[LINK] Chinese spy fears on broadband frontrunner

grove at zeta.org.au grove at zeta.org.au
Thu Dec 18 17:09:55 AEDT 2008


On Thu, 18 Dec 2008, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:

> <brd>
> Life's never simple, especially in government ICT procurement.
> </brd>
>
> Chinese spy fears on broadband frontrunner
> Cameron Stewart
> December 18, 2008
> Australian IT
> http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,24817536-15306,00.html
>
> National security concerns about Chinese espionage could threaten the
> new frontrunner for Australia's $15 billion publicly backed national
> broadband network.
>
> Security agencies will closely examine the bid lodged by Singtel Optus,
> which is believed to propose the involvement of Chinese
> telecommunications equipment-maker Huawei Technologies to help build its
> network.

I am glad this is finally being taken seriously.  I was also terribly 
opposed to the Singtel acquistion of Optus under the eye of Peter Costello,
back in 2000-2002.


rachel

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