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posted by janrinok on Wednesday May 15 2019, @04:24PM   Printer-friendly

An independent report claims Huawei boosted the UK economy by £1.7 billion in 2018, as the debate over the company's security continues.

A study by Oxford Economics, commissioned at the end of last year, said the Chinese firm now supports more than 26,000 jobs in the UK.

But the company's place in the development and infrastructure of 5G networks is under scrutiny over concerns Huawei equipment could be exploited for espionage.

[...] The technology company is now the world's second largest smartphone manufacturer and a market leader in equipment 5G mobile data network equipment.

[...] The [UK] Government has since said no decision has yet been made over Huawei's presence in 5G networks.


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  • (Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Wednesday May 15 2019, @09:16PM

    by PartTimeZombie (4827) on Wednesday May 15 2019, @09:16PM (#843974)

    To be fair, the current ruling party in the UK is at war with itself and should probably split up into two separate parties, maybe.

    Hard to make a decision when everyone is yelling past each other.

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