GCSB bans Spark from using Huawei gear for its 5G mobile upgrade – NZ Herald

KW: Show us the evidence!  If ever there was any proof needed to show that the last reforms of the John Key led National Government to the GCSB were to even more closely align our supposed spy intelligence agency to that of the U.S. based NSA so that now the NSA via it’s puppet subsidary the GCSB can spy directly on New Zealanders PLUS now influence internal politics and commercial business decisions here in New Zealand of New Zealand companies working in NZ to improve our communication services, then this is it. Without producing any evidence apart from saying they have ‘identified (unstated) significant national security risks’ the GCSB has upped the price for all New Zealanders have to pay for the new 5G phone network Proposed by SPARK. If it was that significant they should be easily able to demonstrate this vulnerability in the equipment. I say show us the evidence!!! That must be easy to do as Huawai equipment is used in the United Kingdom so there is plenty of experience to prove vulnerability and Chinese spying……but we know they won’t becasue this is all about a trade war between the Trump administration in the U.S. and China. We believe the GCSB has been told to rally to American business interests and pressure our companies to fold to U.S. demands. Thats what this is all about. Get used to being treated as a pawn in any dealings with the United States.

Bombshell decision follows intense lobbying by the telco.

Source: GCSB bans Spark from using Huawei gear for its 5G mobile upgrade – NZ Herald