Canada should ban Huawei from 5G networks, says former spy chief

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Canada should ban Huawei from 5G networks, says former spy chief

Security risk cited as too great.

Canada should ban China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd from supplying equipment to Canadian 5G networks because the security risk is too great, a former spy chief said in an article published on Monday. China last week threatened repercussions if Ottawa blocked Huawei, a warning the Canadian ...

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