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Huawei lobbies hard to allay Australia’s security concerns

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SYDNEY: Chinese telecom firm Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s network equipment is “safe and secure”, its Australian chairman said, ramping up the company’s public lobbying against concerns that its links to China pose a security risk.


Australia is likely to bar Huawei from participating in a 5G mobile telecommunications roll-out as it fears the company is de facto controlled by Beijing and sensitive infrastructure will be vulnerable to eavesdropping, according to Australian media reports.


“Banning Huawei will not make the Australian telecom ecosystem safer, but will have a huge impact on the industry and the prices and services Australians receive,” John Lord, chairman of Huawei’s Australian unit, told Australian Associated Press.


“It will be a great policy failure and demonstrate to the world that we are not ready for the new reality of a smart and innovative China,” said Lord, adding Huawei’s products are “safe and secure”.The spat between Huawei and Australia’s security agencies lands amid a low in Sino-Australian relations and intense concern at Chinese influence in Australian politics.


Huawei, whose chairman Lord, was a former Rear Admiral in Australia’s Navy, emerged on Tuesday as the top corporate sponsor of international trips by Australian federal politicians. — Reuters


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