DoT includes Huawei members in working groups for 5G roll out

The department of telecommunications (DoT) has constituted working groups that will explore the implementation of 5G technology in eight different sectors such as agriculture, fintech, transportation and education. The working groups include members from Chinese vendor company Huawei, who will look at healthcare and fintech sectors.

The inclusion of Huawei officials comes amid security concerns raised against the Chinese equipment supplier globally. The UK government on Monday banned new installation of Huawei’s 5G gear from September 2021 and plans to phase out all Huawei networks by 2027. The US has banned Huawei gear till May 2021 on national security risk.

Back home, India has banned more than 200 Chinese applications on national security concerns as well as due to border tensions with the neighbour. The central government, however, has not prohibited the use of Chinese telecom equipment by service providers.