The U.S. government has announced a ban on the sale of telecommunications equipment from Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE, citing “an unacceptable risk of national security.”
The Federal Communications Commission said in a statement that its new rules prohibit the authorization for importation and sale of equipment from Huawei and ZTE as well as several other manufacturers in the U.S.
- Other companies listed include Hikvision, Dahua and Hytera, which make video surveillance equipment and two-way radio systems.
- It is the first time US regulators have taken such a move on security grounds.
- Hikvision said that its products present no security threat to the US.