HUAWEI is reassured by the United Kingdom’s (UK) confirmation to allow it to participate in the country’s 5G roll-out, its Vice-President, Victor Zhang, said on Wednesday.
In a statement, he said: “This evidence-based decision will result in a more advanced, more secure and more cost-effective telecoms infrastructure that is fit for the future. It gives the UK access to world-leading technology and ensures a competitive market.”
The British government said on Tuesday it would allow Huawei to build the country’s next generation of super-fast wireless networks, despite the U.S. threatening that permitting Huawei equipment could undermine trade and intelligence ties with Washington.
Zhang said Huawei has strong track record of supplying cutting-edge technology to telecoms operators in the UK for more than 15 years.
He added that the firm would continue with “supporting customers as they invest in their 5G networks, boosting economic growth and helping the UK continue to compete globally”.
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“The clear cyber security record of Huawei has been recognised by two parliamentary committees in UK, a country with the toughest oversight of our industry in the world, and the views of pre-eminent intelligence officials, all of whom agree there is no technical reason for excluding Huawei from the UK’s 5G network.
“British Government has full access to evaluate Huawei product ranges through Cyber Security and Evaluation Centre, opened in the country in 2010. The oversight board of the facility is chaired by the Chief Executive Officer of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre with members from government, including Government Communications Headquarters, as well as the UK telecommunications sector,” Zhang said.
On the decision to exclude the firm from core network, the spokesperson said Huawei has not been invited to bid for any of the core network contracts for the 5G networks in the UK.
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