Is this news? Is it good news?

[Guest Al_1604]

BBC reports:

Huawei offers access to source code and equipment

http://www.bbc.co.uk...siness-20053511

Edited October 24, 2012 by Al_1604

[Guest Magnets]

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Edited March 6, 2017 by Magnets

[Guest unaszplodrmann]

This is just desperate PR manoeuvring from Huawei. Arguably, this is not ultimately about the Australian contracts, but the far more lucrative U.S. market, where they are presently held at arms length. Huawei does not sell mobile phones simply for direct profit, they use the as a means of raising their brand profile in the West, with the goal of landing huge telecoms infrastructure contracts. The recent 60 minutes piece on Huawei no doubt did much to hurt Huawei's public image; now many more people will be aware that Huawei is not just a brand of cheap, shiny mobile devices and routers, but rather a stooge for the Chinese government, with a history of 'fighting dirty'.

Edit: As an aside, Call-me-Dave is still trying to whore the UK out to Huawei, whilst the UK press is beginning to call Huawei out as a security threat.

Edited October 24, 2012 by unaszplodrmann

[Guest tcpaulh]

That 60 minutes piece didn't have any evidence in it. Just reds under the bed stuff. Potential stooges? Of course, but you're a potential murderer lol. There was nothing in it about a history of dirty fighting either unless I missed it. Even if there were, I mean it wouldn't be unusual would it? Yes, governemnts have to be wary and vet infrastructure contracts. That's just common sense.

[Guest unaszplodrmann]

That 60 minutes piece didn't have any evidence in it. Just reds under the bed stuff.

Yeah, as per usual when material sensitive to national security is involved; security experts will line up to call out the threat, but not provide evidence. That McCarthy was paranoid doesn't mean the Gulag system was a myth ;)

Potential stooges? Of course, but you're a potential murderer lol.

Its gone beyond that, I'm afraid. I'm now looking at going serial. :rolleyes:

There was nothing in it about a history of dirty fighting either unless I missed it. Even if there were, I mean it wouldn't be unusual would it?

No, but it doesn't make it desirable, either. Industrial espionage, though par for the course, is still fighting dirty.

Yes, governemnts have to be wary and vet infrastructure contracts. That's just common sense.

But not every government is the Chinese government. Come on, they have offices inside Huawei facilities... We're talking about an illiberal, hybrid regime that has far lower civil and business standards than we, as average Westerners, might expect. Look at Us governments recent track record on infrastructure contracts; the incompetents cannot even ensure the bidders are working from the same economic projections, let alone more sensistive concerns. I can't see that dishing out telecoms contracts to Huawei in the UK is very sensible.

[Guest tcpaulh]

lol I'd be nervous if I had to sign it off.

[Guest unaszplodrmann]

lol I'd be nervous if I had to sign it off.

Heh. I'd seriously think abut refusing to. But in that case, I'd ensure I was Huawei handset owner, so I could wave it at the press, when my paymasters had them accuse me of xenophobia... ;)