Huawei

Former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper explained the risk Huawei poses to the national security of the Western world and offered possible solutions to the problem.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai discusses the advantages and risks that come with 5G.

Huawei claimed that the ban was overbroad, that its due process rights were violated and that Congress was motivated by an intent to punish it and another Chinese telecom company, ZTE.

U.S. prosecutors overlooked apparent violations of U.S. sanctions against Iran by HSBC Holdings in exchange for the British bank's cooperation with a government investigation of Huawei Technologies, lawyers for the Chinese telecom giant said.

Changes could mean chip factories outside the U.S. must get licenses to use U.S. equipment to make chips for Huawei.

Digital forensic experts say there is not enough evidence to definitively say Huawei smartphones are not secure, but U.S. officials warn that the Chinese tech giant's cell network infrastructure allows China access to massive amounts of user data.

Huawei’s vice president and cyber security chief John Suffolk said that to his knowledge no mobile operator had ever given the Chinese company access to the equipment it uses to intercept calls when required to do so by security services.

The U.S. government on Thursday filed new charges against Huawei, accusing the Chinese tech giant of a scheme to steal the intellectual property of U.S. companies.

Huawei Technologies Chief Security Officer Andy Purdy on Thursday denied U.S. intelligence alleging China has backdoor access to the tech giant's mobile devices.

U.S. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said Wednesday that investments in American carrier technology could help the country avoid security threats from Chinese tech giant Huawei.

The company can reportedly use “back doors” built into network hardware for law enforcement that equipment makers should be unable to access.

Attorney General William Barr waded into ongoing diplomatic tensions between the United States and China on Thursday, decrying what he said was Beijing's determination to establish “dominance” in the market of next-generation, high-speed wireless networks.

In November, the FCC voted 5-0 to initially designate Huawei and ZTE as national security risks in a move that would bar their U.S. rural carrier customers from tapping an $8.5 billion government fund to purchase equipment.

U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien argued Wednesday the U.K.'s decision to let Chinese tech giant Huawei control 35 percent of its 5G wireless networks is "very dangerous."

'It gives the UK access to world-leading technology and ensures a competitive market,' Huawei's vice president said.

China is a world leader in 5G development.

The United States is pushing Britain and other allies to ban Huawei from making parts of its 5G network.

'Americans are right to be skeptical of Huawei'

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has so far resisted intense pressure from the U.S. to block Huawei from 5G telecommunications networks.

"This is a really big mistake."