I actually mixed this up with another claim of a backdoor (the bug). The Bloomberg claim of a backdoor, which you linked, is even more absurd. The "backdoor" w

I actually mixed this up with another claim of a backdoor (the bug). The Bloomberg claim of a backdoor, which you linked, is even more absurd. The "backdoor" was Telnet, which Huawei used during the initial configuration of the Vodafone equipment. Vodafone said to Bloomberg, "There is absolutely no truth in the suggestion that Huawei conceals backdoors in its equipment."