German Chancellor Angela Merkel answers questions of lawmaker about German government's policy at the parliament Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday. The bill, which now goes to parliament, seeks to address concerns that vendors such as Chinese tech company Huawei might pose a security risk if they have access to core parts of the German telecoms network. The measure doesn’t amount to an outright ban on Huawei in Germany, as demanded by the United States. “This law concerns fundamental questions of IT security and not individual manufacturers,” Steffen Seibert told reporters in Berlin. “Huawei will continue to work transparently with regulators, customers, and industry organizations to ensure the security of mobile networks.”-AP

Source: The Standard December 17, 2020 08:07 UTC