{"id":5079,"date":"2019-05-20T13:22:50","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T12:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5079"},"modified":"2019-05-20T13:24:21","modified_gmt":"2019-05-20T12:24:21","slug":"whats-the-problem-with-huawei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/whats-the-problem-with-huawei\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s the problem with Huawei?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Huwaei has rarely been out of the news lately – from its involvement in the UK’s 5G infrastructure to Google restricting the Chinese tech firm’s access to its Android operating system.<\/p>\n

But what exactly is the problem with Huawei?<\/p>\n

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Who are Huawei?<\/h2>\n

Huawei is a Chinese tech giant that is best known for its smartphones, tablets and smartwatches, but is also a global leader in telecommunications equipment,  including broadband routers, dongles and other devices.<\/p>\n

The Shenzhen-based company has recently overtaken Apple as the world’s second-largest smartphone manufacturer – only Samsung sells more handsets –  and has a presence in more than 170 countries., employing more than 170,000 people.<\/p>\n

What’s the problem with Huawei?<\/h2>\n

A tech giant with a global reach, questions have been raised about Huawei’s links to the Chinese government and what that administration could do with that tech – the big fear seemingly that Beijing could order the firm to modify devices to facilitate cyber attacks, eavesdrop on conversations or gain high-level access to sensitive networks.<\/p>\n

What countries have taken action against Huwaei?<\/h3>\n

It seems the fear is so great that a number of countries have actually placed restrictions on the tech giant:<\/p>\n