Cyber security officials from dozens of countries have proposed a set of principles to ensure the safety of next generation mobile networks amid concerns over the use of gear made by China’s Huawei. Cyber security officials from dozens of countries have proposed a set of principles to ensure the safety of next generation mobile networks amid concerns over the use of gear made by China’s Huawei. The non-binding proposals were published at the end of a two-day meeting in Prague to discuss the security of new 5G networks. The US has been lobbying allies to ban Huawei from 5G networks over concerns that China’s government could force the company to give it access to data for cyber espionage. Officials at the conference in Prague (Petr David Josek/AP)The proposals reflected security concerns, with some wording that also appeared to be aimed at raising the bar for Chinese suppliers.

Source: Irish Independent May 03, 2019 14:03 UTC