Huawei 'never were not' allowed to run 5G network - Jacinda Ardern

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Huawei 'never were not' allowed to run 5G network - Jacinda Ardern
19/02/2019
Katie Fitzgerald

Chinese telecommunications company Huawei was never ruled out of building parts of New Zealand's 5G network, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says.

The Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) said it had concerns with letting Huawei run the network in November and plans hit a stumbling block.

Spark wanted to start using Huawei cellphone tower equipment from 2020, and notified director-general of the (GCSB) Andrew Hampton about the proposal last year, as is required by law.

But after carrying out an assessment, the GCSB identified major network security risks if the technology was to be implemented.

China's relationship with New Zealand appearing to sour significantly after the decision, although Ms Ardern said it was simply "complex".

Several other countries have had similar concerns, but on Monday it was revealed the United Kingdom may let Huawei install a network there after all, after work to mitigate security concerns.

Ms Ardern told The AM Show New Zealand was in a similar place to the UK, looking at how it can mitigate any concerns about security, although the process was different.

"How far down the track the UK already is with Huawei, actually is different to New Zealand... we have a different process.

"We have a piece of legislation that says that we go through a pretty rigorous assessment independently via the GCSB, they'll look at concerns or any security issues.

"They have done so and have gone back to Spark... and said to them there are concerns, your option now is to mitigate those and that is the place in the process where we currently are."

But she refused to say the GCSB decision meant the end of Huawei's plans to help build the network, rather it was delayed while Spark looked for a solution.


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"They [Huawei] are back in the running for this?" host Duncan Garner said.

"They never were not, there was a very quick interpretation of what happened, but as I say, the legislation sets out a process.

"The GCSB have raised concerns, that is in the public domain, they have gone back to Spark with those concerns, now the ball is in Spark's court, that is literally where the process sits."

Ms Ardern said she supported the original decision on the network as the GCSB was the best organisation to make the judgement.

"The GCSB is in the best place to make these calls, and this exists for good reason."

A spokesperson for Spark told Newshub the company was still in discussions with the GCSB.

"We are working through what possible mitigations we might be able to provide to address the concerns raised by the GCSB and have not yet made any decision on whether or when we should submit a revised proposal to GCSB."

A difficult decision

Simplicity investment company founder Sam Stubbs told The AM Show the GCSB's decision on the network was likely not made lightly, but clearly embarrassed China.

"China takes these things very seriously, this is a loss of face for them and you know when they're displeased," he said.

"It was a very strong message, although I would also say, don't take it lightly, very rarely would the Government go out and do something like this, clearly there is some substance to this I think."

Commentator Richard Harman agreed the incident was severe and said diplomats he spoke to were concerned by the frosty relations.

"People were saying 'look, this potentially is as big a foreign policy crisis as the 1985 ANZUS crisis'," he said.

The 1985 crisis saw New Zealand's relationship with the US sour significantly over the use of nuclear weapons.

Newshub.

 

[JSCh]

New Zealand leader says no final decision on using Huawei - AP NEWS

 

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Huawei may still have role in NZ's 5G: PM

New Zealand's prime minister won't rule out that Huawei tech could still be used in a internet upgrade across her country if unnamed risks can be mitigated.

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New Zealand still hasn't ruled out Huawei playing a role in a major internet network upgrade if unnamed risks raised by security agencies can be mitigated, but it won't be swayed by Britain's decision in the matter, its prime minister says.

New Zealand's Government Communications Security Bureau (GSCB) last year told telco Spark gear from China's Huawei - the world's largest telecom equipment company - proposed for the rollout of its 5G network posed an unspecified but "significant network security risk".

Its government has spent recent weeks defending the state of the country's relationship with the world's second-largest economy amid opposition party suggestions the Huawei decision has irked Beijing.

But Kiwi policymakers have held that Huawei has never been banned from the country and that the issue is with the particular technology being proposed, not the company or its country of origin.

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern reiterated her government's position that a process to see if the risks could be mitigated was still ongoing and that no final decision had yet been made.

"That's exactly the situation we're in right now," she told TVNZ.

"The GCSB's gone back and sought that mitigation. That is independent of us. And I do hold confidence in the process."

New Zealand politicians and the GCSB have declined to publicly state what the suspected threat may be or how it may be mitigated.

This week, the Financial Times reported Britain had decided the security risks surrounding Hauwei's technology were manageable and that the decision could carry signficant sway with other nations.

Ardern said New Zealand would be making its own decision.

"It is fair to say Five Eyes [intelligence network], of course, share information but we make our own independent decisions," she told reporters.

Western spy agencies have increasingly raised security concerns about Huawei over what they say are possible links to the Chinese government, with the United States reportedly pressing allies to avoid the company. Australia was among the first countries to ban Huawei from its 5G networks.

The company has repeatedly denied posing a risk.

New Zealand policymakers have denied being pressured by Washington.

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/huawei-may-still-have-role-in-nz-s-5g-pm

 

[patero]

If our government is stupid/weak enough to give Huawei the contract for our 5G network, I'll probably move to Australia again.

 

[master_13]

If our government is stupid/weak enough to give Huawei the contract for our 5G network, I'll probably move to Australia again.

Then move. Apparently your prime minister does care about all the trade surplus with china and continue to be so.

 

[Jlaw]

If our government is stupid/weak enough to give Huawei the contract for our 5G network, I'll probably move to Australia again.

What if weak Australia give Huawei the contract? Where will you move to?

 

[oprih]

Lol, these tiny country is now backtracking, i guess they finally stopped being dumb and realized that they need China more than China needs them.

 

[TaiShang]

If our government is stupid/weak enough to give Huawei the contract for our 5G network, I'll probably move to Australia again.

Move to India. They will be the last to allow Huawei. But, in India, you need to avoid Xiaomi.

 

[HannibalBarca]

I wonder if the few CN members in this Forum will give some "escuses" after Insulting those countries who "allegedly" forbade Huawei 5G...

 

[TaiShang]

I wonder if the few CN members in this Forum will give some "escuses" after Insulting those countries who "allegedly" forbade Huawei 5G...

US regime made it look like the world was about to collapse -- coming from the highest-level figure heads.

Some CN members still mistakenly takes the US regime mouthpieces seriously.

China's Foreign Ministry, on the other hand, never used foul mouth against any of these countries.

 

[rambro]

"complex"

She mean, we are getting arm bent by the US regime

 

[TaiShang]

HUAWEI AND THE UK’S 3 MAJOR OPERATORS OPENED THE FIRST CROSS-NETWORK 5G VIDEO CALL

ARGAM ARTASHYAN FEBRUARY 21, 2019



2019 will become the first year of 5G network commercialization, and many countries in the world are now in the process of 5G network deployment. As for the UK, the three major operators are expected to conduct commercial trials in the second half of this year. As you can guess, Huawei is there as well.

Today, at the pre-communication meeting of the 2019 World Mobile Congress in London, Huawei and the three major operators in the UK conducted the world’s first multi-party 5G network-based video call, marking that the UK’s major operators already have commercial 5G networks.

Also Read: British Carriers Believe That Huawei’s Ban Will Affect The UK’s 5G Development

At present, we know Huawei has already obtained more than 30 5G commercial contracts, of which 18 are from Europe. We know Huawei is one of the major players in the development of 5G technology. However, it has faced some major setbacks in dealing with countries like the US, New Zealand, etc. They expressed security concerns and some have even banned the use of Huawei’s 5G equipment. The European continent seems to be free with Huawei and many countries in the region have welcomed the company.

In fact, China Mobile successfully opened the first call based on 3GPP R15 standard in Guangzhou in April 2018; Shandong Unicom opened 5G telephone in Qingdao on April 18, 2018; in January this year, in Shenzhen Guangdong Unicom and ZTE Corporation opened the world’s first 5G smartphone field call based on the latest 3GPP protocol version, and used WeChat, video and other applications under the 5G network.

Read Also: Lei Jun: Xiaomi Mi 9 has greatly increased my confidence

In terms of smartphones, Samsung has already released its Galaxy S10 5G phone. Other big players such as Huawei, OPPO, VIVO, and Xiaomi will announce their own models in the nearest future.

Huawei and the UK's 3 Major Operators Opened the First 5G Video Call | GizChina

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