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BT calls US firm to Replace Huawei.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bt-calls-us-firm-to-replace-huawei-bqx2djtw3

BT has signed up a new supplier (Adtran) to reduce its reliance on Huawei for the kit to build a nationwide fibre broadband network in order to comply with a government order to use less Huawei tech, the Government asking telecoms owners sjould reduce the amount of data and calls carried on Huawei equipment to 35% within 3 years although a setback for Huawei it fell short of the wholesale ban issued in the United States.

Washington has frozen it out of the telecoms systems due to secrutiy concerns, believing the tech could be used to create back doors for Chinese spies to eavsdrop on internet traffic.

Britian lacks behind many devloped nations in making fibre optic cables, only 10% of homes and businesses have access

Original post by Andrew97
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bt-calls-us-firm-to-replace-huawei-bqx2djtw3

BT has signed up a new supplier (Adtran) to reduce its reliance on Huawei for the kit to build a nationwide fibre broadband network in order to comply with a government order to use less Huawei tech, the Government asking telecoms owners sjould reduce the amount of data and calls carried on Huawei equipment to 35% within 3 years although a setback for Huawei it fell short of the wholesale ban issued in the United States.

Washington has frozen it out of the telecoms systems due to secrutiy concerns, believing the tech could be used to create back doors for Chinese spies to eavsdrop on internet traffic.

Britian lacks behind many devloped nations in making fibre optic cables, only 10% of homes and businesses have access


Die to cv19 and the unclear Chinese connection plus their unwillingness to have na independent enquiry then there could easily be a trade war, which will cause a rethink in using Huawei at all.
Reply 2
This is assuming the resident nutcases don't torch all the masts to start with :lol:
you do realise that the UK cannot manufactured their own 5 G network equipment any more. Due to the fact, the UK government sold / given the green light for Plessey to be taken over by Germany Siemens . And this was about 20 years ago
want to see a real spy network in the UK

search on the internet for Menwith hill camp
Reply 5
Original post by williamho
want to see a real spy network in the UK

search on the internet for Menwith hill camp

In absolutely no definition of 'spy network' does the listening post at RAF Menwith Hill meet it..
This Huawei situation is utter nonsense, to put in in perspective nearly every BT internet customer in the country has a Huawei smart hub in their home.
Reply 7
Original post by DiddyDec
This Huawei situation is utter nonsense, to put in in perspective nearly every BT internet customer in the country has a Huawei smart hub in their home.

Never mind a fair whack of their phones to start with.
Original post by Napp
Never mind a fair whack of their phones to start with.

And most of the internet/phone connection boxes you see in residential areas.
Original post by williamho
want to see a real spy network in the UK

search on the internet for Menwith hill camp

Want to see a real Chinese spy network in the UK?
Check out some of the industrial scale posters in this place.
Reply 10
You can move from Huawei tech to US tech but you've still got the same problem, only this time the spies eavesdropping on you are at Fort Meade.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/06/nsa-phone-records-verizon-court-order
Reply 11
Original post by Just my opinion
Want to see a real Chinese spy network in the UK?
Check out some of the industrial scale posters in this place.

Did you not hear? China Penguin got booted :lol:
Original post by JWatch
You can move from Huawei tech to US tech but you've still got the same problem, only this time the spies eavesdropping on you are at Fort Meade.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/06/nsa-phone-records-verizon-court-order

Ahh the agony of choice. In fairness, the Chinese are less likely to have you abducted and flown to gitmo :lol:

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