Chinese equipment vendor Huawei Telecommunications has been more successful in dispelling network security related concerns in India than it has been in the US, a top company official said.

Speaking to visiting newspersons on the sidelines of the CTIA Wireless Conference here, the Huawei Vice-President, Wireless Marketing & Product Management, Mr Madan Jagernauth, said: “We have been able to resolve the security-related concerns in India more efficiently than in America. We continue to work very diligently with the authorities to make sure they understand our equipment poses no security risk to the US or any other States or any other government.

“Last year, the company had faced a ban in India on concerns that telecom equipment from some countries could have spyware or malware that could give intelligence agencies across the border access to telecom networks in the country.” However, these issues were laid to rest late last year. In fact, the company then went on to announce an investment of $2 billion in India over a five-year period. However, Huawei's ride in the US has been a bumpier one. Just like in India, Huawei has faced allegations of close connections with the Chinese military and financial support from the Chinese government. Such concerns had thrown a spanner in Huawei's plans of buying out American firms 3Leaf Systems and 3Com. The telecom equipment maker has a meagre two per cent market share in the US.

Last year, the US lawmakers had sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), urging it to investigate ZTE and Huawei on grounds of national security and to impose limitations. In February this year, Huawei requested the US Government to open an investigation into any concerns it might have about the company.

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