Saturday, September 18, 2010
Huawei's 3Tier Plan to Address Security Concerns in the US Telecom Market
It is well known that Huawei has been trying to expand its foothold on the US telecom market. It has existing business with Clearwire (http://www.cellular-news.com/story/39065.php), Alltel, Leap Wireless, Cox Communications, MetroPCS and some others. But it hasn't been able to secure wireless infrastructure deals with the Tier1 US operators. A part of this block has been attributed to security concerns in the US market in sourcing equipment from a Chinese vendor. Whether this is a valid concern or not it open to interpretation; but such curbs abound today where foreign participation is limited in certain industries. This means that not only Huawei but all the telecom infrastructure players that target a global footprint, have to develop country specific plans to allay the security concerns. The following is Huawei's published plan for the US/Western-European market:
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