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November 28, 2018 17:16:35
The New Zealand international spy agency has banned the mobile phone company Spark from using Huawei hardware in its 5G upgrade project, claiming that this posed "a significant risk to the network security ".
Key points:
- Huawei helped build a 5G test site near the New Zealand Parliament
- Premier Jacinda Ardern is somewhat removed from the close relationship that existed between the former government and China
- This decision could have economic consequences for New Zealand, with China being its main trading partner.
The action follows a similar ban in Australia, where the Chinese telecom giant was prevented in August from deploying the Australian 5G network for security reasons.
Spark is disappointed with the decision of the New Zealand Government's Communications Security Office.
But the company is confident that it can still launch its 5G network by July 2020.
Huawei suffered a setback in the US market in 2012 when a congressional report said it was a security risk and warned the phone companies not to buy his equipment.
Chinese law requires organizations and citizens that they support, badist and cooperate in intelligence work, which, according to badysts, could make Huawei's equipment a means of spying.
In New Zealand, Huawei has already participated in the creation of mobile phone networks.
In March, Spark and Huawei presented a 5G test site in front of Parliament as part of an advertising campaign in which Minister of Broadcasting Clare Curran took part.
The latest development could have diplomatic and economic implications for New Zealand, which relies on China as the main trading partner.
But New Zealand is also part of the "Five Eyes" security alliance that includes the United States, Britain, Canada, and Australia.
New Zealand was the first developed country to sign a free trade agreement with China in 2008, and China buys billions of dollars worth of dairy products exported by New Zealand every year, which are often used for manufacture of infant formula.
The previous Conservative government of New Zealand had close relations with China.
But over the past year, under the leadership of Liberal Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand has somewhat withdrawn from the situation, adopting a warmer relationship with Japan and investing resources in the Pacific. partly to counter the growing influence of China.
5G in Australia from 2020
After the ban made to Huawei to deploy a 5G infrastructure in Australia, the company denied the risk that it poses a risk to national security and said that it "has set up a secure wireless technology in Australia for almost 15 years ".
5G is the next generation of mobile technology and should enable faster data speeds and connections.
It is planned to offer up to 50 times the bandwidth available on 4G networks with which users can download the equivalent of three television episodes in one second.
This will also allow more people to use the network before it gets dirty and should allow to inaugurate the "network of objects" by providing connections. mobiles for driverless cars and smart devices.
Australians could use the high-speed mobile phone network from 2020.
Before its launch, experts want further studies on the possible effects of 5G on health, after research has shown that 5G technology can penetrate the skin to a depth of 8 millimeters.
Huawei argued that, with or without their involvement in the deployment of 5G in Australia, the technology would be manufactured in China and its ban would "decimate" the industry, slow down network modernization and competition.
ABC / AP
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mobile phones,
information and communication,
world politics,
Government and politics,
New Zealand,
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