Cybersecurity

US Bans Huawei, ZTE Telecom Equipment on Data-Security Risk

  • Federal Communications Commission cites security concerns
  • Dahua, Hikvision, Hytera also among companies named by agency
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Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp. were banned from selling electronics in the US by regulators who say they pose a security risk, continuing a years-long effort to limit the reach of Chinese telecommunications companies into US networks.

The Federal Communications Commission, in an order released Friday, also named connected-camera providers Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co. and Dahua Technology Co., as well as two-way radio maker Hytera Communications Corp.

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