Huawei says alleged router 'backdoor' is standard network tool

Vodafone found security failings in firm's internet routers a decade ago

Vodafone discovered security failings in Huawei internet routers used by millions of people almost a decade ago.

Europe's biggest mobile phone operator said on Tuesday that it found "vulnerabilities" in consumer equipment supplied by the Chinese telecoms company to Vodafone Italia between 2009 and 2012.