Poland and USA sign 5G network security agreement

cde.news desk 3 September 2019, 07:45 · 1 min read

epa07813039 Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki (R) and US Vice President Mike Pence (L) during the signing of the declaration on the 5G network security in the Chancellery of the Prime Minister in Warsaw, Poland 02 September 2019. EPA-EFE/TOMASZ GZELL POLAND OUT

The United States and Poland believe suppliers of 5G network equipment should be rigorously evaluated for foreign government control, a joint declaration signed on Monday said, as Washington pressures allies to exclude China from 5G networks.

Pence is in Warsaw filling in for President Donald Trump, who scrapped his trip at the last minute because of Hurricane Dorian.

Pence said the agreement on a secure digital network will “set a vital example for the rest of Europe.”

The signing comes amid a global battle between the U.S. and China’s Huawei, the world’s biggest maker of network infrastructure equipment.

Via AP / Reuters

Topics 5g Poland USA