EU, US warn Malaysia of security risk in Huawei’s bid for 5G role: Report

The European Union and US have warned Malaysia over risks to national security and foreign investment as it finalises a review of its 5G rollout that could allow China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd to bid for a role in its telecoms infrastructure, the Financial Times reported.

EU and US envoys to Malaysia wrote to the government in April after it decided to review a decision to award Ericsson a 11 billion ringgit ($2.5 billion) tender to build a state-owned 5G network, the report said citing letters seen by FT.

Malaysia’s 5G roll-out has seen repeated setbacks because of industry concerns over pricing and transparency, as well as worries that a single government-run network would result in a nationalised monopoly.