New Zealand does not want Huawei's telecom equipment

Aligned with the North American position, which calls on Allied countries to turn away from it, and along the same lines as Australia, the New Zealand rejected the request of a local operator asking to be able to use telecom equipment provided by the Chinese group Huawei for its future 5G network.

National intelligence services point to a risk to the national security with the danger of cyber-listening and cyber-piracy for the benefit of the Asian giant.

The decision is equally political and economic in the face of a very active Chinese empire seeking to strengthen its influence.

The telecom operator from New Zealand Spark, who initiated the application and wants to be the first to launch a 5G network in the country, said to study the decision to block and want to find solutions with the government to accommodate the predicted risks.

It is not easy to ignore Huawei for operators wanting to quickly launch the 5G, which says it has already signed 20 agreements of 5G contracts in the world.

The equipment maker says it wants to do everything to quell the fears but the Chinese government is also putting pressure by expressing concern about such a decision excluding its champion deployments.