Huawei installed equipment in rural locations near military bases.
An FBI investigation into Huawei reveals the Chinese telecom company had a pattern of installing equipment on cell towers near military bases in rural America — even if it wasn’t profitable to do so,. The unearthed investigation sheds some light on the US government’s motive behind the stalled “rip and replace” program that pushes for the removal of Huawei’s tech throughout the country.
According to CNN, the federal investigation centers around the potential for Huawei’s equipment to intercept military communications, including those transmitted by the US Strategic Command, the agency tasked with handling the US nuclear arsenal. It’s no secret that Huawei soldin states like Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, and Oregon, but, as CNN reports, this raised suspicion among federal agents.
In a statement to CNN, Huawei refutes any claims that its equipment is capable of interfering with US military communications. “Our equipment only operates on the spectrum allocated by the FCC for commercial use,” Huawei told CNN. “This means it cannot access any spectrum allocated to the DOD [Department of Defense].” Huawei didn’t immediately respond to
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