Nokia disowns comment of senior executive about Huawei

London: Telecom giant Nokia has distanced itself from the comments made by one of its senior executives about Huawei, saying that his comments do “not reflect the official position of Nokia”.

Nokia’s chief technology officer Marcus Weldon told BBC on Friday that Britain should be wary of using the Chinese technology as Huawei’s telecoms kit had vulnerabilities that could pose a risk to 5G networks, Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.

After the BBC story was published, Nokia said in a statement that Weldon’s comments do “not reflect the official position of Nokia