British telecoms group Vodafone tackled a security flaw with Huawei technology a decade ago, it was revealed Tuesday amid widespread concerns over the Chinese giant developing 5G networks abroad. Bloomberg reported that Vodafone, Europe's biggest mobile phone company, identified hidden so-called backdoors in software that could have handed Huawei unauthorised access to the carrier's fixed-line network in Italy used to connect to the Internet. Software vulnerabilities are an industry-wide challenge." Huawei is facing pushback in some Western markets over fears Beijing could spy on communications and gain access to critical infrastructure if allowed to develop foreign 5G networks offering instantaneous mobile data transfer. His comments Monday came after media reports said prime minister Theresa May had conditionally allowed Huawei to build the UK 5G network.

Source: The Star April 30, 2019 10:07 UTC