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Huawei's Equipment Removed from UK Telecom BT's Network for Emergency Services

posted by martyb on Wednesday December 26 2018, @01:28AM   Printer-friendly
from the that's-a-switch dept.

takyon writes:

Huawei's kit removed from emergency services 4G network

BT has confirmed that equipment made by Huawei is being removed from the heart of a communication system being developed for the UK's police forces and other emergency services. It follows a statement from BT earlier this month that it was swapping out the Chinese firm's kit from the "core" of its 3G and 4G mobile networks.

The Sunday Telegraph was first to report the latest development. It said the move could extend work on the late-running £2.3bn project.

BT is covering the cost of the switch. It does not believe the changeover will lead to a further delay.

See also: Defying US crackdown, Huawei ships a record 200 million smartphones in 2018

Huawei on SN.

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  • (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Thursday December 27 2018, @02:48AM (1 child)

    by FatPhil (863) <reversethis-{if.fdsa} {ta} {tnelyos-cp}> on Thursday December 27 2018, @02:48AM (#778858) Homepage
    There's shit nobody wants you to know about it big-name US telecoms kit. I worked for a semiconductor company which had added the secret features at the behest of mega-$$$ customers.
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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 30 2018, @05:01PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 30 2018, @05:01PM (#779995)

    This is the third or fourth enslavement of humanity (some obviously never left the last, involving physical or mental bondage) and many forget that before chattel slavery became a recent thing, indentured servitude was a thing for low class people of all races, until that became unpopular for religious and political reasons before eventually even chattel slavery became unpopular for mostly religious reasons.

    Today we have technology replacing the former bonds of legal or physical enslavement, being replaced by an all seeing eye and the capability to take away your means of income, or even your income itself at any time, not unlike what was done during indenturement or later slavery in the recent past.

    Dangerous times are ahead.