Who is allowed to participate in the construction of the German-5G-mobile network? The Federal government created safety criteria, but does not want to exclude individual manufacturers in a lump sum.
In the Federal government, a media contradicted the report that the decision on the contribution of the Chinese network equipment manufacturer Huawei at the German-5G-be mobile like the network.
While the government will adopt soon a security catalog, in the criteria for the participation of companies in the 5G-network. “But the German approach was and is no exclusion clause against individual companies to set up”, learned the news Agency Reuters from government circles.
Huawei needs to prove now, like all the other competitors in that it fulfilled the safety criteria. Only then you can decide on a participation of Huawei in the construction of high-performance 5G network.
The “Handelsblatt” had previously reported with regard to the Federal network Agency and the Federal office for information security (BSI) developed security requirements, that there is no Anti-Huawei-contained clause. This was interpreted by the newspaper as a decision for a use of Huawei technology.
Nothing New since March
German Chancellor Angela Merkel had already announced in March that there would be no exclusion clause against Huawei. Interior Minister Horst Seehofer, had spoken out against exclusion of the Chinese company and economic damage in relations with China warned.
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After U.S. ban: Huawei own way
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After U.S. ban: Huawei own way
Many weeks ago, it was “of the unanimous result of a Ministerial call” to take this Position hold, it said in government circles. In the coalition, especially the foreign policy and security agencies are opposed to the participation of the Chinese group.
The United States is pushing its allies to abandon the construction of their 5G networks on Chinese technology. Japan, Australia, new Zealand and Taiwan have introduced the corresponding blocking clauses for the companies, Huawei and ZTE.
The German line, which had represented the government in Washington, is against safety rules that would have to meet all the applicant companies. For this Position of network operators such as Deutsche Telekom plead.
The Federal government wants to introduce their design for the security rules in the coming days, and with companies and associations to discuss.
US with black list
Huawei is since may in the United States due to safety concerns on a black list. The government in Washington is afraid that Huawei technology, the people could serve the Republic for espionage. Huawei rejects this.
The case is considered to be one of the major issues in the trade conflict between the United States and China. Finally, the “New York Times” had reported that the US-wool cancel government but the ban on Huawei in Parts.
bea/as (Reuters, Handelsblatt)