and Ericsson. For the most part the US can compromise networks without needing to control the companies that provide the equipment they’ll just compromise the operator and the supply chain.
- diskiesk 7y agoThe network core (back-end) of mobile network (including 5G) probably uses Cisco or Juniper switches, which are American companies. PS: I'm supporting blacklisting of Huawei equipment.