HUAWEI said it was confident Britain would assess the evidence in deciding whether its equipment should be deployed in 5G networks after the United States said it would be “madness” to allow use of the technology. Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday that Huawei’s critics needed to say what alternative technology should be used instead, although he added that he would not make any decisions that risked national security or Britain’s cooperation with intelligence-sharing partners. A decision is expected this month on whether to allow Huawei to supply some “non-core” parts for the U.K. network. Victor Zhang, vice president of Huawei, said the company strongly agreed with Johnson that “the British public deserve to have access to the best possible technology.” “We are confident that the U.K. Government will make a decision based upon evidence, as opposed to unsubstantiated allegations,” he said in a statement.(SD-Agencies) |