Infrastructure

US welcomes Irish move to ban Huawei tech from networks

US government has blacklisted the Chinese tech giant since 2019 due to it allegedly posing a threat to national security

Huawei: government here is moving towards a ban on telecom companies using so-called ‘high-risk vendors’ deemed to be ‘subject to interference by a third country’ from the country’s critical infrastructure. Picture: AP

The United States government has welcomed Ireland’s move to ban high-risk technology vendors from its communications networks.

The Irish government is moving towards a ban on telecom companies using so-called “high-risk vendors” deemed to be “subject to interference by a third country” from the country’s critical infrastructure.

Last month, the Department of Communications inserted a late amendment to the Communications Regulation Bill 2022. While it does not refer to any single company, the amendment would ...