With the United States (US) expressing concern over the use of telecom equipment manufactured by the China-based vendors, ZTE has claimed that its telecom equipment is safe and secure.
According to ZTE, the company?s trusted delivery model enhances equipment security and ensures that no external threat is posed to a country?s communication network using its telecom gear.
ZTE has also renewed its commitment to work with the US?s house permanent select committee on intelligence, government agencies, and the private sector players to address their concerns regarding cyber security.
In a recent report, the US?s house permanent select committee on intelligence has asked companies to offer more consistent review by independent third-party evaluators of their cyber security processes. The Committee has credited ZTE with advocating a solution, based on its trusted delivery model, in which the telecom vendor transfers hardware, software, firmware, and other structural equipment elements to an independent third-party threat assessment laboratory.
However the committee in its report has raised technical questions regarding the effectiveness of trusted delivery systems. It has recommended ZTE to identify solutions to address the same.
David Dai Shu, ZTE, director, global public affairs, says ?ZTE appreciates the Committee?s recognition that ZTE has offered US carriers a trusted delivery model solution. ZTE will work with the Committee, US government agencies, and ZTE?s US customers to identify and deploy the most effective equipment cyber-security measures possible. ZTE is committed to assuring US carriers and US government agencies that its equipment is safe.?
He further adds, ?It is noteworthy that, after a year-long investigation, the Committee rests its conclusions on a finding that ZTE may not be ?free of state influence.? This finding would apply to any company operating in China. The Committee has not challenged ZTE?s fitness to serve the US market based on any pattern of unethical or illegal behavior.?
