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5G biz at stake, Huawei willing to place source code in escrow with govt

Telecom experts say that control over the software codes helps a government to check at any time

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Surajeet Das Gupta New Delhi
In a bid to allay fears that Indian national security could be at risk, Huawei India has said it is willing to place its software code (source code) in an escrow with the government. “In 2010, we were the only equipment company which offered to place the software code of the equipment in an escrow to the Indian government, when similar questions on security were raised. We are willing to do the same again for 5G so that there are no apprehensions,” said CEO Jay Chen.
 
Telecom experts say that control over the software codes helps a government to

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