【】

  发布时间:2025-04-23 20:13:30   作者:玩站小弟   我要评论
It's no secret that the U.S. doesn't want Huawei or any other Chinese tech company selling its netwo 。

It's no secret that the U.S. doesn't want Huawei or any other Chinese tech company selling its networking equipment in America. Now it's taking that cause beyond its borders.

The U.S. government is actively pressuring allies and telecom companies in those countries to stop them from using networking equipment from Huawei and other China-based tech companies, the Wall Street Journalis reporting. The U.S. is specifically pointing to supposed vulnerabilities inherent to 5G, the report said, in order to dissuade Huawei's partners.

One unnamed U.S. official in the report cited "additional complexities to 5G networks that make them more vulnerable to cyberattacks." In the briefings between the U.S. and its allies, a key talking point is that individual 5G cell towers will take on more "core" functions with regard to voice and data traffic, which isn't the case with current (4G LTE and older) equipment, according to the report.

The implication: An attacker would theoretically have an easier time hacking a 5G network over older networks.

SEE ALSO:Crypto exchange Coinbase is now valued at $8 billion after a big funding boost

That's not necessarily correct, however. Tim Bajarin, lead analyst for Creative Strategies says, "There is serious security built into the 5G spec and Intel and [Qualcomm] are expected to add additional sedulity to their radio's (sic) and processors. This should make it harder, not easier [to hack a 5G network]."

All of this is centered around the ongoing U.S. effort to keep Chinese-made equipment out of networks worldwide, ostensibly to reduce the risk of cyber-espionage. Huawei is the world's No. 2 manufacturer of cellphones (after Samsung) and is the No. 1 supplier of networking equipment, according to data from Dell'Oro, a research firm that analyzes telecom infrastructure.

Mashable Light SpeedWant more out-of-this world tech, space and science stories?Sign up for Mashable's weekly Light Speed newsletter.By signing up you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.Thanks for signing up!

In response to a query from Mashable, a Huawei spokesperson said, "Huawei is surprised by the behaviors of the U.S. government detailed in the article. If a government's behavior extends beyond its jurisdiction, such activity should not be encouraged."

The U.S. vs. Huawei

The pushback against Huawei et al. has been intense in the last year, but it predates the Trump administration: a U.S. congressional report from 2012 stated that Huawei was a threat to national security. The chief concern is that, because it's based on China, Huawei could be compelled by the Chinese government to compromise its own hardware or software to serve Chinese intelligence directives.

If such a thing happened, it would severely compromise a company's integrity — probably to the point where it could never do business again — which is why the scenario seems unlikely. However, just such a scenario appeared to have actually happened when earlier this year Bloombergreported a so-called hardware hack: a server supplier was compelled by the Chinese armed forces to insert a tiny chip into its hardware that would allow covert access.

That report has since been credibly called into question, but the fear remains — fear that the U.S. is more than happy to take advantage of. What the Journalreport makes clear is the U.S. is even willing to undermine the integrity of 5G technology in order to sow doubt about Chinese tech companies and reduce their role in supplying equipment worldwide.

The question, however, is: Where does the concern for cybersecurity end and American protectionism begin? It's not like the U.S. and its allies don't have a dog in the 5G fight; what's bad for Chinese companies like Huawei and ZTE is generally good for Western companies like Ericsson and Nokia.

The questionable Bloombergstory notwithstanding, there's also been virtually no evidence that Huawei or any other Chinese firm has been compromised in the way the U.S. government suggests. All of this is based on potentials: IfHuawei supplies equipment, and ifthat equipment is compromised, then we're in big trouble. The conclusion: You should probably go with someone else, just in case.

Given China's record on human rights and its stated goals of being a world leader in developing emerging technologies like 5G and AI, there is comfort in subscribing to that position. However, without evidence, it's not hard to see this logic extended to any company based in a country that isn't a U.S. ally. It's possible that right call doesn't necessarily align with the most fair call.

In any case, the security of 5G networks is something that everyone has a stake in. If the U.S. wants to take the position that they're inherently less secure than older networks, that's not a comfortable place to be either.


Featured Video For You
David Cameron and Jeremy Corbyn debate over whether to launch Syria airstrikes

Topics5GCybersecurityHuawei

  • Tag:

相关文章

  • Metallica to seek and destroy your eardrums with new album this fall

    Metallica was never going to keep quiet forever. 。 The band has announced its new album, Hardwired&he
    2025-04-23
  • 孩子打架家長正確處理

    隨著孩子年齡不斷的增加 ,家長就需要讓孩子接觸外麵的世界。在和其他小夥伴玩耍的時候,難免會出現一些摩擦 。如果在孩子打架的時候 ,家長能夠正確處理的話,那麽可以為孩子樹立正確的價值觀,也不會影響孩子的正常交
    2025-04-23
  • 鯽魚和莧菜能一起吃嗎

    鯽魚和莧菜這種兩種食物在本質上麵是沒有相衝的反應  ,即使是放在一起攝入也不會對自己的身體造成太大的影響  ,所以人們在吃的時候也不用過於去擔心 ,並且這兩種食物當中所含有的營養價值都是比較豐富 ,主要還是和蛋白
    2025-04-23
  • 脾氣爆燥是什麽原因引起的

    其實在生活中每一個人的性格都會有所差異 ,所以即使是麵對同一件事情每一個人所呈現出來的態度都會有很大的不同 。有的人脾氣相對溫和,而有的人脾氣相對暴躁,在生活中脾氣暴躁的人群並不在少數 ,這和後天所處環境有
    2025-04-23
  • Man stumbles upon his phone background in real life

    Life imitates tech. Or, perhaps it's the other way around.Reddit user xbshooterwas traveling near Sa
    2025-04-23
  • 烤箱烤薯條為什麽不脆

    烤薯條是生活中常見的一種食品,是肯德基等快餐店的暢銷產品,烤薯條的做法比較簡單  ,原材料是土豆,將土豆放在烤箱裏麵烤 ,很多人都會做烤薯條 ,但是想要做出又香又脆的烤薯條是需要技巧的,需要在土豆條上麵裹上玉
    2025-04-23

最新评论