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'Huawei poses no cybersecurity risks'

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By Jun Ji-hye

Huawei is willing to comply with any of the Korean government's requests to verify security issues surrounding its network equipment, the company said Monday, in an apparent attempt to resolve doubts about its products.

Huawei Korea's CEO Shawn Meng
Huawei Korea's CEO Shawn Meng
The Chinese company said its products and systems are currently used by global mobile carriers and companies in more than 170 countries and regions, stressing that it has been doing its best to offer tight cybersecurity.

"There have been no questions raised about this," the company said in a statement, noting that the firm is abiding by rules and regulations of each region in which it does business.

It said if a government or company raises any questions about security, it can take measures in accordance with the situation.

"We have kept up with each government's demands and requirements," it said. "If the Korean government requires security verification, we will surely comply with it."

The comments come at a time when Korean telecom companies have been working to select suppliers of their fifth-generation (5G) network equipment ahead of the launch of the world's first commercial 5G service in March next year.

SK Telecom has already excluded the Chinese firm from its partners, selecting Samsung Electronics, Ericsson and Nokia, while KT and LG Uplus have yet to announce their partners.

Chinese equipment is known to be 20 percent to 30 percent less expensive for advanced technologies compared to others, but is also the subject of controversy over the suspicion that the Chinese government or military may have installed backdoors into Huawei equipment for surveillance.

Huawei said there have been a number of requirements made by Korean telecom firms on diverse issues including security.

"Other global mobile carriers have insisted on requirements, and we have complied with such requirements and have had very good results," the firm said.

It added that LG Uplus used Huawei's long-term evolution (LTE) network equipment but there have been no security issues.


Jun Ji-hye jjh@koreatimes.co.kr


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