Thursday, 18 August 2022
Meet the JournalistsPremiumAucklandWellingtonCanterbury/South Island
CrimePoliticsHealthEducationEnvironment and ClimateNZ Herald FocusData journalismKāhu, Māori ContentPropertyWeather
Small BusinessOpinionPersonal FinanceEconomyBusiness TravelCapital Markets
Politics
Premium SportRugbyCommonwealth GamesCricketRacingNetballBoxingLeagueFootballSuper RugbyAthleticsBasketballMotorsportTennisCyclingGolfAmerican SportsHockeyUFC
NZH Local FocusThe Northern AdvocateThe Northland AgeThe AucklanderWaikato HeraldBay of Plenty TimesHawke's Bay TodayRotorua Daily PostWhanganui ChronicleStratford PressManawatu GuardianKapiti NewsHorowhenua ChronicleTe Awamutu Courier
Covid-19
Te Rito
Te Rito
OneRoof PropertyCommercial Property
Open JusticeVideoPodcastsTechnologyWorldOpinion
SpyTVMoviesBooksMusicCultureSideswipeCompetitions
Fashion & BeautyFood & DrinkRoyalsRelationshipsWellbeingPets & AnimalsVivaCanvasEat WellCompetitionsRestaurants & Menus
New Zealand TravelAustralia TravelInternational Travel
Our Green FutureRuralOneRoof Property
Career AdviceCorporate News
Driven MotoringPhotos
SudokuCodecrackerCrosswordsWordsearchDaily quizzes
Classifieds
KaitaiaWhangareiDargavilleAucklandThamesTaurangaHamiltonWhakataneRotoruaTokoroaTe KuitiTaumarunuiTaupoGisborneNew PlymouthNapierHastingsDannevirkeWhanganuiPalmerston NorthLevinParaparaumuMastertonWellingtonMotuekaNelsonBlenheimWestportReeftonKaikouraGreymouthHokitikaChristchurchAshburtonTimaruWanakaOamaruQueenstownDunedinGoreInvercargill
NZ HeraldThe Northern AdvocateThe Northland AgeThe AucklanderWaikato HeraldBay Of Plenty TimesRotorua Daily PostHawke's Bay TodayWhanganui ChronicleThe Stratford PressManawatu GuardianKapiti NewsHorowhenua ChronicleTe Awamutu CourierVivaEat WellOneRoofDriven MotoringThe CountryPhoto SalesNZ Herald InsightsWatchMeGrabOneiHeart RadioRestaurant Hub

Advertisement

Advertise with NZME.
Business

Juha Saarinen: Chinese telcos cop Oz 5G ban

23 Aug, 2018 05:00 PM2 minutes to read
Australia has banned Huawei and ZTE from the country's 5G network. Photo / Getty Images

Australia has banned Huawei and ZTE from the country's 5G network. Photo / Getty Images

Juha Saarinen
By
Juha Saarinen

Tech blogger for nzherald.co.nz.

VIEW PROFILE

COMMENT: Perhaps one of the last important decisions made by the crumbling Australian Coalition government saw Chinese telco equipment giants Huawei and ZTE being banned from the country's mobile 5G network.

Huawei expressed its unhappiness with the decision immediately on social media.

"We have been informed by the Govt that Huawei & ZTE have been banned from providing 5G technology to Australia. This is a extremely disappointing result for consumers. Huawei is a world leader in 5G. Has safely & securely delivered wireless technology in Aust for close to 15 years," Huawei said via Twitter.

The announcement by acting home minister Scott Morrison comes as Australia prepares to auction off valuable radio-frequency spectrum in November, and will be a boost for Europe's Ericsson and Nokia, and United States telco vendors.

Advertisement

Advertise with NZME.

Huawei is already banned from Australia's NBN project (which was possibly a blessing in disguise given what a politicised fiasco it has become). The Australian government in June this year also acted quickly to fund an internet cable in the Solomon Islands to ensure that Huawei was kept out of the deal due to spying and cyber attacks from China worries.

ZTE meanwhile copped the ban hammer in the United States in June for security reasons and allegedly snaffling American companies' intellectual property.

Morrison said Huawei and ZTE were booted from the 5G network build as the two companies "are likely to be subject to extrajudicial directions from a foreign government that conflict with Australian law."

These could "risk failure by the carrier to adequately protect a 5G network from unauthorised access or interference."

The Australian 5G ban is probably too small to hurt either Huawei or ZTE much. Their telco customers in Australia and New Zealand could have a problem though, now that the official word from across the Tasman is that the Chinese are not to be trusted - especially if the New Zealand government follows suit.

Related articles

Business

Swap out the Symantec dead certs now

14 Aug 05:00 PM
Business

Hands on with the Samsung Galaxy Note9

14 Aug 05:00 PM
Business

Auckland gets a peek at Tesla Model 3

15 Aug 05:13 AM
Business

It's BlackBerry, but not as you know it

21 Aug 05:00 PM

Advertisement

Advertise with NZME.

Latest from Business

Sport|Rugby

'Unanimous': Foster keeps job, Schmidt elevated to attack coach

17 Aug 03:10 AM
Business

Airbnb is rolling out new screening tools to stop parties

17 Aug 06:47 AM
Premium
Business

Why mortgage rates may have peaked despite big OCR hike

17 Aug 05:42 AM
Premium
Business

Banks stick with their NZ milk price forecasts

17 Aug 05:40 AM
Premium
Business

Māori tokenism in ads: Is it causing more harm than good?

17 Aug 05:38 AM

Most Popular

Premium
NZ's highest paid CEO: Fletcher boss takes home $6.58m
Business

NZ's highest paid CEO: Fletcher boss takes home $6.58m

17 Aug 05:30 AM
Adrian Orr fronts media after RBNZ hikes OCR by 50bp
Business

Adrian Orr fronts media after RBNZ hikes OCR by 50bp

17 Aug 02:00 AM
'Incredibly unsettling': Police update on suitcase homicide mystery
New Zealand|Crime

'Incredibly unsettling': Police update on suitcase homicide mystery

17 Aug 01:32 AM

Advertisement

Advertise with NZME.
About NZMEHelp & SupportContact UsSubscribe to NZ HeraldHouse Rules
Manage Your Print SubscriptionNZ Herald E-EditionAdvertise with NZMEBook Your AdPrivacy Policy
Terms of UseCompetition Terms & ConditionsSubscriptions Terms & Conditions
© Copyright 2022 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP