Chinese-owned telecommunications giant Huawei has been blocked from rolling out Australia's 5G network due to security concerns.
The government said Thursday that the involvement of a company "likely to be subject to extrajudicial directions from a foreign government'' presented too much risk.
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The decision also affects ZTE Corp, a Chinese maker of mobile devices.
Shenzhen-based Huawei, the world's largest telecommunications equipment supplier, had been banned from bidding for contracts for Australia's broadband network in 2011.
Submitted August 23, 2018 at 04:59AM by jaug1 https://ift.tt/2PxczC0
