Huawei faces 5G ban on grounds of security

After banning 59 Chinese apps and preventing their companies from participating in BSNL’s 4G tender, the government is reportedly working to bar firms such as Huawei and ZTE from the 5G trials and the eventual auction process.

A committee of the department of telecom (DoT) has recommended banning Chinese equipment makers from participating in the 5G trials and the eventual auction on the grounds of security, sources indicated.

The six-member committee consisting of members from the DoT, the Intelligence Bureau and the National Security Council had been appointed to review the role that Chinese equipment players will have in the upcoming 5G trials and auctions.