Indian Government Raises Fresh Security Concerns About Huawei and ZTE

A report sent to India's Department of Telecoms has warned of security problems with network equipment imported into the country by China's Huawei and ZTE.

The internal memo however also warned that other vendors from Europe could also pose a security threat. "Chinese companies like Huawei have embedded strategic interest, which companies like Cisco and Nokia don't have that much. Some members expressed that the concern is not only from China, but the same concerns are from equipment makers from other countries also, be it the US, Europe or Japan." the report warned. A copy of the report has been seen by the Economic Times newspaper.