Huawei strengthens its European presence with cybersecurity center
Cyber security is one of the major concerns of European countries in implementation of 5G technology
BELGIUM (Reuters) - Chinese telecom giant, Huawei, has strengthened its presence in Europe by developing European standards on 5G security through its newly European-established cybersecurity center.
Huawei opened a cybersecurity transparency center in Brussels on March 5, which allows its customers to test Huawei s source code, software and product solutions. It is the third of its kind in Europe, and the others are in Germany and the UK.
"The main purpose of this center is to host our cyber security solutions to explain our facilities and solutions to customers and stakeholders, and also to perform white and black box verifications (software testing patterns) of the source code of our customers," said Anastasios Bikos, an engineer at the center.
Huawei has also welcomed the objective approach of the European Commission during their recommendation for a series of measures to guarantee 5G security at the end of March.
Although the United States has asked for Europe to ban Huawei s 5G technology, the commission didn t make any mention of the company or any other companies as potential risk in its recommendation.
"Huawei understands the concerns of the European Commission. Huawei is ready to work constructively both with European Commission and with all the authorities of all EU member states to jointly elaborate a cybersecurity standard for Europe," said Jakub Hera Adamowicz, the EU media and communication manager at Huawei s Brussels office.
Cyber security is one of the major concerns of European countries in the implementation of 5G technology. According to the recommendations of the commission, each member state of the commission should assess the risks of 5G network by the end of June.
Huawei is also willing to collaborate to develop a common strategy for 5G technology in Europe.
"Huawei wants to be one of the key players to shape the digital transformation of Europe. 5G brings huge opportunities. This is not just about a new network generation, this is about transforming the workplace," said Adamowicz.
The presence of Huawei in Brussels is of fundamental strategic importance for the relationship between the company and its European counterparts.
