WASHINGTON: Chinese telecoms companies like ZTE and Huawei face severely tightened access to the US market despite the Trump administration's deal this week to give ZTE a lifeline after it agreed to a steep fine. The two Chinese companies are poised to become global leaders in the 5G rollout, just beginning this year in several countries. A 2012 congressional report said the use of Huawei and ZTE equipment in US critical infrastructure "could undermine core US national-security interests." The warnings come at a time of growing concerns over Chinese technology and spying. Still, no one has publicly detailed any concrete examples of such attempts by Huawei or ZTE.

Source: Bangkok Post June 10, 2018 01:41 UTC