Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has told the UK Commons science and technology committee that concerns raised by the government over security risks from its equipment will take between three and five years to resolve . France and Germany are also reviewing the use of Huawei 's equipment , while Australia , New Zealand and the US have banned the company 's equipment from their 5 G networks . Last year's UK government report was written by the Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre (HCSEC), which was set up in 2010 in response to concerns that BT and others' use of the firm's equipment could pose a threat. Western countries are concerned over China 's national intelligence system , which allows companies to assist the government in intelligence gathering .
Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has told the UK Commons science and technology committee that concerns raised by the government over security risks from its equipment will take between three and five years to resolve . France and Germany are also reviewing the use of Huawei 's equipment , while Australia , New Zealand and the US have banned the company 's equipment from their 5 G networks . Western countries are concerned over China 's national intelligence system , which allows companies to assist the government in intelligence gathering .