According to a Ukrinform reporter, Canadian Minister of Innovation Francois-Philippe Champagne announced it in Ottawa.

“The Government of Canada ensures the long-term security of our telecommunications infrastructure. As part of this, the government plans to ban the use of Huawei and ZTE equipment and services in Canadian telecommunications systems,” he said.

He stressed that the decision was made “after a detailed analysis by our independent security services, in agreement with the closest allies”. “As a result, telecommunications companies operating in Canada will no longer be allowed to use specialized equipment or services provided by Huawei and ZTE. Also, companies that use this equipment already installed in their networks will have to disconnect and remove it,” he said.

According to him, “the government plans to take these measures as part of a broader policy to strengthen the security of Canadian telecommunications networks and in agreement with the private sector.” “Our government will always support the safety of Canadians and will take all necessary measures to secure our critical telecommunications infrastructure,” Champagne said. Said.

It will be recalled that Canadian officials have been working on for several years whether Huawei should be accepted into the 5G infrastructure building competition amid fears that Huawei could be used by Beijing to carry out espionage activities.

The company itself has repeatedly stressed that the Chinese government has no influence on Huawei’s decision-making process.

Previously, Huawei was kicked out of the US market, and the Australian and New Zealand governments banned it from building 5G networks. In the UK, significant restrictions were placed on Huawei’s work. These four provinces are Canada’s close partners in the Five Eyes intelligence community.

Without waiting for the government’s decision, the three major Canadian mobile operators have already chosen to create their own 5G networks with the Scandinavian Nokia and Ericsson, although previously some elements of the system used Huawei equipment.

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