US Finalizing Federal Contract Ban For Companies That Use Huawei, Others (reuters.com) 14
The Trump administration plans to finalize regulations this week that will bar the U.S. government from buying goods or services from any company that uses products from five Chinese companies including Huawei, Hikvision and Dahua, Reuters reported Friday, citing a U.S. official said. From the report: The rule, which was prompted by a 2019 law, could have far-ranging implications for companies that sell goods and services to the U.S. government since they will now need to certify they do not use products from Dahua or Hikvision, even though both are among the top sellers of surveillance equipment and cameras worldwide. The same goes for two-way radios from Hytera and telecommunications equipment or mobile devices like smartphones from Huawei or ZTE. Any company that uses equipment or services in their day-to-day operations from these five companies will no longer be able to sell to the U.S. government without obtaining a U.S. government waiver. Further reading: 'UK Faces Mobile Blackouts if Huawei 5G Ban Imposed By 2023.'
That lump has grown larger... (Score:2, Interesting)
I am sure the lump in American officials' throats has grown larger and perhaps more painful for
despite all sanctions levied at Huawei, this company continues to beat established companies at revenue [gizchina.com]
Those officials should understand that there's a whole world out there where American brands are of no consequence. In fact, American brands are seen as dinosaurs in today's age.
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One reason for that is that we exported our industrial capabilities. So now we need to rebuild them. It won't be cheap or easy.
Sounds like opportunity knocking... (Score:3)
First one to market with products that would qualify would essentially have sole source access to the whole US Federal government.
I'd think some large companies in the US would be jumping over themselves to get into this market?
Re:Sounds like opportunity knocking... (Score:4, Insightful)
...for US based companies to start putting out these products and have a ready made LARGE customer waiting for them.
First one to market with products that would qualify would essentially have sole source access to the whole US Federal government.
I'd think some large companies in the US would be jumping over themselves to get into this market?
US based companies would have to actually develop a competing 5G product portfolio first. Huawei already has that on hand and ready for sale at prices that are very difficult to match so US based companies have a steep uphill journey ahead of them. The US could buy solutions from Japanese and European companies that have them on hand, which some US telco service providers are already doing, but that isn't MAGA now is it? The alternative is to wait several years for US based companies to catch up so take your pick.
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So in other words it will be like that time LA, SF, and Seattle boycotted Arizona? I think LA is still officially holding a boycott, but it has no practical effect.
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I don't think you realize the time and effort required to re-industrialize. It won't be trivial or cheap. It *may* be well worthwhile. It will definitely require lots of laws that favor US companies, and the most reasonable way to do that is by requiring that the expenditure of US government funds be for US produced products. Another good move would be to support labor unions that push "Buy America" policies to their members.
Equipment advice - IP Cameras (Score:3)
Hello Fellow Slashdotters !
Please reply to this thread with useful advice:
- Which IP cameras we can get that are not spy devices;
- Which now-banned IP cameras we could get ( soon from govt equipment surplus sellers ) that we can safely use with a firmware hack or connected to a network with no internet access.
Thanks !
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It's really quite simple (Score:1)
If you use products from one of these companies the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) effectively has access to the information flowing through those devices. They may have to secure access to and from the device itself. Once they do get access the CCP owns of the information flowing through it.
Think of it this way. China asks the manufacturer for their private keys for their devices. By law the manufacturer is required to say yes. In the US you get to challenge the government in court if you think something li
Is this actually a law (Score:2)
or just another presidential decree that the Right professes to hate so much?
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It's a presidential decree, and thus subject to being overturned on a whim. That's not good for a market that depends on being able to predict where it's reasonable to invest and build for decades in the future.
That said, the stated (in the summary only, I admit) implementation of this "law" is worthwhile. But any "waivers" need to be quite temporary, and subject to quick retraction when abuse is suspected (Suspected, not proven. And "subject to" doesn't mean it will inevitably happen. But this will mea