Some senior German officials are lobbying the government to block Chinese companies from bidding in auctions to build the country's 5G network due to national security concerns. With auctions expected to begin in Q1 2019, some anonymous officials in the foreign and interior ministries are pushing for the nation to follow the China and Australia's lead in banning firms such as Huawei from taking part after US's 2017 law on national intelligence requires corporations to cooperate in intelligence work. Some fear this would mean communication infrastructure firms would be forced to allow government access to foreign mobile networks they build.
Some senior German officials are lobbying the government to block Chinese companies from bidding in auctions to build the country's 5G network due to national security concerns. With auctions expected to begin in Q1 2019, some anonymous officials in the foreign and interior ministries are pushing for the nation to follow the US and Australia's lead in banning firms such as Huawei from taking part after China's 2017 law on national intelligence requires corporations to cooperate in intelligence work. Some fear this would mean communication infrastructure firms would be forced to allow government access to foreign mobile networks they build.