The European Union is considering a mandatory ban on member-states using companies that might pose a security risk in their 5G networks, including China's Huawei Technologies, the Financial Times reported Tuesday. The move comes in response to increasing concerns in Brussels about certain national governments delaying action, the officials told the newspaper. In addition, the EU could introduce a mandatory ban on firms deemed to present a security risk, such as Huawei, if member states continue to delay, including Germany. Huawei said the act opposes politicising cyber security evaluation, violating fairness and non-discrimination principles. Meanwhile, Washington accused Huawei of being a criminal enterprise that had stolen from US companies, violated sanctions against North Korea and made false statements to the FBI and urged its allies to ban the company from their critical communications infrastructure.

Source: The Standard June 08, 2023 01:12 UTC