Whatever analysis you may have read, the U.S. and certain of its allies firmly believe there is a major threat from the introduction of Huawei equipment. A few days earlier, U.S. officials appeared to concede that they have failed to secure the widespread prohibition of Huawei 5G equipment. It sets out procedures for physical and electronic surveillance and collection of foreign intelligence information." Their only major setback since MWC has been the publication of a damning report by the U.K.'s spy agency, suggesting that it may be impossible to mitigate the risks from Huawei 5G equipment long-term. The issue for the U.K. is that their spy agency has said it cannot assure the long-term security of Huawei equipment, and the industry has said it cannot afford to remove it.

Source: Forbes April 05, 2019 06:30 UTC