Kiwi spooks nix Huawei from 5G network build

By Juha Saarinen on Nov 28, 2018 2:43PM

Spark "disappointed" it can't use Chinese telco vendor's 5G gear.

ASX-listed New Zealand telco incumbent Spark will not be allowed to use Huawei 5G equipment for its planned rollout of the mobile data transmission technology, due to official fears that doing so will create a significant national security risk. It's the second major antipodean setback for the ...

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