Czech Cyber Watchdog Calls Huawei, ZTE Products a Security Threat

Czech Cyber Watchdog Calls Huawei, ZTE Products a Security Threat
People gather at a Huawei stand during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Asia in Shanghai on June 13, 2018. AFP/Getty Images
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PRAGUE—The Czech cyber watchdog warned network operators on Dec. 17 against using software or hardware made by Chinese telecom equipment suppliers Huawei and ZTE, saying they posed a security threat.

Huawei, the world’s biggest producer of telecoms equipment, faces intense scrutiny in the West over its ties to the Chinese government and concerns its equipment could be used by Beijing for spying. The company has repeatedly denied the allegations.