BERLIN: Huawei, the Chinese technology and telecoms group hit by US sanctions, said on Monday it was confident of meeting the security requirements that Germany is setting for its fifth-generation mobile networks.
"We expect there to be good and pragmatic solutions - and we have no doubt that we will fulfil them," Haas told reporters in Berlin. That measure has forced key Western suppliers, such as UK-based chip designer ARM, to curb deliveries and led Huawei's founder, Ren Zhengfei, to warn that revenue could take a US$30 billion hit this year as a result.In Germany, Europe's largest economy, the government and regulators have, after lengthy debate, spurned US calls to banish Huawei on national security grounds.
These technical criteria, sketched out in March, are still being refined. A further requirement for vendors to be deemed"trustworthy" to win certification is also under discussion, and was raised by Economy Minister Peter Altmaier in China last week.One concern in the West has been a Chinese intelligence law that requires citizens and companies to aid the state in espionage investigations.