U.S. says 5G networks are 'vulnerable' to undermine Chinese suppliers: report

It's no secret that the U.Sdoesn't want Huawei or any other Chinese tech company selling its networking equipment in America. Now it's taking that cause beyond its borders.

The U.S. government is actively pressuring allies and telecom companies in those countries to stop them from using networking equipment from Huawei and other China-based tech companies, the Wall Street Journal is reporting. The U.S. is specifically pointing to supposed vulnerabilities inherent to 5G, the report said, in order to dissuade Huawei's partners.

One unnamed U.S. official in the report cited "additional complexities to 5G networks that make them more vulnerable to cyberattacks." In the briefings between the U.S. and its allies, a key talking point is that individual 5G cell towers will take on more "core" functions with regard to voice and data traffic, which isn't the case with current (4G LTE and older) equipment, according to the report. Read more...

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