November 30, 2009 6:45 AM PST

Chinese upstart rattles telecoms, rises to No. 2

Huawei, a private equipment maker founded by a former Red Army officer, is growing fast while fighting a perception that it has ties to China's government and military.
(From The New York Times)

The story "Chinese upstart rattles telecoms, rises to No. 2" published November 30, 2009 at 6:45 AM is no longer available on CNET News.

Content from The New York Times expires after 7 days.

6 comments

Join the conversation!
Add your comment (Log in or register)
Beware of a government connection that can pull the plug on networks at any time during a conflict to serve their purposes.
Posted by Super2online (2154 comments )
Reply Link Flag
The increasing globalization of information technology means U.S. companies are using foreign-made equipment more than ever before.

Marcus Sachs, Verizon's executive director for national security policy, "The U.S. now has to understand the fact that we no longer corner the market on high tech devices and software. We all have to recognize that hardware and software are going to come from China. We have to make risk-based decisions, including these emerging threats where a foreign country might directly insert malicious code or hardware."
Posted by bwrobertson2 (53 comments )
Link Flag
communist owned company...
Posted by slickuser (670 comments )
Reply Link Flag
I agree. Communications shouldn't be trusted to communist nations.
Posted by Stormspace (631 comments )
Reply Link Flag
key sets algorithms failure your communication has been read and decrypted
Posted by cohaver (179 comments )
Link Flag
Anyone who describes China as a communist nation is instantly discredited and should not be listened to. If anything it's ruled by an autocratic, near-fascist government.

Hint: Communism (traditionally) does not allow private enterprise in any form, and would never dream of supporting it in its political platform.

The rhetoric from China may be left-wing, but it's classic right-wing when it comes to implementation. That's why it shares with the US some of the highest income disparities.
Posted by clamenza (406 comments )
Reply Link Flag
 

Join the conversation

Add your comment

The posting of advertisements, profanity, or personal attacks is prohibited. Click here to review our Terms of Use.

Inside CNET News

1-2 of 12

Scroll Left Scroll Right

What's Hot

Discussions

Shared

RSS Feeds

Add headlines from CNET News to your homepage or feedreader.

Markets

Market news, charts, SEC filings, and more

Related quotes

Dow Jones Industrials (-0.34%) -44.39 12,829.65
S&P 500 (-0.39%) -5.25 1,346.52
NASDAQ (-0.36%) -10.45 2,920.94
CNET TECH (-0.31%) -6.39 2,042.76
  Symbol Lookup