Huawei: To Explore further, will Abide by the Regulation Draft



Posted: Wednesday, October 13, 2010

by Divya Mhatre
White Digital Media

Huawei's business in India suffered a big jolt early this year when the Indian government refused to clear further telecom equipment imports from China citing security concerns. Indian telecom operators like the Reliance Communications and Tata Teleservices depends largely on this Chinese vendor for telecom gears and the announcement by the Indian Government on security grounds did stand as a result of delayed network rollout plans.

Kevin Zhang, Vice-President, Global Marketing Department, Huawei Technologies, said "Keeping in mind our long-term commitment to India, we are actively evaluating and collaborating with the Indian government and we request a long-term framework and solution to the security issues, where all aspects including technology sharing will be addressed," .

The Indian government had recently circulated draft regulations on proposed measures to address security concerns. As per the draft regulations, all telecom gear makers, interested to do business in India, will have to deposit source codes and detailed design of all their products and services, into a government-controlled escrow account to comply with the new draft guidelines.

With Huawei's promise to comply with the draft regulations posed by the Indian government, India can be now hopeful to see the network plan rolling out soon in the country.
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