Huawei to build security evaluation center in Australia
Updated: 2012-10-24 20:15
(Xinhua)
|
|||||||||||
CANBERRA - Huawei Australia Wednesday called for setting up a cyber security evaluation center for Australia to allow vendors, operators and governments to work together to find ways to enhance cyber security.
John Lord, chairman of the Australian division of the Chinese telecom equipment firm Huawei, addresses the National Press Club in Canberra October 24, 2012. Huawei Technologies Co Ltd pledged on Wednesday to increase its transparency to counter security concerns, proposing to set up a cyber security evaluation center in Australia. [Photo/Agencies] |
In a speech to National Press Club in Canberra, Huawei Australia Chairman John Lord said the center is to test the security credentials of technologies being implemented into critical infrastructure projects.
"As information and communications technology plays an increasingly significant function in critical infrastructure projects around the world, all nations will need to take a step in this direction at some point," Lord said.
With the center, all equipment implemented into major or critical Australian networks can be subjected to the same thorough security assessment, he said.
"Huawei is willing to offer complete and unrestricted access to our software source code and equipment in such an environment, and all other vendors should be subject to the same high standard of transparency."
Huawei Australia was banned earlier this year from tendering in Australia's National Broadband Network (NBN) project over security reasons. Recently, the United States issued a congressional report, saying Huawei and ZTE, another Chinese telecom company, poses a security threat to the U.S. and should be barred from U.S. contracts and acquisitions.
Lord called the U.S. House of Representative report " protectionism," not security.
He said one way of overcoming the "rhetoric" coming out of the U.S. would be to increase company transparency in Australia.
He admitted that Huawei has done a poor job of communicating to general public and governments since the company has been mostly a business-to-business one. Huawei has recognized in the past five years that it must take great strides towards openness and transparency.
Lord said the Huawei Australia board was in initial discussions about a listing on the Australian Securities Exchange. But he added a listing in Australia would not necessarily be a "panacea" for its difficulties.
Lord said Huawei, who became the world's largest telecoms vendor by revenue judged by the company's first-half results this year, is encouraging its shareholding participation.
There were 60,000 employee shareholders, all of whom lived in China. The initial focus was on making all of Huawei's 140,000 employees worldwide shareholders.
Related Stories
The Huawei conundrum 2012-10-22 10:34
Report: No evidence of spying by Huawei 2012-10-19 13:11
US sets bad model by blocking Huawei, ZTE 2012-10-18 17:31
US probe finds no evidence of 'Huawei spying' 2012-10-18 10:10
Huawei rides cloud computing wave in Mideast 2012-10-17 13:47
Huawei's decade-long commitment in Europe 2012-10-13 13:57
Today's Top News
President Xi confident in recovery from quake
H7N9 update: 104 cases, 21 deaths
Telecom workers restore links
Coal mine blast kills 18 in Jilin
Intl scholarship puts China on the map
More bird flu patients discharged
Gold loses sheen, but still a safe bet
US 'turns blind eye to human rights'
Hot Topics
Lunar probe , China growth forecasts, Emission rules get tougher, China seen through 'colored lens', International board,
Editor's Picks
All-out efforts to save lives |
Liaoning: China's oceangoing giant |
Poultry industry under pressure |
'Spring' in the air for NGOs? |
Boy set to drive Chinese golf |
Latest technology gets people talking |