The European Union and U.S. have warned Malaysia over risks to national security and foreign investment as it finalises a review of its 5G rollout that could allow China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd to bid for a role in its telecoms infrastructure, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
EU and U.S. envoys to Malaysia wrote to the government in April after it decided to review a decision to award Ericsson a 11 billion ringgit ($2.5 billion) tender to build a state-owned 5G network, the report said citing letters seen by FT.<\/p>\n
Malaysia’s 5G roll-out has seen repeated setbacks because of industry concerns over pricing and transparency, as well as worries that a single government-run network would result in a nationalised monopoly.<\/p>\n
Huawei had long been seen as the frontrunner for the contract, with the government having previously dismissed security concerns raised by the United States.<\/p>\n
“Senior officials in Washington agree with my view that upending the existing model would undermine the competitiveness of new industries, stall 5G growth in Malaysia, and harm Malaysia’s business-friendly image internationally,” U.S. ambassador to Malaysia Brian McFeeters wrote in one of the letters.<\/p>\n
“Allowing untrusted suppliers in any part of the network also subjects Malaysia’s infrastructure to national security risks.”<\/p>\n
Huawei, the U.S. embassy in Kuala Lumpur, the EU delegation to Malaysia and the Malaysian Ministry of Communications and Digital did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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