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Recommendation 13
13
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Huawei’s continued presence in commercial 5G networks does not impact on our ability to share...
Conclusion
Huawei’s continued presence in commercial 5G networks does not impact on our ability to share sensitive information with partners. We have been told that Huawei is not present in our sensitive networks and that, due to encryption standards, even if adversaries were able to record information as it passes through systems, they would not be able to decipher it.
Paragraph Reference:
83
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
The UK’s most sensitive information and capabilities are protected independently of any public networks and their security does not rely on any public network. Our advice on high risk vendors in January and on Huawei in July do not affect our ability to share sensitive intelligence data over highly secure networks both within the UK and with our partners. This has been categorically confirmed by GCHQ. In addition, the January decision on high risk vendors provided for the banning of high- risk vendor equipment, including Huawei base stations and fibre access, from being deployed near particularly sensitive sites.