The European Union is planning a major move against Huawei, as it could exclude the Chinese telecom giant from the bloc’s mobile network through new cybersecurity rules.
Brussels has proposed a draft, which targets potential national security threats to the European Union (EU) by revising the Cybersecurity ACT, following the rise in cyber and ransomware attacks and growing concerns over foreign interference, espionage, and the EU’s reliance on third-party tech companies.
Importantly, the draft didn’t name any specific firm or country. However, Europe, in line with America, has been pretty vocal against the Chinese telecom equipment suppliers, primarily Huawei and ZTE.
The U.S. has banned new telecom equipment purchases from the Chinese tech company since 2022, and is also pursuing the European counterparts to do the same.
The US alleges that Huawei’s telecome equipments has a backdoor that can be used to spy on user data and send it to China’s military. However, the company has denied these allegations.
The new draft covers 18 important sectors, including detection equipment, connected and automated vehicles, electricity supply and storage systems, water supply systems, and drones and counter-drone systems. Cloud services, medical services, surveillance equipment, space services, and semiconductors.
Since 2020, the EU’s policy toward Huawei has remained cold; it has labeled Huawei as a high-risk vendor, but some of its countries are still relying on Huawei-made network gear to provide services for their customers.
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