European communication industry calls for protection of diverse competition in 5G technology

On October 17th, four members of the four major parties of the European Parliament held an open debate on the theme of cybersecurity on the evening of the 16th. Liu Kang, the chief representative of Huawei’s European Union agency, was invited to participate. The participants in the European mobile communication industry said that only by ensuring the wide and diverse sources of 5G technology can market competition promote innovation, empower other industries, and ensure network security.

　　

　　Liu Kang first introduced in his speech Huawei‘s contribution to European telecommunications infrastructure construction over the years and successful cooperation with local universities and research institutes. The technology jointly developed by Huawei and its European partners will serve the European industry and will help Europe upgrade its traditional industries.

　　

　　 Liu Kang said that Huawei agrees with European values ​​of openness, innovation and the rule of law. For example, he said that Germany sets higher and consistent security standards for all suppliers, and promises to combine process review in advance, rather than excluding any manufacturers from participating in 5G construction. This approach based on facts and standards has the potential to solve global cybersecurity challenges. Excellent demonstration significance. Conversely, politicizing cybersecurity will not solve the security challenges facing all countries, it will only hinder technological development and social progress.

　　

　　 That night‘s public debate also invited a number of people in the European communications industry to participate. The Director General of the European Association for Competitive Telecommunications, Luc Andriques, said that his association believes that 5G technology should be guaranteed a variety of competitions. Competition will not only lower prices but also promote quality and efficiency. The “best (enterprise product) option” that Europe needs exists in the market, and the wide range of sources of 5G technology equipment is very important to release the innovation momentum of traditional European industries.

　　

　　European mobile operator giant Vodafone Group‘s Director of External Relations Joachim Reiter emphasized that ensuring the diversification of 5G suppliers plays an important role in ensuring and improving network security.

　　

　　Wright said that it is necessary to consciously expand the supply chain of European communication networks, expand supply sources, and increase diversity. From the perspective of network security, what affects the resilience of European communication networks is the inadequate supply of network technology equipment and the lack of diversity, and "responsible operators will always maintain a multi-vendor structure, (if this occurs) software failures, operators Have the ability to transfer network data through another path."