The new report said Huawei had failed to follow through on security commitments made as far back as 2012. (Juan Medina/Reuters)British security officials previously said they believed any risks posed by Huawei could be managed. 'Major defects'The 40-plus-page report identified several new technical issues with Huawei equipment and revealed that the problems were at a greater scale than previously publicly acknowledged. The board added that overall, the problems reveal "serious and systematic defects in Huawei's software engineering and cyber security competence." And, as a result, the board could still only provide limited assurances that the security risks posed by Huawei equipment could be managed long term.

Source: CBC News March 28, 2019 15:08 UTC