Sunil Mittal bats for Huawei equipment, calls it superior to rivals

Bharti Airtel Ltd chairman Sunil Mittal on Thursday praised the telecom gear manufactured by China’s Huawei, and said they were superior to products of European suppliers Nokia and Ericsson.

Mittal’s stout defence of Huawei came after US commerce secretary Wilbur Ross reiterated that India should refrain from awarding contracts to the company to roll out 5G networks. Huawei is facing the heat in the US over various charges, including alleged fraud and evading Iran sanctions, besides being suspected of espionage.

“Our concern is based on our desire, hope that our geopolitical partner India doesn’t inadvertently subject itself to untoward security risks.