Category: china unicom

Senate panel wants stricter oversight of Chinese telecoms

Post author By Randall
Post date April 19, 2020
Categories In China, china telecom, china unicom, gear, government, national security, News, Security, senate, Tech, telecoms, wireless

[ad_1] American officials have stepped their scrutiny of China over the years. Team Telecom has asked the FCC to revoke China Telecom’s license, and it’s no secret that the US has clamped down on equipment makers like Huawei and ZTE. However, this panel could help foster an even more aggressive stance. It’s not certain this […]

China, Huawei propose internet protocol with a built-in killswitch

Post author By Randall
Post date March 30, 2020
Categories In censorship, China, china telecom, china unicom, gear, government, Huawei, Internet, itu, miit, ministry of industry and information technology, networking, new ip, Politics, standard, Tech

[ad_1] There are also concerns that New IP would require authentication and authorization of not just new internet addresses, but also the humans involved and the data packets being sent. China has long called for linking real names to internet users, and this potentially links people to the very internet connection itself. New IP should […]

US Senators ask the FCC to review licenses with China-owned telecoms

Post author By Randall
Post date September 16, 2019
Categories In china telecom, china unicom, chuck schumer, espionage, fcc, federal communications commission, gear, letter, national security, Politics, Security, senators, spying, Tech, tom cotton

[ad_1] In May, the FCC rejected China Mobile’s application to become a telecom provider in the US, citing “substantial and serious” law enforcement and security risks. In their letter, the Senators reportedly warn that China Telecom and China Unicom could pose similar threats and could reroute communications traveling on their networks through China. When the […]