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Czech security group says HUAWEI, ZTE equipment ‘might present a threat’
August 06, 2025
Today, a report from a Czech cybersecurity watchdog group recommended against usingHuaweiorZTEsoftware and equipment in state systems, viaReuters.
The Czech National Cyber and Information Security Agency (NCISA) said that “China’s laws … require private companies residing in China to cooperate with intelligence services, therefore introducing them into the key state systems might present a threat.”
The report is referencing the prevailing belief that HUAWEI and ZTE equipment could potentially come with a “back door” which would allow the Chinese government to spy on network activity. Both HUAWEI and ZTE deny these allegations.
Although the Czech Republic hasn’t issued any sort of decree against using HUAWEI or ZTE equipment yet,other countries have already done so, including the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan.
In the U.S., in particular, HUAWEI and ZTE networking productsare banned completely, and regulators are also pushing for friendly nations toenact their own bans.
In response to the Czech report, a HUAWEI spokesman said: “We categorically deny any suggestion that we pose a threat to national security. We call for NCISA to provide evidence instead of tarnishing HUAWEI’s reputation without any proof.”
“There are no laws or regulations in China to compel HUAWEI, or any other company, to install ‘mandatory back doors.’ HUAWEI has never received any such request from any government and we would never agree to it,” the spokesman said.
HUAWEI is the world’s biggest producer of telecom equipment. ZTE is also a significant player in the networking industry, butits recent legal troubleshave set it back considerably in many ways. ZTE did not give a comment on the NCISA report.
Earlier this year, HUAWEI’s attempts to partner with a U.S. carrier to sell HUAWEI-branded smartphonesfell throughafter the U.S. government intervened.
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