The secret service is against Huawei.

so Far, the Swiss security authorities have kept a low profile, although the question moves of the political world for weeks: How dangerous is the 5G-equipment of the Chinese market leader Huawei ? The United States and allied countries have warned that China, the new mobile phone could use the infrastructure to conduct espionage. Sunrise wants to put in the construction of the faster network in Switzerland is still on the Chinese.

The news service of the Federation (NDB) has now taken for the first time in the issue, however, behind closed doors. At the beginning of April where Chef Jean-Philippe Gaudin, together with other Federal representatives in the security-political Commission of the Council of States.

This confirms the Commission's President, Josef Dittli: "The security policy Commission of the Council of States by NDB Director and a Deputy Director of the Federal office for communication about security risks, the 5G technology."

Top spy on the side of the Temperate

In assessing the risk by Huawei Gaudin gave no all-clear, he turned himself in, but according to several sources on the side of the Moderate. The NDB-Director had thus made it clear that he considers the US warnings to the Chinese as part of an economic war between America and China.

The Chinese supplier is a technology leader and is cheaper than the Western competition. So far, no evidence is to be subject to the NDB, China is driving on 5G technology in its spying activities. The NDB-Director announced that he wanted to carefully check whether 5G for spying abused. They wanted to support the local Telecom provider, which are for the security of their networks.

In a similar way, President of the Commission Dittli commented: "Different countries, especially the USA and China, are struggling with the new technology to market shares in the world market." Espionage risks exist in principle, says the liberal URI, but there is evidence in the case of any equipment that 5G-component messaging service to be used. "Nevertheless, it is important to take safety precautions." During Sunrise in Switzerland now on Huawei, Swisscom and Salt at 5G the news service of integrity North Europeans, Ericsson or Nokia. The NDB is shown by the supplier diversity clothed, because they say the literal "Lay not meet all of your eggs in one basket".

NDB-Director Jean-Philippe Gaudin. Photo: Keystone

Other countries – such as new Zealand have been excluded on the advice of their intelligence services Huawei from the construction of a national 5G networks. Germany to the Chinese. In the UK, it appears that Huawei receives only limited access.

The NDB has repeatedly warned vorchinesischer espionage against Swiss targets. Nevertheless, the Federal authorities are currently subject to an exclusion of Huawei from the lucrative market. Comments suggest that both of the news services such as the Federal office of communication against such a ban. The security policy Commission of the Council of States decided not to recommend measures.

May play a role in the evaluation by the NDB by the US against the allies on the wood, hammer method, and, more recently, diplomatic occur. Rather than threaten those countries in the West with consequences, the 5G want to build together with Huawei, is looking for Washington to the conversation. Donald Trump sent his cyber-security consultant Joshua Steinman to Europe – even in Switzerland.

Trump's Advisor is in Switzerland

in this Country, Steinman met in March with representatives of the Confederation of telecommunications and Swisscom, Sunrise and Salt. Reportedly Steinman took a distance from explicit espionage allegations against Huawei. Rather, he made of the dangers of the new Standards carefully.

This has to do with the essence of this new technology: 5G networks will not only connect people to each other, but in a new extent, devices with each other. Powerful programs in the Background, it will be possible to collect the data almost in real time and to evaluate – and to make automated decisions.

"risks from suppliers, which are subject to uncontrolled influence of foreign countries, must be strictly weighed in the balance."Edward McMullen, the US Ambassador in Bern

such A scenario for the future are self-driving cars, which automatically form a rescue lane when an ambulance is coming. But what if a foreign Power safety gaps in the 5G network uses to intentionally traffic chaos? In such examples, trump pointed to the consultant.

The US Ambassador in Bern, Edward McMullen, said the new stance: "the risks of providers are subject to out-of-court or uncontrolled influence of foreign countries, must be strictly weighed in the balance." This should be done before Procurement decision-making for critical infrastructures such as 5G would be taken. Because such networks would "have an impact for decades to our economy and our security".

McMullen is the President of Huawei, Ren Zhengfei. The Chinese is a former officer of the people's liberation army. Critics accuse him of an improper connection of the privately organised company with the Communist Regime in Beijing. Ren Zhengfei denies this.

(editing Tamedia)

Created: 25.04.2019, 22:10 PM