Canada ban Huawei 5G

Move brings Ottawa into line with intelligence allies that have excluded Chinese tech firms from cutting-edge phone networks.

As the standoff dragged on, relations between the two countries soured. China freed the two Canadians hours later. But any decision was delayed after Huawei’s chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, was arrested in Canada on a US warrant.

Canadian telecom companies that currently use Huawei and ZTE gear in their networks will have to remove it over a period of several years. ZTE, like Huawei, is ...

“In either case, Justin Trudeau is forcing Canadians to bear the cost of his inaction and failure.” “The government was given multiple opportunities to actually give a specific example about the national-security threat that Huawei poses,” Mr. Velshi said in an interview. Both Bell and Telus had vowed not to use Huawei equipment in their “stand-alone” 5G networks unless Ottawa allowed it, but have been delivering their initial 5G service by adding a channel on top of those existing LTE networks. BCE Inc.’s Bell Canada and Telus Corp. have used gear from Huawei extensively in their 4G LTE networks. Bell has been gradually replacing Huawei products with those from Nokia as part of its regular network upgrades. The Chinese embassy did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday. The ministers said the government will soon introduce related legislation that would create a framework for protecting Canada’s telecommunications system. “The Liberal government’s lack of action on this decision has been an international embarrassment,” they said, noting that Canadian telecommunications companies have been purchasing Huawei equipment in recent years that will now need to be removed. “We’re pleased to see the federal government heed the calls of our organization to work with domestic innovators to ensure our national and economic security is not put at risk by short-sighted decisions related to new technologies,” CCI president Benjamin Bergen said in a statement. Mr. Champagne said the decision to ban Huawei and ZTE “follows a full review by our security agencies and in consultation with our closest allies.” “It reflects the reality that in these two particular instances, that there is a need to ensure that we prohibit the installation of their equipment and technology within the 5G network, given the potential risks they pose to national security,” he said, without providing details on the nature of the risks. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had said in September that the cabinet would soon rule on whether to ban Huawei. At that time, he linked the coming decision to the release of Mr. Spavor and Mr. Kovrig. Mr. Trudeau had noted that many Canadian telecommunications companies had already started to remove Huawei from their networks.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government joined Canada's closest intelligence allies in banning Huawei Technologies Co. from fifth-generation wireless ...

Rogers, which is in the midst of trying to buy smaller rival Shaw Communications Inc., led the way with a $3.3 billion spectrum purchase. The nation’s human and signals intelligence agencies, however, were reportedly split on how best to deal with Huawei. The move, however, should not pose big challenges for companies like BCE Inc. and Telus Corp. that have used Huawei equipment. Relations between the two nations soured dramatically after Canada’s arrest of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou on a U.S. extradition request in December 2018. The long-awaited announcement will be welcomed by President Joe Biden’s administration, which has sought to steer countries away from Huawei. American officials allege its gear could allow the Chinese government to interfere with 5G networks. Trudeau’s government had delayed the decision for more than three years, as relations between Canada and China deteriorated, and a ban would almost certainly stoke tensions.

OTTAWA — The Canadian government will ban equipment from Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE from both the country's 5G and 4G wireless networks, following a ...

“It has taken the Liberal government three years to make this decision while the other Five Eyes countries made their positions known much sooner. “The Liberal government’s lack of action on this decision has been an international embarrassment,” Conservative MP Raquel Dancho said. The government will also soon introduce legislative framework for protecting critical infrastructure in the finance, energy, telecom and transport sectors, Mendicino said. Champagne said Thursday the government would not be financially compensating telecoms. Both Bell and Telus will have to remove existing Huawei equipment from those older networks. Article content

The federal Liberal government is banning Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei from Canada's next generation 5G wireless networks, finally following its ...

We’re disappointed by the decision, but it won’t change the fact that Huawei will continue to form a part of Canada’s telecommunications network certainly in the years to come.” It is about taking the right decision.” The U.S. and the Conservatives in Canada have long pushed the Liberal government to ban Huawei in particular, calling it a security threat. Rogers, Telus and Bell had already decided voluntarily to halt use of Huawei technology at the core of their plans for 5G networks, the next-generation highest speed “internet of everything” that would allow for a whole range of smarter phones, autonomous cars, home security systems and beyond. At the same time, he said, “the vast majority of our telecommunication network does not include equipment with respect to the 5G network from either Huawei or ZTE … and I would say the 4G network as well.” In a policy statement issued Wednesday, the Liberal government stated it “has serious concerns about suppliers such as Huawei and ZTE who could be compelled to comply with extrajudicial directions from foreign governments in ways that would conflict with Canadian laws or would be detrimental to Canadian interests.”

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has decided to ban China's Huawei Technologies from Canada's next-generation mobile ...

China jailed two Canadians shortly after Canada arrested Meng Wanzhou, Huawei Technologies’ chief financial officer and the daughter of the company’s founder, on a U.S. extradition request. It has been a symbol of China’s progress in becoming a technological world power — and a subject of U.S. security and law enforcement concerns. Velshi said there will be Huawei equipment in Canada for years to come. “We see this as a political decision, one born of political pressure primarily from the United States.” Canada had been the only member of the Five Eyes intelligence-pooling alliance not to bar or restrict use of equipment from Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. in its 5G networks. We’re surprised it took the government so long to make a decision,” Huawei spokesman Alykhan Velshi said. The U.S. has warned it would reconsider intelligence sharing with any countries that use Huawei gear. China's leaders are struggling to reverse a deepening economic slump while keeping a "zero-COVID" strategy that has shut down Shanghai and other cities. A woman wearing a face mask walks past a Huawei store temporarily closed due to coronavirus-related restrictions in Beijing, Thursday, May 12, 2022. He said the company has over 1,500 employees in Canada and two-thirds of them work in research and development. “China will comprehensively and seriously evaluate this incident and take all necessary measures to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies," the Chinese Embassy in Canada said in a statement posted on its website. Canada says wireless carriers in the country won’t be allowed to install Huawei equipment in their high-speed 5G networks.

Canada on Thursday said it plans to ban the use of China's Huawei Technologies and ZTE 5G gear to protect national security, joining the rest of the ...

Companies using their 4G equipment must be removed by the end of 2027. Now diplomatic tensions between China and Canada have eased somewhat. Alykhan Velshi, vice president of corporate affairs for Huawei in Canada, said in an interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Corp that the company is still waiting to hear "what sort of national security threats they think Huawei poses."

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government joined Canada's closest intelligence allies in banning Huawei Technologies Co. from fifth-generation wireless ...

Wireless carriers in Canada have been banned from installing Huawei equipment in their high-speed 5G networks, as the country joined allies in banning the ...

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Canadian telecoms companies will need to remove Huawei equipment from their 5G and 4G networks as the country falls in line with its allies.

Huawei still sells software updates to Bell and Telus, and operates a research arm in Canada, reports the Wall Street Journal. With its ban, Canada is the last nation of the “Five Eyes” intelligence-sharing alliance to designate Huawei a concern to national security. Canada has been evaluating Huawei's presence in the country since September 2018, when it launched a review into whether Chinese technology presented a national security threat. Huawei did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Canada's telecoms companies were already shifting away from using Huawei products. Huawei has been suspected of installing backdoors in its products that would grant the company unauthorized access to data.