The Trump admin argues the Chinese company should be banned from building 5G networks. But some U.S. allies, and even some U.S. intelligence officials, don't agree.
"It would be really hard for Huawei to do some of these nefarious things, and we can take simple and prudent steps to prevent it," said the official, who also requested anonymity because he isn't authorized to speak on the matter.
In announcing the decision, the U.K. government didn't mention Huawei by name, but said that so-called"high risk vendors" will have access to no more than 35 percent of the network, excluding"core" elements of the country's telecom infrastructure. A senior Trump administration official responded,"The United States is disappointed by the UK's decision. There is no safe option for untrusted vendors to control any part of a 5G network. We look forward to working with the UK on a way forward that results in the exclusion of untrusted vendor components from 5G networks.""What's next — will the U.K.
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