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UK reportedly planning to phase out Huawei equipment from its 5G networks
After resisting pressure from the US for months, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is apparently preparing to phase out the use of Huawei equipment from the UK's 5G networks, the Financial Times reported. Citing national security concerns, members of the UK's Conservative party have pushed for Huawei technology to be removed from the UK's 5G infrastructure and the rest of its telecom network by 2023.
[...] Trump reportedly called Johnson earlier this year to discuss the matter, and at least one member of Congress said the US was reconsidering its intelligence partnership with the UK.
Johnson had limited how much Huawei equipment could be used for 5G networks in the UK, banning the use of the company's technology in the most sensitive parts of the network. He said in January that there were not a lot of other options available for the UK's 5G infrastructure, and telecom Vodafone said removing Huawei equipment from its networks would be extremely costly.
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Previously:
U.S. Intelligence Agency Heads Warn Against Using Huawei and ZTE Products
Huawei's Equipment Removed from UK Telecom BT's Network for Emergency Services
EU to Drop Threat of Huawei Ban but Wants 5G Risks Monitored
UK to Toughen Telecoms Security Controls to Shrink 5G Risks
How China Is Building A World-Beating Phone Network
Using Huawei in UK 5G Network 'Madness', Says US
Getting Huawei Out of US Networks Requires Gov't Funding, Senators Say
Huawei Fires Back, Points To US' History Of Spying On Phone Networks
TSMC Dumps Huawei
(Score: 1) by khallow on Sunday May 24 2020, @06:39PM (1 child)
But given your context, it's the natural false choice, not even a false dilemma. You present a very one-dimensional argument here. In the first sentence, option B is presented as "worse" because some costs are higher for the individual. And then you follow that up with "freedom of choosing which of the corporates piss on them". So you mention slavery and this caricature of freedom. So doesn't even meet the low standards of a false dilemma.
I'll just note that in the developed world "pay for keep" is just not that much. And the same idiots who obsess over health care are globally giving us more expensive health care. As to the "freedom of choosing which of the corporates piss on them", that's a genuine powerful freedom that has made for a lot of happy people throughout the world. It turns out that there are nice employers out there, and you can choose to work for them.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 24 2020, @11:16PM
Teehee, now I get it. The cause for the most expensive heath care in 'murica is because of the rest of the world conspiring to have lower cost of health care.
Welcome to the tautological conspiracy club.