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Latvia Joins US in Call for 'Trustworthy' 5G Hardware

Natalie Liu

   WASHINGTON - The United States appears to have found a new partner in
   its drive to discourage European allies from building their 5G
   telecommunication networks with Chinese equipment.

   In a joint declaration last week, the U.S. and the Baltic nation of
   Latvia agreed to encourage the use of "reliable and trustworthy network
   hardware" as the world builds out the next generation of telecom
   networks and to promote frameworks that protect against "unauthorized
   access and interference."
   The declaration did not name any country or company, but it comes in
   the context of a U.S. campaign to steer countries away from
   Chinese-based Huawei, the world's largest supplier of 5G equipment,
   which Washington fears is vulnerable to Chinese spying.

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