[Berlin 14th Reuters]-The German government has compiled the rules for the construction of the next generation communication standard "5G" communication network, according to which Chinese communication equipment manufacturer Huawei (Huawei) products will not be excluded It became.
Several German government officials explained that the security rules compiled this time will not prevent specific equipment manufacturers from entering to ensure a fair competitive environment.
The US has called its allies to remove Huawei products from the 5G network for security reasons, but Germany is not in compliance with this request. The US government has argued that Huawei products could be used by China to gather information from other countries.
A German Seibel spokesman said at a press conference on the 14th, “We will not ban certain companies in advance.”
All German carriers have used Huawei equipment and warned that eliminating the company would slow down the 5G network and increase costs.
According to government officials, a collection of security rules is expected to be published soon.
In a report issued last week, the European Union (EU) warned of the risk of a cyberattack backed by the state. However, China and Huawei were not identified as threats. [nL3N26U4JL]
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