Huawei defended its global ambitions and network security on Tuesday in the face of Western fears that the Chinese telecom giant could serve as a Trojan horse for Beijing’s security apparatus.
5G stands for the fifth generation of mobile network technology, which should begin to be rolled out in 2020 in Asia and the United States.
Huawei faces fresh challenges in Europe after France’s Orange said it would not hire the Chinese firm to build its next-generation network and Germany’s Deutsche Telekom announced it would review its vendor strategy.
Huawei Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Meng Wanzhou was seen leaving a Canadian courtroom, after being released on bail Tuesday evening.
China on Monday ratcheted up its protest over the arrest of an executive of telecom giant Huawei on a US warrant in Canada, calling reports of her treatment “inhumane” as she seeks her release on bail for health reasons.
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