BT and Vodafone to lobby PM to allow use of Huawei equipment
by Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor and Mark S from Technology | The Guardian on (#4Y205)
CEOs Philip Jansen and Nick Read say they have seen no evidence that warrants ban
BT and Vodafone are set to lobby Boris Johnson to allow Huawei technology to be used in the UK's 5G phone network.
BT's chief executive, Philip Jansen, and Nick Read, his counterpart at Vodafone, are drafting a letter to the prime minister arguing they have not seen evidence that Huawei equipment poses a security risk that warrants a total ban. Huawei has always denied allegations its kit could be used by the Chinese government to spy on users.
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