The problem with Huawei, 5G technology and nation-state security explained in a nutshell
. Andrew Parker, the director-general of the U.K. Security Service, also known as MI5, has suggested the 5G infrastructure role of Huawei can be kept to non-core parts of the network. So while there is a concern in some quarters regarding the type of kit, the switches, gateways and routers that control data movement, by restricting Huawei's involvement to things like antennas, this risk is mitigated.
The truth is somewhat blurry, as are the distinctions between core and non-core technological elements when it comes to 5G infrastructure. Security, in general, is a harder proposition when it comes to 5G because of this boundary-blurring. However, the arguments against Huawei appear to most neutral observers at any rate, to beSure, there will be vulnerabilities found in Huawei kit, just as there are in any hardware and software solutions. That doesn't mean those vulnerabilities were put there at the behest of the Chinese government, nor does it rule that possibility out, of course.
The elephant in the room is, I would suggest, encryption. If sensitive data moving across any 5G network infrastructure is adequately encrypted, as it surely will be, then the question of hostile state interception and snooping becomes moot.There can be no doubt, despite all that has been said about Huawei as a company, that tensions between China and the West exist and will continue to do so it would seem.
And trust is where this whole debate starts and finishes. Huawei is less starring role and more supporting actor when it comes to the bigger picture. It is the lack of trust between Western nations and the Chinese state that is center stage. This is not, fundamentally, about the Huawei kit. Instead, it is about whether"we" trust China any more than we trust Russia when it comes to state surveillance and broader cyber-warfare capabilities.
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