The European Commission recommended today that European Union countries work together to handle cybersecurity risks in next-generation 5G networks, but the commission stopped short of suggesting a ban on Huawei products.
The United States, which has been critical of Huawei, has pressed European allies to drop the company from their networks. But today’s report only suggested that EU countries create 5G risk assessments, which will then be used to create an EU-wide assessment. The decision on whether to exclude companies like Huawei on national security grounds will be left to each EU country.
The US government has branded the Chinese telecom giant as a potential security threat — one that…
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