India Bans Chinese Telecom Equipment

From CBC | Technology & Science News:

India has banned telecom equipment from China citing national security reasons. In a recent order, the government has told mobile operators not to import any network equipment manufactured by Chinese vendors such as Huawei and ZTE. Indian officials say the ban was prompted by concerns Chinese telecom equipment could have spyware or malicious software — known as "malware" — embedded in it which could give Chinese intelligence agencies access to telecom networks in India.

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